[Suicide Charlie]

I don't have a problem with this. Sometimes when you're given patrol orders they can be in some not so traveled areas. What I do is head towards my objective, but I search for chokepoints and sealanes near by. Position myself in or around said strategic focal point and expend my ordiance on passing enemy shipping, then I'll go sit in a patrol grid for the 48 hrs.

If it's near base just return home and refit.

What gets me though is when Manila is invaded and you get transfered to Java mid-patrol. After my patrol and dock in Java, put when I go to re-arm (Why the hell do you have to manually replenish your torpedo stock? Especially when you only have one type availible? This should be automatic. If you have different types availible to you then you can just change what you're carrying.) there's a bunch of Mk10's listed but they all have 0's next to them! The first time I didn't noticed and I "re-armed" with torpedos... or so I thought and headed back out. I spotted a BEAUTIFUL carrier group. Went through the whole ordeal of penetrating and positioned myself on a Shokaku. Loosed four fish into it... only to find out that I only had 5 torpedos onboard...