How long do you patrol before returing to base

bobdina · 09-16-11, 11:55 AM

I usually do 45 day patrols because anything longer and I am constantly rearming and I don't think that's too realistic . I am using the latest TMO . I finally downloaded it about a month ago because being totally computer illiterate I was scared I was going to screw something up , however the tutorial(when I finally read it) made it easy peasy . Thanks for any input.

Soviet Creeper · 09-16-11, 12:06 PM

Till I get 100000 tonnage. Or a battleship :>

sharkbit · 09-16-11, 12:48 PM

From what I've read, most boats would remain in their patrol area for 2 to 4 weeks before heading home unless torpedoes ran out first, which would be a good thing

, or fuel became a issue.

I keep that in mind when I patrol. If things are going slow and fuel is getting low, I head for the barn. If I get a low scoring patrol, so be it. It's not like that never happened in real life.

Matthew_T_Sherman · 09-16-11, 01:24 PM

Before I modded and was still playing stock I would patrol past the point of no return and never make it back due to fuel (no calling for a sub tender to refuel me). Ship contacts were few but command would try to send me all over the Pacific with no regard for the 1 nautical mile per gallon (it seemed) I was getting. With the mod .... I still putter about to the extent of my fuel limit - ship contacts being fewer - plane contacts being more.

It's all about the gas mileage, baby.

razark · 09-16-11, 07:16 PM

I run until I'm low on fuel or torpedoes. I only refuel on my way to or from a patrol. Constantly refueling/rearming is somewhat unrealistic, and you'll miss out on upgrades that way.

White Owl · 09-16-11, 09:00 PM

Frankly, it never occurred to me that I could rearm and head back out without ending the patrol. Don't you want equipment upgrades and new crew as soon as possible?

I stay out as long as the fuel and torpedoes last, or until the boat takes a lot of damage. I think my longest patrol so far was about 50 days, when I was having trouble finding targets. Shortest was less than a week.

09-16-11, 11:55 AM	#1
bobdina Watch Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 17 Downloads: 130 Uploads: 0	How long do you patrol before returing to base I usually do 45 day patrols because anything longer and I am constantly rearming and I don't think that's too realistic . I am using the latest TMO . I finally downloaded it about a month ago because being totally computer illiterate I was scared I was going to screw something up , however the tutorial(when I finally read it) made it easy peasy . Thanks for any input.

09-16-11, 12:06 PM	#2
Soviet Creeper Planesman Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: In the corner of shame Posts: 187 Downloads: 143 Uploads: 0	Till I get 100000 tonnage. Or a battleship :> __________________ I used to be a huge submarine guy but now I'm a huge submarine girl ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

09-16-11, 12:48 PM	#3
sharkbit The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 1,529 Downloads: 334 Uploads: 0	From what I've read, most boats would remain in their patrol area for 2 to 4 weeks before heading home unless torpedoes ran out first, which would be a good thing , or fuel became a issue. I keep that in mind when I patrol. If things are going slow and fuel is getting low, I head for the barn. If I get a low scoring patrol, so be it. It's not like that never happened in real life. __________________ “Prejudice is blind. There will always be someone who says you aren’t welcome at the table. Stop apologizing for who you are and using all your energy trying to change their minds. Yes, you will lose friends, maybe even family. But you will gain your self-respect. You will know your worth. Once you have that, nothing can stop you.”

09-16-11, 01:24 PM	#4
Matthew_T_Sherman Sailor man Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: DFW (DAllas/Ft Worth) Posts: 44 Downloads: 35 Uploads: 0	Before I modded and was still playing stock I would patrol past the point of no return and never make it back due to fuel (no calling for a sub tender to refuel me). Ship contacts were few but command would try to send me all over the Pacific with no regard for the 1 nautical mile per gallon (it seemed) I was getting. With the mod .... I still putter about to the extent of my fuel limit - ship contacts being fewer - plane contacts being more. It's all about the gas mileage, baby. __________________ - Matthew T. Sherman (aka Arlo) (Lt. Barbara Duran climbing down a ships ladder) Lt. Duran: Am I uh, going down right? Lcdr. Sherman: Is she going down right? Lt. Watson: She sure is.

09-16-11, 07:16 PM	#5
razark Ocean Warrior Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 2,731 Downloads: 393 Uploads: 12	I run until I'm low on fuel or torpedoes. I only refuel on my way to or from a patrol. Constantly refueling/rearming is somewhat unrealistic, and you'll miss out on upgrades that way. __________________ "Never ask a World War II history buff for a 'final solution' to your problem!" Last edited by razark; 09-16-11 at 09:14 PM.

09-16-11, 09:00 PM	#6
White Owl Loader Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 90 Downloads: 66 Uploads: 2	Frankly, it never occurred to me that I could rearm and head back out without ending the patrol. Don't you want equipment upgrades and new crew as soon as possible? I stay out as long as the fuel and torpedoes last, or until the boat takes a lot of damage. I think my longest patrol so far was about 50 days, when I was having trouble finding targets. Shortest was less than a week.