PROPER IN TRANSIT SPEED
It should be noted that a captain is responsible for all aspects of his U-boat. This includes fuel efficiency, and the resources used along the way during the transit to his patrol zone. In silent hunter five, fuel efficiency is as easy as a button push, and should be used once the boat has left the harbor, and has reached the patrol zone.
The idea is to travel slowly to your patrol zone, have plenty of fuel for overhauling and flanking the enemy, and then getting home from patrol as soon as possible.
It should be noted that situations will arise when the captain will have to adjust speed accordingly. Weather, escorts, airplanes, and of course targets.
For full immersion, the captain must make adjustments during inclement weather. Such as when the Beaufort weather scale raises past three or four, the captain may have to increase his speed in order to cut through waves to maintain fuel efficiency. It is possible for waves to push the U-boat in such a way that it burns more fuel than necessary.
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