Supply ships

[Armistead]

Most mods like TMO give you tabs to estimate milage at current speed.

[Arlo]

Originally Posted by Armistead

Most mods like TMO give you tabs to estimate milage at current speed.

Ah! I took for granted that that was just an integral part of the original game (me playing the mods from day one - TMO in particular).

[Hardigen]

Cheers Bigwalleye am gonna try that 12 knots goin home ,at present stationed off the coast of Honshu with about 57% fuel ,I,ll hunt until it gets just below 50 before haulin her round for home ,I.ll try an keep the speed while surfaced but am goin dead slow while under ,then see whats left when the map shows Midway. while on the subject of goin slow submerged I don,t know where I read this or if its correct but if the CO2 gets above 10% does it not effect the crew ( headaches etc!) ? Goin slow while its daylight then surface to recharge at night .

[TorpX]

Originally Posted by Hardigen

I don,t know where I read this or if its correct but if the CO2 gets above 10% does it not effect the crew ( headaches etc!) ? Goin slow while its daylight then surface to recharge at night .

Don't worry about the CO2. The values in the game must be based on relative values; i.e. if you get to 100%, your dead. So you can submerge all day. They are only a problem when they get real high.

About fuel, you can pick out a good spot on the surface and hold still. (If you are skipper of an S-boat, this is almost a necessity.) Cruising back and forth at 10 knots does not improve your chances of making contact as much as you think.

[BigWalleye]

My experience agrees with TorpX. Don't know what the CO@ meter value refers to, but it isn't absolute CO2 concentration. Maybe percent of a lethal level. In any case, you will get ample warning messages from your crew before you get to a fatal level. I don't start worrying till then.

[Capt. Morgan]

Greetings Capt. Hardigen

Originally Posted by Hardigen

...I was using slow underwater and 2/3 when surfaced ,and its an hell of a way...

and...

...I'll try an keep the speed while surfaced but am goin dead slow while under...

Are you trying to save fuel by traveling submerged?

If so, this will cause excessive fuel usage. The reason is that when you recharge your batteries, one of your engines will be fully devoted to that task, and that engine will run at flank speed until the charge is complete!

In the SH4 world, only travel submerged if you have good reason, because recharging squanders fuel.