Food- will it run out?

[Sailor Steve]

On the other hand, those accounts don't mention any details. Like the accounts of Lothar von Arnauld de la Periere's famous First World War patrol, in which he sank 54 ships for 91,150 tons using only four torpedoes, they almost never mention that he used more than 900 shells from his deck gun, or about eight times as many as the boat could carry. Since he had to go into a port to reload the shells, does that really count as one patrol?

Likewise Lüth and Kentrats: did they spend that many days at sea, without ever restocking their food supplies? I don't claim they didn't, only that the accounts leave something to be desired.

Most patrols lasted less than 100 days, and since food never seems to be mentioned in the accounts I think it's safe to assume that it wasn't a problem.

[Jimbuna]

Purely out of curiosity........Wasn't there documentation (in the early days of the conflict) of merchants being boarded prior to sinking and foodstuffs being taken off :hmm:

[Hanomag]

Originally Posted by jimbuna

I'm suprised you've still got eels left after 3 months ingame.

Your not hiding outside the pier in your home port are you?

LMAO :rotfl:

Or maybe the merhcants are so small that they steam right passed at 500 m with no notice. Their teeny weeny props barely registering on the hydrophones.

By god... I demand the electron microscopic periscope option mod for GWX 3.0!!!

[Havokflight]

The worlds submariner community has always been on the cutting edge of technology, looking at ways to get more out of less.

The german service made powdered milk better, found better ways of drying foods, and the german navy perfected a concoction that later with more development became the hugely popular hand sanitizer.

However sailors carried and used large volumes of very potent cologne and perfumes. Foods typically "turned", fruits and vegitabes had to be used within a week or two or they spoiled. The boats became known as "Pig Boats" for good reason.

[Kapt Z]

Originally Posted by jimbuna

Purely out of curiosity........Wasn't there documentation (in the early days of the conflict) of merchants being boarded prior to sinking and foodstuffs being taken off :hmm:

Yes!

I remember a book about numerous u-boat mens' adventures. Each chapter was from a different man's experience. From plain seamen to ace kaleuns.

One chapter was about a u-boat early in the war who had stopped a cargo ship and sent over a boat for fresh bread and other foodstuffs. They thought they were safe from aircraft attack, but a aircraft did show up and started bombing them. Several u-boat men were still on the ship and the u-boat dived to evade with the ship's lifeboat still tied to her wintergarden! Then the attacking bomber tried too hard to score a hit on the submerged sub and he crashed into the sea. The u-boat surfaced, picked up her missing crew, a gravely wounded British pilot and then sunk the merchant ship.

Quite a tale.

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by Kapt Z

Yes!

I remember a book about numerous u-boat mens' adventures. Each chapter was from a different man's experience. From plain seamen to ace kaleuns.

One chapter was about a u-boat early in the war who had stopped a cargo ship and sent over a boat for fresh bread and other foodstuffs. They thought they were safe from aircraft attack, but a aircraft did show up and started bombing them. Several u-boat men were still on the ship and the u-boat dived to evade with the ship's lifeboat still tied to her wintergarden! Then the attacking bomber tried too hard to score a hit on the submerged sub and he crashed into the sea. The u-boat surfaced, picked up her missing crew, a gravely wounded British pilot and then sunk the merchant ship.

Quite a tale.

Rgr that