Going through der kanal early in the war isn't too bad, nothing like going through Gibraltor. 30k isn't too bad for an average patrol, unless you start attacking warships finding convoy's is the best way to get your average tonnage up. In the early stages of the war you can get away with a lot of things that will decimate you in the later part of the war, namely harbor raiding. Can generally get 30-100k per harbor (one that's decently populated). Loch Ewe is great as there's 2 floating docks there, 2 eels and you bag 65,000 tons.
The extra reknown is worth it imo if you aren't having a good patrol, its not much but every little bit helps.
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