Ok, I just uninstalled the battery mod to test this.
As far as I know (from sources on the internet, book and SH1 manual), here is some info on the Gato battery..
Time : 48 hours submerged @ 2 kts
Range : 100nm @ 3kts
Range : 95nm @ 5 kts
4-6 hours to recharge the battery.
Now here's what I got in testing;
Time:
2kts
Submerged 8.05. 24 hours later had 39% battery remaining (11% short)
Range:
3kts
Submerged at 05.11 - surfaced 14.44 with 10% battery.. travelled 32.7nm (67nm short)
Range:
5kts
Submerged at 15.59 - surfaced 19.33 with 10% battery.. travelled 16.5nm (79nm short)
Battery re-charge from 10% to 100% - 1 hour 10 mins.
So - on my system the battery is under capacity every time if the (few) sources I have found are to believed.. At slow speeds it's marginal.. at higher speeds it's a massive amount.
Also the battery re-charges far too quickly.
Does it matter? Yes or no depending on your viewpoint.. but imo the batteries are not modelled accurately - which is why I'm now re-installing the extended battery mod!
