Whats the biggest tonnage you racked up on one patrol?

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My best evers have been over 100K, and in this career I have two 50K+ patrols. (but then I have a 969 ton patrol, too!)

It depends on so much: skill, luck, how long you stay out, the number of torps you carry, how good your gun crew is, your acquired knowledge of where to hunt, which mod you are using (GWX, here).

In a VIIB, in 39-40, I've gotten good enough to where I consider a 30K patrol to be rather modest, and a 50K nothing surprising. By late 1944, I count myself successful if I can limp back to base.

What works for me (your mileage may vary):

1. Stay out as long as possible. If I sail at the most-fuel efficient speed, a VIIB in GWX can cover 30K km... more than enough to run across convoys, lone tankers, etc.

2. Patience! With only 14 torps, I don't do "snapshots" or spray salvos. I take the time it needs to set up the shot with 1 torp per ship, and I am willing to hang around hours and hours for it to sink.

3. Use every torp. A stern shot is no different than a bow shot, yet many people here don't use them, which is 21% less tonnage right there.

4. I don't waste time or ammo on warships, which are generally low-tonnage. Yes, their job is to sink me, but my job is not to sink them. Exceptions are, of course, BBs, carriers, maybe a cruiser.

5. I read these forums, which are full of tips on tactics and good hunting areas.

6. And I have several patrols saved over the years that I use for training. Running approaches against the same convoy or task force 10-20 times is excellent practice.