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Originally Posted by fredbass
Well if damage caused fuel leakage, then oh well, thats war. On the other hand, if you insist on going faster than slow most of the time, then you're going to run a greater risk. I personally run about 8kts most of the time when surfaced and 3-4 kts when submerged and I have no problems with fuel.
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I did just that too. Mission was to Tokyo Bay. Left Pearl at running submerged during the day and surfaced at 4 knots nights. Still by the time I was hundreds of miles from objective, noticed that fuel consumption was getting to 50%. Decided to return and then intercepted a merchant convoy. Sunk 4 large freighters, and took a beating from several others with their deck guns. After that it was impossible to reach Midway. Still the fact remains that even going at that 4 knots there is no way to reach Tokyo. Gato class sub. Hope someone can address this