Too exhausted to sail back to port

Herr Russ · 04-04-07, 09:45 AM

Running patched Vanilla..

Just ended my 20th patrol in November 1944 and the war is really taking it's toll. My partrol grid was smack dab in the middle of the Irish Channel. Lots of warships, but also tankers running in two's. My Homeport of Lorient was lost to the allies and after sinking 74K tons, 41% hull integrity and very low on diesel, I ended the patrol with "Return to base" since Uncle Karl wouldn't tell me which base to return to.

It's now late December 1944 and my homeport is Bergen. After that hour long transit to blue water and running past Scapa Flow, I'm picking up several liberty cargos. Some are taking 3 eels to sink since I don't dare surface & use the deck gun. They have nailed me accurately from 2500 meters away and at night. I can surface my IXB for maybe 3 hours a night before being chased down by Wellingtons. That's barely enough time to reload my internal torpedo stores and start charging my batteries. I'm forced to run at 14 meters with my snorkle barely above the waves to recharge my batteries and that's at 16 TC. Very long patrol indeed with frequent crew rotations. I now find myself burning through diesel like crazy (running 1/3 on snorkle) and not looking forward to that long run home. When does the war end in SH 3 and what are my options when that happens?? This career has spanned almost 5 months for me

Good Hunting..

04-04-07, 09:45 AM	#1
Herr Russ Officer Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: San Diego, CA. Posts: 246 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Too exhausted to sail back to port Running patched Vanilla.. Just ended my 20th patrol in November 1944 and the war is really taking it's toll. My partrol grid was smack dab in the middle of the Irish Channel. Lots of warships, but also tankers running in two's. My Homeport of Lorient was lost to the allies and after sinking 74K tons, 41% hull integrity and very low on diesel, I ended the patrol with "Return to base" since Uncle Karl wouldn't tell me which base to return to. It's now late December 1944 and my homeport is Bergen. After that hour long transit to blue water and running past Scapa Flow, I'm picking up several liberty cargos. Some are taking 3 eels to sink since I don't dare surface & use the deck gun. They have nailed me accurately from 2500 meters away and at night. I can surface my IXB for maybe 3 hours a night before being chased down by Wellingtons. That's barely enough time to reload my internal torpedo stores and start charging my batteries. I'm forced to run at 14 meters with my snorkle barely above the waves to recharge my batteries and that's at 16 TC. Very long patrol indeed with frequent crew rotations. I now find myself burning through diesel like crazy (running 1/3 on snorkle) and not looking forward to that long run home. When does the war end in SH 3 and what are my options when that happens?? This career has spanned almost 5 months for me Good Hunting..