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Originally Posted by tedhealy
If you've managed to be on patrol for 2 months, think about returning to base. If you have been out there for 3 months and done some crazy fuel conservation, RTB. No real hard limit needed I would think.
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up to 10 months is well feasible at 1kn/2kn from uboat base near Sri Lanka (cant remeber its name) down to Cape Town (SA) and return beside doing couple torped runs... and wait for prey.
No refueling ships available neither friendly port... so 10 months was possible then my crew either fished on the way back, managed to collect water from rain or starved to death
oh BTW 2 missions after same thing... but even longer... found that south of SA doesn't have icebergs and pinguins don't fly neither exist and surface ice can be seen at bottom of the sea
so food/water are critical to have and have them as limits on the game like fuel is.
not all the indian ocean ports were hostile during WWII, some were neutral and a subs could well restock food supplies to carry on its jorney even if that emply no refuel neither requip.