Loss of fuel efficiancy!?!

Fade Anadarkus · 10-10-08, 12:54 AM

After departing from Pearl, steaming to Midway, refueling, departing for some missions over at Honshu, killing everything in site I have 60% fuel left and im 200 nm east of tokyo. I try to sail back to midway with 60% fuel and I run out of fuel before I get there! I used the same cruising speed of 9.5 kts that i used to get to japan but i cant make it back and I had more than half my fuel left! I have no hull damage and nothing is broken (or was broken for that matter) Please help!

Fade

Lexandro · 10-10-08, 01:24 AM

Do the dials still register fuel in the tanks or are the tanks dry? If there dry you may need to lower to crusing speed a touch to try and get some extra range.

Fade Anadarkus · 10-10-08, 01:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Lexandro

Do the dials still register fuel in the tanks or are the tanks dry? If there dry you may need to lower to crusing speed a touch to try and get some extra range.

The tanks are dry. I have tried making the cruise at 9.5kts and 9 kts and both times I am still 1000nm away when i run out of fuel. I am attempting a third try and am going to see if i can turn off battery recharging

Lexandro · 10-10-08, 01:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Fade Anadarkus

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Originally Posted by Lexandro

Do the dials still register fuel in the tanks or are the tanks dry? If there dry you may need to lower to crusing speed a touch to try and get some extra range.

The tanks are dry. I have tried making the cruise at 9.5kts and 9 kts and both times I am still 1000nm away when i run out of fuel. I am attempting a third try and am going to see if i can turn off battery recharging

Never dive when trying for fuel economy. Diving means your wasting fuel to recharge the batteries, and if auto recharge is on your not getting fuel efficiency. Thats what your problem is.

Fade Anadarkus · 10-10-08, 01:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Lexandro

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Originally Posted by Fade Anadarkus

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Originally Posted by Lexandro

Do the dials still register fuel in the tanks or are the tanks dry? If there dry you may need to lower to crusing speed a touch to try and get some extra range.

The tanks are dry. I have tried making the cruise at 9.5kts and 9 kts and both times I am still 1000nm away when i run out of fuel. I am attempting a third try and am going to see if i can turn off battery recharging

Never dive when trying for fuel economy. Diving means your wasting fuel to recharge the batteries, and if auto recharge is on your not getting fuel efficiency. Thats what your problem is.

Well it looks like the third time is the charm. For some unknown reason for the second half of this cruise I have to turn the "recharge batteries" button off every time I surface dispite never being damaged this cruise and having 100% battery charge.

My biggest regret is an entire night (I dont get nearly enough) wasted trying to sail accross the pacific... real life is a bitch, i want to play computer games

Lexandro · 10-10-08, 02:02 AM

Uh use time compression. Press the + or - keys on the number pad to increase/decrease the time compression amount. And as I said when your charging your batteries you use fuel, so you need to take that in to account on fuel economy. If you dont like the fuel/battery limits simply untick them in gameplay options.

10-10-08, 12:54 AM	#1
Fade Anadarkus Swabbie Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 7 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Loss of fuel efficiancy!?! After departing from Pearl, steaming to Midway, refueling, departing for some missions over at Honshu, killing everything in site I have 60% fuel left and im 200 nm east of tokyo. I try to sail back to midway with 60% fuel and I run out of fuel before I get there! I used the same cruising speed of 9.5 kts that i used to get to japan but i cant make it back and I had more than half my fuel left! I have no hull damage and nothing is broken (or was broken for that matter) Please help! Fade

10-10-08, 01:24 AM	#2
Lexandro Navy Dude Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: REDACTED Posts: 172 Downloads: 100 Uploads: 0	Do the dials still register fuel in the tanks or are the tanks dry? If there dry you may need to lower to crusing speed a touch to try and get some extra range.

10-10-08, 02:02 AM	#6
Lexandro Navy Dude Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: REDACTED Posts: 172 Downloads: 100 Uploads: 0	Uh use time compression. Press the + or - keys on the number pad to increase/decrease the time compression amount. And as I said when your charging your batteries you use fuel, so you need to take that in to account on fuel economy. If you dont like the fuel/battery limits simply untick them in gameplay options.