According to the excellent SH1 1.3 manual (which also contains inside views from Bud Gruner), it was exceptional that US skippers were ordered for more than 4 war patrols. Some skippers managed to 'avoid' this rule however.
So if you want to compare your tonnage to real skippers, then play realistic and don't count your tonnage anymore after 4 patrols done.
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