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dmlavan · 07-21-07, 01:09 AM

I'm finishing my first patrol in a IXC - left Lorient at A 1/3 for 8kts to the entrance to the Chesapeake Bay, then headed up to Long Island Sound. Did only one short spring at anything faster than 8kts to get away from a Clemson DD. However, half-way across the Atlantic headed home I find I barely have enough fuel. Was it common for IX's to have to refuel at some point during their patrol to the US/Caribbean?

07-21-07, 01:09 AM	#1
dmlavan Weps Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Jacksonville, FL Posts: 351 Downloads: 69 Uploads: 0	New to Type IX - Fuel Question I'm finishing my first patrol in a IXC - left Lorient at A 1/3 for 8kts to the entrance to the Chesapeake Bay, then headed up to Long Island Sound. Did only one short spring at anything faster than 8kts to get away from a Clemson DD. However, half-way across the Atlantic headed home I find I barely have enough fuel. Was it common for IX's to have to refuel at some point during their patrol to the US/Caribbean?