Extra diesel fuel..

[Bulkhead]

Just curious.. (sorry my bad english)

I read some place on the net, that american fleet boat carried with them extra diesel fuel to increase the range, and this extra diesel fuel was stored in ballast tanks that was originally designed for sea water (ballast). And this is the reason for them sitting so deep in the water (stern tip of the hull is below the surface in some pictures i seen).

My question is: what was the actually range with diesel in the ballast tank and is this modelled in the sim? or is the range just with diesel in the fuel tanks only?

[Bulkhead]

Well, a silly question actually...

[Morpheus]

honestly, i dont think sh4 dev's went into detail that deep ... also see the snorkel issue.

enjoy existing features

have fun m8

morph

[kptn_kaiserhof]

theres one way to increase the range of your boat
it involves modding a sim file

eg: tambor.sim




DropDownName=Diesel Propulsion
search,max_speed,1,single,>2,max_speed
search,max_force,1,single,>2,max_force
search,eng_power,1,single,>2,eng_power
search,eng_rpm,1,single,>2,eng_rpm
search,miles,1,single,>2,milesSurfaced <<<<===== edit with sh3 minitweaker
search,knots,1,single,>2,knotsSurfaced
search,drag,3,single,>2,drag rudder_L+R
search,prop_fact,1,single,>2,prop_fact rudder_L+R
search,drag,4,single,>2,drag dive plane_F
search,prop_fact,2,single,>2,prop_fact dive plane_F
search,drag,5,single,>2,drag dive plane_B
search,prop_fact,3,single,>2,prop_fact dive plane_B

[SteamWake]

Originally Posted by kptn_kaiserhof

theres one way to increase the range of your boat
it involves modding a sim file

eg: tambor.sim




DropDownName=Diesel Propulsion
search,max_speed,1,single,>2,max_speed
search,max_force,1,single,>2,max_force
search,eng_power,1,single,>2,eng_power
search,eng_rpm,1,single,>2,eng_rpm
search,miles,1,single,>2,milesSurfaced <<<<===== edit with sh3 minitweaker
search,knots,1,single,>2,knotsSurfaced
search,drag,3,single,>2,drag rudder_L+R
search,prop_fact,1,single,>2,prop_fact rudder_L+R
search,drag,4,single,>2,drag dive plane_F
search,prop_fact,2,single,>2,prop_fact dive plane_F
search,drag,5,single,>2,drag dive plane_B
search,prop_fact,3,single,>2,prop_fact dive plane_B

Well that or select unlimited fuel or me miserly with your fuel (run at 9.5 knots, submerge rarely).

Note the game doesent list fuel by quantity as in gallons or liters, rather it lists percentage 0-100. Where this fuel is actually stored is irrelevant for game purposes.

[Bulkhead]

Like i said at first "just curious"......
I thought i could ask a little not nessesarily about sh4 only, but WW2 subs in general,
as it is a very interesting subject to me.... I look for info a little longer and "deeper" next time.

Sorry for the silly thread....

As to the in game features, i am very happy with it.. dont get me wrong.
And thanks for reply, i want to add the range maybe some of the subs with extra fuel had..

Bulkhead out...

[LukeFF]

Originally Posted by kptn_kaiserhof

theres one way to increase the range of your boat
it involves modding a sim file

eg: tambor.sim




DropDownName=Diesel Propulsion
search,max_speed,1,single,>2,max_speed
search,max_force,1,single,>2,max_force
search,eng_power,1,single,>2,eng_power
search,eng_rpm,1,single,>2,eng_rpm
search,miles,1,single,>2,milesSurfaced <<<<===== edit with sh3 minitweaker
search,knots,1,single,>2,knotsSurfaced
search,drag,3,single,>2,drag rudder_L+R
search,prop_fact,1,single,>2,prop_fact rudder_L+R
search,drag,4,single,>2,drag dive plane_F
search,prop_fact,2,single,>2,prop_fact dive plane_F
search,drag,5,single,>2,drag dive plane_B
search,prop_fact,3,single,>2,prop_fact dive plane_B

No one uses MiniTweaker any more.