SOS! damage question

[Marcello]

Originally Posted by Jimbuna

One of the many anomalies of the game is that you can surface, turn up the game time acceleration and your batteries will or should charge themselves...personally I'd select 'Esc' and immediately hyper back to base.

You can disable the recharge mode in the engineering panel: both engines will become available for propulsion. I sometimes do it when I have sufficient charge and the extra speed is handy.
Game wise you have only two options
1) Recharge mode: port engine available for propulsion at whatever setting you order, starboard engine automatically running at high RPM for efficient charging but with the clutch between the motor/generator and the propeller disengaged.
2) Standard mode: both engines available for whatever propulsion
setting you order.

In reality there were several more options.
Arrangement was as follows; note that the E-maschine can be set up as motor, generator or neither and that there are two clutches before and after it. You can have some fun figuring the possible setups, most of which were in fact used depending on circumstances.