Fire the navigator

[Peter Cremer]

After reading some posts about running out of fuel before getting back to base after a mission, I finally ran into such a problem. The mission was to deliver an agent to China, patrol the East China Sea, and return to base. I could get to China and drop off the agent and still have nearly 3/4 tank of fuel left. Plenty to patrol the area and sink a few ships, right? I tried it. Ran out of fuel about half way to Pearl Harbor. I had saved the mission after dropping the agent off so that's where I started from again with 3/4 tank of fuel. Skipped patrolling and headed straight for Pearl. No good. I ran out again, did'nt get as far as Midway. I tried again, and again. I wondered how I could put up some sails. I spent about 11 hours on this problem. Suddenly I remembered I had transferred from Pearl Harbor to Fremantle just before the mission. What a dumba$$. I restarted again and sank 3 ships in a convoy and 5 destroyers on the way back to FREEMANTLE. Mission complete!