what was realistic patrol tonnage like ?

9th_cow · 04-29-07, 08:50 AM

I just struggled through my first full real mission, and came out of it with a rather embarrasing 28K. Still makes me top ace by a clear 8K.
and im just wondering, with one torp chasing me about the place forcing me to break off my attack.
my first ever sinkings in a campaign with manual aim, came in a zero visability storm.
one ship i missed once, one torp exploded, 3 hit and it took a 4th to finally sink it.
next one took 2.

third and final kill i got into a task force and took out the Mogami.
1 missed. 1 blew up on the way in, 2 hit and sent her down.

later in the day i engaged a task foce not far behind them, 4 remaining torps irc, 1 missed, 1 hit damage only, 2 blew up on the way in.

thats it no fish left, RTB.

so after some weeks at sea, mainly low visability, but even in high vis always very rough seas.

is 27ish K acceptable ? what would have happened to a real commander who came back home with that ?

I must admit it makes a change to comming home with 80K a patrol. actually earning kills is difficult.
that said why do some of my fish now chase me, they just go in circles. early war feature ? or will this bug me forever ?

04-29-07, 08:50 AM	#1
9th_cow Planesman Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 182 Downloads: 53 Uploads: 0	what was realistic patrol tonnage like ? I just struggled through my first full real mission, and came out of it with a rather embarrasing 28K. Still makes me top ace by a clear 8K. and im just wondering, with one torp chasing me about the place forcing me to break off my attack. my first ever sinkings in a campaign with manual aim, came in a zero visability storm. one ship i missed once, one torp exploded, 3 hit and it took a 4th to finally sink it. next one took 2. third and final kill i got into a task force and took out the Mogami. 1 missed. 1 blew up on the way in, 2 hit and sent her down. later in the day i engaged a task foce not far behind them, 4 remaining torps irc, 1 missed, 1 hit damage only, 2 blew up on the way in. thats it no fish left, RTB. so after some weeks at sea, mainly low visability, but even in high vis always very rough seas. is 27ish K acceptable ? what would have happened to a real commander who came back home with that ? I must admit it makes a change to comming home with 80K a patrol. actually earning kills is difficult. that said why do some of my fish now chase me, they just go in circles. early war feature ? or will this bug me forever ?