Type IID boat question

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by Lzs von swe

I had a look over at uboatwaffe.net and it seems most type II patrols were about two weeks, but look at this http://ubootwaffe.net/ops/boat.cgi?boat=9 .
U-9 did up to five weeks in one go, they must have resupplied somewhere along the way.

Yeah, that sounds about right.....the biggest limitations were lack of torpedo stowage room and obviously the small fuel tanks