A quick question regarding long patrols.

Sailor Steve · 01-13-10, 02:53 PM

No matter what uboat I'm driving, I use the second-to-slowest setting on the telegraph, which gives about 8-10 knots in a Type VII and 6-7 knots in a Type II, and I rarely have fuel problems.

In the patrol I'm on now I left Wilhelmshaven in a Type VIIb, cruised at that setting to BF16, and arrived there with at least 80% of my fuel on board, have been patrolling at the lowest setting (4-5 knots) and after exactly one month on station I still haven't recieved the 50% warning. When I get the 25% warning I'll head for home at the same setting, and probably arrive about the time I get the 10% warning.

Oh, GWX.

Any questions?

01-13-10, 02:53 PM	#7
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	No matter what uboat I'm driving, I use the second-to-slowest setting on the telegraph, which gives about 8-10 knots in a Type VII and 6-7 knots in a Type II, and I rarely have fuel problems. In the patrol I'm on now I left Wilhelmshaven in a Type VIIb, cruised at that setting to BF16, and arrived there with at least 80% of my fuel on board, have been patrolling at the lowest setting (4-5 knots) and after exactly one month on station I still haven't recieved the 50% warning. When I get the 25% warning I'll head for home at the same setting, and probably arrive about the time I get the 10% warning. Oh, GWX. Any questions? __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

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