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LordRipper · 11-21-07, 04:53 PM

Very detailed amurph

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I take a completely different approach if not just as involved as u hehe. Before I start my first patrol I calculate the total stats of each crew member and note it down in their respective position. I also do this for the men available. I then spend all my starting renown (so far only used the 5000 setting

hehehe) on recruiting the best Officers to lead the teams that don't have one especially in the torp rooms. Also there are lots of Ensigns available for free and many of them are much better than existing green Seamen. whoever gets replaced by someone superior gets put in the free slots for damage control, making sure all free slots are filled before shipping out. I organise all the crew in their teams from highest to lowest ability, of course making sure than the right specialists are in the right compartments with a top Officer leading every team eventually, with sometime several Officers of descending rank (although they're all rapidly becoming equalised in rank as the 1st Lts cant go any further).

As I go on a few more patrols I dismiss the next lowest ability crew and replace them with more higher able officers and possible one or two really good CPO's that are now available and with the renown earned. I promote the highest able ones in order downward and award medals as appropriately as possible like u.

If u keep getting rid of guys at random u may give up some really good PO's for inferior ones which reduces the teams efficiency. That's why I calculate them all including all the ones available for transfer so that I end up with the all the very best crew after a few patrols. This in turn gives me a very tough and able crew.

I hear what u guys say about constant crew movement, but I like to think of us evolving as a crew together, and most of the best guys with me from the start and ones that came on board early in the war don't wanna be on any other boat cos ours is always the best in terms of class of boat and consistent tonnage sunk. While at the same time there is still quite a lot of movement early in the war, but less later on, which can also be reflected in the fact that the Americans were winning as time went on and less people died etc so didn't need replacement. I'd also imagine a skipper always on the top of the list gets the luxury of deciding exactly who he wants on his boat

BTW anyone yet know the answer to my question about my promotion and my subsequent ablility to promote my ready 1st Lts to Lt.Cmdrs ? I've read some people have reached Captain, so there must be someone who knows ! I've read somewhere also that one you break into the Admiral ranks, you actually have to spend renown to go on patrols and not sit behind a desk. Has anyone got that far ? Any more details on being an Admiral ?

Regards

Stu.

11-21-07, 04:53 PM	#10
LordRipper Nub Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 4 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	Very detailed amurph . I take a completely different approach if not just as involved as u hehe. Before I start my first patrol I calculate the total stats of each crew member and note it down in their respective position. I also do this for the men available. I then spend all my starting renown (so far only used the 5000 setting hehehe) on recruiting the best Officers to lead the teams that don't have one especially in the torp rooms. Also there are lots of Ensigns available for free and many of them are much better than existing green Seamen. whoever gets replaced by someone superior gets put in the free slots for damage control, making sure all free slots are filled before shipping out. I organise all the crew in their teams from highest to lowest ability, of course making sure than the right specialists are in the right compartments with a top Officer leading every team eventually, with sometime several Officers of descending rank (although they're all rapidly becoming equalised in rank as the 1st Lts cant go any further). As I go on a few more patrols I dismiss the next lowest ability crew and replace them with more higher able officers and possible one or two really good CPO's that are now available and with the renown earned. I promote the highest able ones in order downward and award medals as appropriately as possible like u. If u keep getting rid of guys at random u may give up some really good PO's for inferior ones which reduces the teams efficiency. That's why I calculate them all including all the ones available for transfer so that I end up with the all the very best crew after a few patrols. This in turn gives me a very tough and able crew. I hear what u guys say about constant crew movement, but I like to think of us evolving as a crew together, and most of the best guys with me from the start and ones that came on board early in the war don't wanna be on any other boat cos ours is always the best in terms of class of boat and consistent tonnage sunk. While at the same time there is still quite a lot of movement early in the war, but less later on, which can also be reflected in the fact that the Americans were winning as time went on and less people died etc so didn't need replacement. I'd also imagine a skipper always on the top of the list gets the luxury of deciding exactly who he wants on his boat BTW anyone yet know the answer to my question about my promotion and my subsequent ablility to promote my ready 1st Lts to Lt.Cmdrs ? I've read some people have reached Captain, so there must be someone who knows ! I've read somewhere also that one you break into the Admiral ranks, you actually have to spend renown to go on patrols and not sit behind a desk. Has anyone got that far ? Any more details on being an Admiral ? Regards Stu.