U-Boat Captian career length?

[Kaleu. Jochen Mohr]

Originally Posted by Redshirt

Just curious, I started out in 1939 and now im in mid-late 1940 and on my 8th patrol with GWX1.03 had my fair share of promotions and got almost every medal under the sun (just need the diamonds for my knights cross) so I started doing some reading around the place it seems even the best of the u-boat captins only managed 15-16 patrols.... am im curious as to why so few patrols(aside from the obvious lose rate) I would have thought those captians who started out in 39 would have got a few more under there belts?

From my general WWII knowledge german servicemen didnt really have a tour of duty unlike the allies, so what am I missing here? Where U-boats at/in port for longer periods than modeled in SHIII? :hmm:

the few patrol rate's are couse of the following things:

1. long patrols
2. sub upgrades
3. new subs who on they'r turn need upgrade's
4. death