Refueling..??? - Page 2

Bilge_Rat · 05-18-10, 09:35 AM

you should be able to make it back to australia on one-third speed from PI on 33% fuel.

cptroyce · 05-18-10, 10:57 AM

Thanks gents for all that info..

>> you should be able to make it back to australia on one-third speed from PI on 33% fuel. <<

Actually, that's right...I ran out of fuel just about 50-60 nm out from Freemantle. However, on the return try to Australia, I submerged from a contact around Indonesia, and then started for port again...except I forgot to surface and ran for some distance at P depth..burning up unnecessary reserves. Had I not made that "bonehead" move, I would have made it back to port on the 33% remaining fuel.

Love this sim btw..lots of depth to it..no pun intended.

Royce

les green01 · 05-18-10, 10:59 AM

just keep playing and you will become better and a vetern at it

Diopos · 05-18-10, 08:10 PM

It is not a game, it is a character builder.

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thor headsplitter · 05-18-10, 11:35 PM

It's in the nav map section.

rein1705 · 05-19-10, 11:24 PM

The most frustrating thing ever was when i ran out of fuel not 20mn from Pearl....

Admiral8Q · 05-21-10, 05:21 AM

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Originally Posted by rein1705

The most frustrating thing ever was when i ran out of fuel not 20mn from Pearl....

What direction were you coming from? If it was from the west then you should have stopped and refueled at Midway.

rein1705 · 05-23-10, 03:30 AM

they sent me down south near truck and i ended up over around the Philippines doing some extra patrols

Harmsway! · 05-23-10, 06:08 AM

I just refueled at Darwin. What an interesting port. Decided to spend a day there the boys were getting the jitters. Oh the women

raymond6751 · 05-23-10, 06:15 AM

I have been in your situation. What you need to do is run submerged until the batteries are 40-50% and then surface only long enough to recharge. You do that charge at 2/3 speed to conserve fuel.

It is slow, but all the while using batteries is extending your range.

When you are free of likely enemy encounters, you can run the batteries down to 10-20% before refuelling. Also, slow speed underwater to extend battery life.

It is slow but survival is the goal.

Harmsway! · 05-23-10, 06:27 AM

That might work in the sim but it aught not. The diesel engines is what charges the batteries. This should only use more fuel if anything. I don't know if SH4 simulates this properly though.

rein1705 · 05-23-10, 02:06 PM

In real life i think they'd shut everything down and run on only one diesel, one screw and just chug home. Conserving everything they could but u cant do that in the sim i don't think. Would be neet if u could order something like that.

Admiral8Q · 05-23-10, 03:24 PM

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Originally Posted by rein1705

In real life i think they'd shut everything down and run on only one diesel, one screw and just chug home. Conserving everything they could but u cant do that in the sim i don't think. Would be neet if u could order something like that.

That was one thing I really liked about Destroyer Commander. Not so much for conserving fuel but for maneuvering. You could control each propeler separately in the engine room.

Diopos · 05-23-10, 11:28 PM

I thought that they had removed the "battery recharging from thin air" bug. On the other hand Ubisoft knows better. Fleet boats obviously had solar panels

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Admiral8Q · 05-24-10, 01:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Diopos

I thought that they had removed the "battery recharging from thin air" bug. On the other hand Ubisoft knows better. Fleet boats obviously had solar panels

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Rrrrrriiiiggghhht!

05-18-10, 09:35 AM	#16
Bilge_Rat Silent Hunter Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: standing watch... Posts: 3,856 Downloads: 344 Uploads: 0	you should be able to make it back to australia on one-third speed from PI on 33% fuel. __________________

05-18-10, 10:59 AM	#18
les green01 Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Freeman Missouri Posts: 1,784 Downloads: 1405 Uploads: 0	just keep playing and you will become better and a vetern at it __________________ I'll tell you what bravery really is. Bravery is just determination to do a job that you know has to be done. Audie Murphy

05-18-10, 08:10 PM	#19
Diopos Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Athens, the original one. Posts: 1,226 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	It is not a game, it is a character builder. . __________________ - Oh God! They're all over the place! CRASH DIVE!!! - Ehm... we can't honey. We're in the car right now. - What?... er right... Doesn't matter! We'll give it a try anyway!

05-19-10, 11:24 PM	#21
rein1705 Samurai Navy Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: somewhere in the Past. Posts: 582 Downloads: 541 Uploads: 0	The most frustrating thing ever was when i ran out of fuel not 20mn from Pearl.... __________________ "Diesel Pig" Not so long ago...

05-23-10, 03:30 AM	#23
rein1705 Samurai Navy Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: somewhere in the Past. Posts: 582 Downloads: 541 Uploads: 0	they sent me down south near truck and i ended up over around the Philippines doing some extra patrols __________________ "Diesel Pig" Not so long ago...

05-18-10, 10:57 AM	#17
cptroyce Gunner Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 99 Downloads: 298 Uploads: 0	Thanks gents for all that info.. >> you should be able to make it back to australia on one-third speed from PI on 33% fuel. << Actually, that's right...I ran out of fuel just about 50-60 nm out from Freemantle. However, on the return try to Australia, I submerged from a contact around Indonesia, and then started for port again...except I forgot to surface and ran for some distance at P depth..burning up unnecessary reserves. Had I not made that "bonehead" move, I would have made it back to port on the 33% remaining fuel. Love this sim btw..lots of depth to it..no pun intended. Royce

05-18-10, 11:35 PM	#20
thor headsplitter Watch Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 18 Downloads: 65 Uploads: 0	It's in the nav map section.

05-23-10, 06:08 AM	#24
Harmsway! XO Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Florida Posts: 400 Downloads: 126 Uploads: 0	I just refueled at Darwin. What an interesting port. Decided to spend a day there the boys were getting the jitters. Oh the women

05-23-10, 06:15 AM	#25
raymond6751 Admirable Mike Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 1,338 Downloads: 421 Uploads: 0	Use your batteries to get home I have been in your situation. What you need to do is run submerged until the batteries are 40-50% and then surface only long enough to recharge. You do that charge at 2/3 speed to conserve fuel. It is slow, but all the while using batteries is extending your range. When you are free of likely enemy encounters, you can run the batteries down to 10-20% before refuelling. Also, slow speed underwater to extend battery life. It is slow but survival is the goal. __________________ Game Designer: Close The Atlantic - World War Three https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/...orld-war-three

05-23-10, 06:27 AM	#26
Harmsway! XO Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Florida Posts: 400 Downloads: 126 Uploads: 0	That might work in the sim but it aught not. The diesel engines is what charges the batteries. This should only use more fuel if anything. I don't know if SH4 simulates this properly though.

05-23-10, 02:06 PM	#27
rein1705 Samurai Navy Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: somewhere in the Past. Posts: 582 Downloads: 541 Uploads: 0	In real life i think they'd shut everything down and run on only one diesel, one screw and just chug home. Conserving everything they could but u cant do that in the sim i don't think. Would be neet if u could order something like that. __________________ "Diesel Pig" Not so long ago...

05-23-10, 11:28 PM	#29
Diopos Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Athens, the original one. Posts: 1,226 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	I thought that they had removed the "battery recharging from thin air" bug. On the other hand Ubisoft knows better. Fleet boats obviously had solar panels . . __________________ - Oh God! They're all over the place! CRASH DIVE!!! - Ehm... we can't honey. We're in the car right now. - What?... er right... Doesn't matter! We'll give it a try anyway!