Food- will it run out?

Sailor Steve · 10-30-08, 12:01 PM

On the other hand, those accounts don't mention any details. Like the accounts of Lothar von Arnauld de la Periere's famous First World War patrol, in which he sank 54 ships for 91,150 tons using only four torpedoes, they almost never mention that he used more than 900 shells from his deck gun, or about eight times as many as the boat could carry. Since he had to go into a port to reload the shells, does that really count as one patrol?

Likewise Lüth and Kentrats: did they spend that many days at sea, without ever restocking their food supplies? I don't claim they didn't, only that the accounts leave something to be desired.

Most patrols lasted less than 100 days, and since food never seems to be mentioned in the accounts I think it's safe to assume that it wasn't a problem.

10-30-08, 12:01 PM	#16
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	On the other hand, those accounts don't mention any details. Like the accounts of Lothar von Arnauld de la Periere's famous First World War patrol, in which he sank 54 ships for 91,150 tons using only four torpedoes, they almost never mention that he used more than 900 shells from his deck gun, or about eight times as many as the boat could carry. Since he had to go into a port to reload the shells, does that really count as one patrol? Likewise Lüth and Kentrats: did they spend that many days at sea, without ever restocking their food supplies? I don't claim they didn't, only that the accounts leave something to be desired. Most patrols lasted less than 100 days, and since food never seems to be mentioned in the accounts I think it's safe to assume that it wasn't a problem. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo