Must watch diesel more closely...

barney · 01-04-08, 11:56 PM

On my 1st patrol out of Kiel in a IIA I headed to AN21. Got the 50% message just as I spotted a small freighter. Went ahead and sank it, but not enough fuel to make it back to Kiel. Headed for Heligoland. Got to 50km out and ran out of fuel. Went to periscope depth and went the rest of the way on electric motors. Made it!

gimpy117 · 01-05-08, 12:11 AM

nice...

GoldenRivet · 01-05-08, 12:21 AM

i have had it get close before.. but not as close as actually runing out!

BulSoldier · 01-05-08, 05:30 AM

I always leave (when far far away from home) fuel for extra 1000km for the trip home.

Steel_Tomb · 01-05-08, 06:07 AM

Time to get the sails out!

Fusek · 01-05-08, 08:20 AM

I prefer boarding a tanker, getting a very long and big hose and let Bernard suck the diesel to our boat, as he can suck golfballs through gardenhoses

Letum · 01-05-08, 08:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Steel_Tomb

Time to get the sails out!

This was done IRL.
All subs had a back up mast and sail and they where occasionaly used.

WolfOfCampscapel · 01-05-08, 01:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by barney

On my 1st patrol out of Kiel in a IIA I headed to AN21. Got the 50% message just as I spotted a small freighter. Went ahead and sank it, but not enough fuel to make it back to Kiel. Headed for Heligoland. Got to 50km out and ran out of fuel. Went to periscope depth and went the rest of the way on electric motors. Made it!

Been there, done exactly that

barney · 01-05-08, 01:56 PM

Now that I'm at Heligoland, I have the opportunity for badges. How should I apply these? And how do I do this? I need machinists big time. Any advice is very welcome.

Ivan Putski · 01-05-08, 01:57 PM

Even though I`m pretty fuel conservative, I try to keep the Milch cows, and supply vessels fairly close at hand.

01-04-08, 11:56 PM	#1
barney Watch Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 23 Downloads: 14 Uploads: 0	Must watch diesel more closely... On my 1st patrol out of Kiel in a IIA I headed to AN21. Got the 50% message just as I spotted a small freighter. Went ahead and sank it, but not enough fuel to make it back to Kiel. Headed for Heligoland. Got to 50km out and ran out of fuel. Went to periscope depth and went the rest of the way on electric motors. Made it!

01-05-08, 12:21 AM	#3
GoldenRivet Subsim Aviator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 8,726 Downloads: 146 Uploads: 0	i have had it get close before.. but not as close as actually runing out! __________________

01-05-08, 05:30 AM	#4
BulSoldier Samurai Navy Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Burgas/Bulgaria Posts: 550 Downloads: 40 Uploads: 0	I always leave (when far far away from home) fuel for extra 1000km for the trip home. __________________ By the hour !

01-05-08, 06:07 AM	#5
Steel_Tomb Ace of the Deep Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Cambridgeshire - UK Posts: 1,128 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Time to get the sails out! __________________ _______________________________________________ System Spec: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4Ghz \| 4Gb Corsair XMS2 Dominator DDR2 PC-2 6400 RAM \| XFX GeForce 8800GTS 640mb PCI-E \| Creative X-fi sound card \| 250Gb HDD \| *Rest In Peace Dave, you will be missed.*

01-05-08, 01:56 PM	#9
barney Watch Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 23 Downloads: 14 Uploads: 0	Badges? Now that I'm at Heligoland, I have the opportunity for badges. How should I apply these? And how do I do this? I need machinists big time. Any advice is very welcome.

01-05-08, 12:11 AM	#2
gimpy117 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Kalamazoo, MI Posts: 3,243 Downloads: 108 Uploads: 0	nice...

01-05-08, 08:20 AM	#6
Fusek Bosun Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 65 Downloads: 58 Uploads: 0	I prefer boarding a tanker, getting a very long and big hose and let Bernard suck the diesel to our boat, as he can suck golfballs through gardenhoses

01-05-08, 01:57 PM	#10
Ivan Putski Captain Join Date: May 2005 Location: Memphis, Tn. U.S.A. Posts: 548 Downloads: 21 Uploads: 0	Even though I`m pretty fuel conservative, I try to keep the Milch cows, and supply vessels fairly close at hand. __________________ " Is He?..........Yeah..........Nothing Moving, But His Watch."