I need to understand the SHCommander Random tonnage system

JScones · 02-13-06, 04:15 PM

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Originally Posted by lafeeverted

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Originally Posted by JScones

Yep. And it shouldn't. The Rec Manual lists the "indicative" (and if I'm correct, "empty") tonnage. The sunk tonnage will include cargo and the like.

if I am reading this correctly, this is not correct. Tonnage credit was for the ship only. Cargo was not part of the calculations for ship tonnage credit. An empty Coastal Merchant is equal to a fully laden Coastal Merchant.

Yeah. I thought this after I wrote it, but knew I'd be corrected if I was wrong.

Ultimately, the Rec Manual is meant to be indicative only. It's not meant to reflect *exactly* the tonnage for each class during each patrol. Beery would have explained it better than me though if he were around.

As an aside, note that some ship tonnage, like the Liberty and Victory Cargos, is not varied in SH3Cmdr - they keep the same displacement throughout the whole war.