BE96 and some advice

01-19-08, 05:37 AM

HI, my first patrol was be96 - by the time i went through the canal and round uk, patrolled and did all the killing stuff i was almost out of fuel, have tried to get home through the channel - no chance!!!!!!!! have no chance of getting back on fuel now and wondered how i was supposed to make it there and back

deepboat · 01-19-08, 05:51 AM

I take you're based in Kiel, if so then head to the nearest port (friendly), collect your renown and then head to Kiel in the next mission.

melnibonian · 01-19-08, 05:54 AM

You can always click the ESC button and "teleport" yourself in your home base (only if you don't play at 100% realism).

01-19-08, 05:57 AM

hi, yeah thought of that, except im just off coast of ireland have got all of uk to get round yet before a friendly port appears and im nearly on fumes - scrap it and start again or drive round at 3 knots that will take 20 days!!!

3Jane · 01-19-08, 06:39 AM

Don't worry about the channel, it's a piece of cake. 3000 Metres off Calais, decks awash in full dark. Works inbound and outbound. Haven't been killed yet (yet).

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...431#post726431

Pisces · 01-19-08, 08:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Mikhayl

And DO NOT set your speed at 3 knots, even if it's slow that doesn't make for a greater ranger, the best average on a type II A is more like 5/6 knots

With his patrolgrid being BE96 I'm guessing he has a type VII-something. So he shouldn't be traveling at that speed either. I don't know exactly but type-VII optimum speed is a bit higher.

Undercovergeek: Check for post during the past weeks or so about fuel consumption. You'll find enough about the propper speed.

papa_smurf · 01-19-08, 09:19 AM

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I take you're based in Kiel, if so then head to the nearest port (friendly), collect your renown and then head to Kiel in the next mission.

I'd go for this option, try to get to Heligoland and start your next patrol from there.
If you cannot reach there, just "teleport" back to home port.

Blue_Ninja63 · 02-07-08, 02:44 PM

My experience has been ahead 1/3 for a VIIb cruise speed for a patrol. Have made it the long route around the North of Britain to BE96 and back. Since you are low on fuel do as suggested and run the channel. Dive every 16 hrs and run on batteries for 8 hrs to conserve fuel. When in the channel don't go deeper than 14 meters.

I hope this helps you, good luck.

01-19-08, 05:37 AM	#1
undercovergeek Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	BE96 and some advice HI, my first patrol was be96 - by the time i went through the canal and round uk, patrolled and did all the killing stuff i was almost out of fuel, have tried to get home through the channel - no chance!!!!!!!! have no chance of getting back on fuel now and wondered how i was supposed to make it there and back

01-19-08, 05:51 AM	#2
deepboat Gunner Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: In an Octopuss' Garden Posts: 99 Downloads: 52 Uploads: 0	I take you're based in Kiel, if so then head to the nearest port (friendly), collect your renown and then head to Kiel in the next mission. __________________ Smoke on the horizon captain!

01-19-08, 05:54 AM	#3
melnibonian Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Reading UK Posts: 3,473 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	You can always click the ESC button and "teleport" yourself in your home base (only if you don't play at 100% realism). __________________ http://www.thegreywolves.com/ http://wolvesatwar.com/ Download GWX and other goodies: http://hosted.filefront.com/melnibonian

01-19-08, 06:39 AM	#5
3Jane Ace of the Deep Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: York. Northern England. Posts: 1,004 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Don't worry about the channel, it's a piece of cake. 3000 Metres off Calais, decks awash in full dark. Works inbound and outbound. Haven't been killed yet (yet). http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...431#post726431 __________________ Fate opposes me in vitality and morality, forced ever onward, burdened, always in shackles. So this very moment, without tarrying, pluck the quivering strings. Because fate punishes the one who plays, all lament with me. (http://hosted.filefront.com/KatherineRowan) Last edited by 3Jane; 01-19-08 at 07:35 AM.

02-07-08, 02:44 PM	#8
Blue_Ninja63 Torpedoman Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Coquitlam, BC Canada Posts: 117 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	My experience has been ahead 1/3 for a VIIb cruise speed for a patrol. Have made it the long route around the North of Britain to BE96 and back. Since you are low on fuel do as suggested and run the channel. Dive every 16 hrs and run on batteries for 8 hrs to conserve fuel. When in the channel don't go deeper than 14 meters. I hope this helps you, good luck. __________________ Blue_Ninja63 Seedrache Commander www.seedrache.webs.com

01-19-08, 05:57 AM	#4
undercovergeek Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	hi, yeah thought of that, except im just off coast of ireland have got all of uk to get round yet before a friendly port appears and im nearly on fumes - scrap it and start again or drive round at 3 knots that will take 20 days!!!