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Originally Posted by Joe Armstrong
If there was a refueling base close it would make since to go full out to that location but after leaving that point 2 to 3 kts would make more since to conserve fuel because of the fast runs required to get in front of some targets.
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2-3 knots is an extremely inefficient speed. Ingame(using TMaru) the optimum cruising speed is around 9.5 knots in a Gato or a Balao and a little less in the other Fleet boats and the S-class. AFAIK it might have been a few knots higher in real life, but definitely not much less.