Crew fatigue

Avatar · 07-15-07, 02:20 PM

Your crew can manage fatigue better if you dont carry many of them. I've been on patrols with as few as 39 crewmen. If you find yourself in a hairy position and cannot change them, or forget to do so, having fewer men will make life easier.
I usually start a patrol with:
After Torpedo: full
electric room: empty
Diesels: full + one qualified officer
After quarters: empty
Control room: full +3 officers
Watch: full +1 officer
Radio/sonar: full
Forward quarters: empty
Forward torpedo: full - 2 or 3 crewmen

The trick is to take as many men as there is bunk space when you dive(with both torpedo rooms empty), and are able to place one of the radio/sonar dudes in a bunk.
All in all, I think that means taking about 39-41 peeps on your boat. I forget the real number.
When you dive and are not at battle stations(not manning either torpedo room) and at least one person from the radio/sonar room is in quarters you shouldnt have any spill over into the torpedo room or the diesel room.
If you need help with loading torpedoes you can always recruit the weaps officer to help in loading, but you wont hear the "torpedo loaded" message.

so... underwater and not at battlestations should look like this:
aft torpedo: empty
electric room: full +1 officer
diesels: empty
after quarters: full
control: full + 3 officers
watch: empty, of course
radio/sonar: 1 person at sonar
forward quarters: full + the one watch officer
forward torpedo: empty

now you can have everyone resting who is not at an important watch station. When your sonar dude tires, you can change him with the radio dude. If your electric peeps tire, you can interchange them with the aft torpedo crew, keep in mind your engine qual. officer will come in handy when you have torpedo personnel manning engines. You can rest the officers at a different pace than the other members of the crew. While on the surface you can interchange the watch with the forward torp. crew. I usually like to have at least 2 crew that are qualified at watch on watch at any one time, though.
Theyre called mixers for a reason! mix 'em up! Just don carry a lot of them and you'll find crew management much, much easier.

sorry for how long this became, as I think I've gotten crew management down.

07-15-07, 02:20 PM	#15
Avatar Commodore Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Way out there Posts: 603 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	Your crew can manage fatigue better if you dont carry many of them. I've been on patrols with as few as 39 crewmen. If you find yourself in a hairy position and cannot change them, or forget to do so, having fewer men will make life easier. I usually start a patrol with: After Torpedo: full electric room: empty Diesels: full + one qualified officer After quarters: empty Control room: full +3 officers Watch: full +1 officer Radio/sonar: full Forward quarters: empty Forward torpedo: full - 2 or 3 crewmen The trick is to take as many men as there is bunk space when you dive(with both torpedo rooms empty), and are able to place one of the radio/sonar dudes in a bunk. All in all, I think that means taking about 39-41 peeps on your boat. I forget the real number. When you dive and are not at battle stations(not manning either torpedo room) and at least one person from the radio/sonar room is in quarters you shouldnt have any spill over into the torpedo room or the diesel room. If you need help with loading torpedoes you can always recruit the weaps officer to help in loading, but you wont hear the "torpedo loaded" message. so... underwater and not at battlestations should look like this: aft torpedo: empty electric room: full +1 officer diesels: empty after quarters: full control: full + 3 officers watch: empty, of course radio/sonar: 1 person at sonar forward quarters: full + the one watch officer forward torpedo: empty now you can have everyone resting who is not at an important watch station. When your sonar dude tires, you can change him with the radio dude. If your electric peeps tire, you can interchange them with the aft torpedo crew, keep in mind your engine qual. officer will come in handy when you have torpedo personnel manning engines. You can rest the officers at a different pace than the other members of the crew. While on the surface you can interchange the watch with the forward torp. crew. I usually like to have at least 2 crew that are qualified at watch on watch at any one time, though. Theyre called mixers for a reason! mix 'em up! Just don carry a lot of them and you'll find crew management much, much easier. sorry for how long this became, as I think I've gotten crew management down.