Would this mod be possible?

[Tuddley3]

A good practice would be to stay submerged as long as possible. I normally only surface between 12 midnight and 5 O'clock only to charge my batteries. Plus you will get more contacts vie Sonar while submerged at further distances than you do using your Watch Crew. You will also see a dramatic increase in fuel mileage. Only drawback is that you need to set your speed to Ahead Slow, but you get used to it.

[rifleman13]

Originally Posted by Tuddley3

A good practice would be to stay submerged as long as possible. I normally only surface between 12 midnight and 5 O'clock only to charge my batteries. Plus you will get more contacts vie Sonar while submerged at further distances than you do using your Watch Crew. You will also see a dramatic increase in fuel mileage. Only drawback is that you need to set your speed to Ahead Slow, but you get used to it.

So that's how you do it!

I've always been conducting surface attacks near the British East Coast. Never always a good idea!

[Schwuppes]

Yer but thats only really an option after you have reached your objective... I dont think BdU will be too impressed if you take an extra 6 weeks just to reach your patrol grid. Not to mention food supplies... I try to limit my type VII patrols to around 6 weeks maximum.

[Murr44]

Originally Posted by Schwuppes

Yer but thats only really an option after you have reached your objective... I dont think BdU will be too impressed if you take an extra 6 weeks just to reach your patrol grid. Not to mention food supplies... I try to limit my type VII patrols to around 6 weeks maximum.

I don't think BDU (the game) "cares" how long you take to get there and since food supply isn't modelled as far as I know, that isn't an issue either. The only downside that I can see to being submerged all day, running at ahead slow, & only surfacing between 12am - 5am is that it takes a "year and a day" to get to areas like the US East Coast. I guess that method is for the extremely patient...

[Schwuppes]

Originally Posted by Murr44

I don't think BDU (the game) "cares" how long you take to get there and since food supply isn't modelled as far as I know, that isn't an issue either. The only downside that I can see to being submerged all day, running at ahead slow, & only surfacing between 12am - 5am is that it takes a "year and a day" to get to areas like the US East Coast. I guess that method is for the extremely patient...

Of course the game doesnt "care" or model food supplies... that why I do it.