Stuck at bottom

[BootsmanBoof]

Firstly, hello all! I only discovered this game a few weeks back and bought a few others at the same time but haven't even touched them. This game is brilliant, and GWX has to be the best mod made for any game, ever.

That having been said, I am still fairly poor at captaining a sub, and have a minor problem. My current boat, U-48 (VIIB) is doomed. She is lying at the bottom, 70km south of Plymouth at 80m depth, having been depth-charged to blazes. 11 crew dead, electric motors destroyed, and no compressed air , but enough oxygen left for many hours of claustrophobic soul-searching and preparations for death . French and Brit destroyers are circling above but have stopped unloading DCs - I guess they ran out. The odd plane comes by and drops a few but they keep missing by a long-shot. So I am just sitting there, waiting for the oxygen to run out, and can't compress time more than 8x due to enemy proximity. This has been going on for 4 hours or more of gametime.

I am using "Commander" and want my captain's profile to correctly reflect his short career (3 Jan, 1940) - he did OK for a noob - 4 patrols for about 60,000 tons. I know he and his crew are dead men, but what is the best way to end this?

What happens if I "exit patrol"? I am guessing he will miraculously make it back to base, and that would be cheating........

Use "Commander" to up the time compression? And why don't the destroyers move along if they have no DC's left?

I am unsure, folks, as I have never been in this position before (hopefully the first and last time).

Great site BTW, any responses will be viewed with appreciation......

Cheers,

boofhead