Unrealistic crew

1480 · 06-17-08, 07:45 PM

What Murr44 said is correct. With the Commander in use you can get the crew size down to 44 on a Type VII. I shift the officers around, two are only necessary in the Zentrale during normal Boot operations. The other two are at rest except during an attack. Switching them out when they get fatigued. U-31 in Oct 39, I have two Bootsman with a radio rating to man the sonar, two maats operating the funk. Two watch specialists, two machinists and two torpedo men. The rest are not specialized so they can man the deck watch, torpedo room, the engines and zentrale. It's quite cramped when submerged but if you keep the extras in the damage team, or diesel compartment, then the fatigue factor is lessened. A little tip: you only need one bootsman, and 3-4 ratings in the engines to have them run properly.

06-17-08, 07:45 PM	#3
1480 Lead Slinger Join Date: May 2007 Location: Chitcago, Illinoise Posts: 1,442 Downloads: 74 Uploads: 0	What Murr44 said is correct. With the Commander in use you can get the crew size down to 44 on a Type VII. I shift the officers around, two are only necessary in the Zentrale during normal Boot operations. The other two are at rest except during an attack. Switching them out when they get fatigued. U-31 in Oct 39, I have two Bootsman with a radio rating to man the sonar, two maats operating the funk. Two watch specialists, two machinists and two torpedo men. The rest are not specialized so they can man the deck watch, torpedo room, the engines and zentrale. It's quite cramped when submerged but if you keep the extras in the damage team, or diesel compartment, then the fatigue factor is lessened. A little tip: you only need one bootsman, and 3-4 ratings in the engines to have them run properly. __________________