Number Of Crewmembers

Lanzfeld · 12-05-06, 10:23 AM

When you start out in the office your boat comes with a stock number of crewmembers. I always add more until the boat is full myself...

Does anyone ever leave with less then a full boat and why?:hmm:

AVGWarhawk · 12-05-06, 10:26 AM

I load up the boat. Might as well start the experience level right away.

DanBiddle · 12-05-06, 12:16 PM

Yep, I load up my boat right away as well. Can't see any reason why you wouldn't load up the maximum number of crewmen really.

Cheers,

Melonfish · 12-05-06, 12:21 PM

even if i get about 10 sitting in the bow quarters almost the whole trip they're worth it just incase i need damage controll and i'm all out trying to re-load, fire my deck gun, shoot down planes and bleed the last remnands from the engines.
pete

IceGrog · 12-05-06, 12:45 PM

i load it up all the way, the cheap ones too

GreyBeard · 12-05-06, 08:12 PM

From TGW's readme:

Known Issues

There is a well-known undocumented feature of Silent Hunter III that may result in no credit being
recorded for sunken ships. To avoid this Silent Hunter III behaviour:
1) Do not upgrade or change anything on your U-Boat on your first patrol of a new career before
leaving port.
2) On your following patrols do not upgrade your sub at the end of the patrol... wait until you are
about to leave for the next one. Remember:
In base at end of patrol=no upgrading;
In base just prior to patrol start=ok go ahead and upgrade it!

I may have misunderstood this, but that sounds to me like nothing should be upgraded on the very first patrol and I read that to mean crewman too. Am I right or not?

12-05-06, 12:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DanBiddle

Yep, I load up my boat right away as well. Can't see any reason why you wouldn't load up the maximum number of crewmen really.

The reason is that it is NOT realistic. In the early years (39 - 41) Type IIs carried a crew of 25 and Type VIIs carried a crew of 44 (4 officers, 10 petty officers and 30 ratings). As the anit-aircraft guns increased, so did the crew members to handle them.

If you use SH3 Commander, click on the realistic crew option when you start a career. This will give you a pretty good example of the realistic crew in numbers, ranks and specialties.

12-05-06, 10:23 AM	#1
Lanzfeld Grey Wolf Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: New Tripoli, PA Posts: 994 Downloads: 64 Uploads: 0	Number Of Crewmembers When you start out in the office your boat comes with a stock number of crewmembers. I always add more until the boat is full myself... Does anyone ever leave with less then a full boat and why?:hmm:

12-05-06, 10:26 AM	#2
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,274 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	I load up the boat. Might as well start the experience level right away. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

12-05-06, 12:16 PM	#3
DanBiddle Torpedoman Join Date: May 2006 Location: London, UK Posts: 117 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	Yep, I load up my boat right away as well. Can't see any reason why you wouldn't load up the maximum number of crewmen really. Cheers, __________________

12-05-06, 12:45 PM	#5
IceGrog Engineer Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: USA on the edge of the Pacific Posts: 217 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	i load it up all the way, the cheap ones too __________________ U-551 7th Flottille Laid down: 21 Nov, 1939, Blohm & Voss, Hamburg Commissioned: 7 Nov, 1940 Commander: Kptlt. IceGrog von Ritter Sunk: 12/11/1940, 01/01/1941, 10/16/1941, 01/16/1942, 08/04/1943 .................................................. .......... A bartender is just a pharmacist with a limited inventory

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12-05-06, 12:21 PM	#4
Melonfish XO Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Warrington, UK Posts: 417 Downloads: 106 Uploads: 0	even if i get about 10 sitting in the bow quarters almost the whole trip they're worth it just incase i need damage controll and i'm all out trying to re-load, fire my deck gun, shoot down planes and bleed the last remnands from the engines. pete

12-05-06, 08:12 PM	#6
GreyBeard Engineer Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: LI, NY Posts: 209 Downloads: 257 Uploads: 2	From TGW's readme: Known Issues There is a well-known undocumented feature of Silent Hunter III that may result in no credit being recorded for sunken ships. To avoid this Silent Hunter III behaviour: 1) Do not upgrade or change anything on your U-Boat on your first patrol of a new career before leaving port. 2) On your following patrols do not upgrade your sub at the end of the patrol... wait until you are about to leave for the next one. Remember: In base at end of patrol=no upgrading; In base just prior to patrol start=ok go ahead and upgrade it! I may have misunderstood this, but that sounds to me like nothing should be upgraded on the very first patrol and I read that to mean crewman too. Am I right or not?