Number Of Crewmembers

Originally Posted by DanBiddle

Yep, I load up my boat right away as well. Can't see any reason why you wouldn't load up the maximum number of crewmen really.

The reason is that it is NOT realistic. In the early years (39 - 41) Type IIs carried a crew of 25 and Type VIIs carried a crew of 44 (4 officers, 10 petty officers and 30 ratings). As the anit-aircraft guns increased, so did the crew members to handle them.

If you use SH3 Commander, click on the realistic crew option when you start a career. This will give you a pretty good example of the realistic crew in numbers, ranks and specialties.