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01-21-22, 05:51 AM | #1 |
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After what time were the commanders awarded the next military rank?
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RankDaysUS=365,720,1085,1200 RankPatrolsUS=4,6 RankPatrolsRatingsUS=0,1 RankCampaignRatingsUS=0,1 FOTRSU_v1.7 RankDaysUS=150,180 RankPatrolsUS=4,5 RankPatrolsRatingsUS=0,1 RankCampaignRatingsUS=0,1 TriggerMaru_Overhaul_2-5_UpdateBH Revised Final RankDaysUS=150,180 RankPatrolsUS=6,20 RankPatrolsRatingsUS=0,1 RankCampaignRatingsUS=0,1 Lieutenant Commander Commander Captain start 150 180 I understand correctly that you have the next rank of commander in 150 days, and in another 30 days already the captain? As far as I understand, the game considers from the first title and does not zero the score after assignment. Я правильно понимаю что у вас очередное звание командер через 150 дней, а еще через 30 дней уже капитан? Насколько я понимаю игра считает от первого звания и не обнуляет счет после присвоения. |
01-21-22, 11:57 AM | #2 | |
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In my TMO Update, player will make Cdr after six patrols rated as "good" or better by the sim.I believe the 150 is the number of days required before eligible for promotion, along with the six required patrols. I upped it from five patrol because it seemed a bit too easy to make the rank. I raised requirement for Captain to 20 patrols to make it very difficult to reach that rank, since someone promoted to Captain would be on a desk, not commanding a submarine, except in rare cases or maybe as a temp CO one one patrol (happened a few times, to give senior officers wartime command experience, or if had it earlier in war, gave them a chance to get back out there, temporarily, while a permanent CO was in transit or completing his PCO run (Prospective Commanding Officer) tour on another sub.) |
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01-22-22, 09:37 AM | #3 | |
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Were there commanders who started and ended the war as a submarine commander? In the German submarine fleet, I know there was Wolfgang Luth who from 1939 to 1943 commanded various submarines that participated in the hostilities. And who also lasted in the American submarine fleet in his position and for how long? |
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01-22-22, 11:25 AM | #4 | |
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When the US started sending Coordinated Attack Groups (CAG) aka Wolfpacks to sea in Fall 1943, a Captain, designated as Commander of the CAG, would go out aboard one of the subs (typically 3 subs to a pack) and have tactical command of the pack, but each sub had their own CO, usually a Lieutenant Commander, occasionally a Commander. Having a pack commander on scene avoided having HQ micromanaging (as U Boats were by Doenitz) and excess radio traffic. First wolfpack (Shad, Cero, Grayback)was in Fall 1943 under Captain "Swede" Momsen, who rode aboard the submarine Cero. Captain John Cromwell, riding Sculpin as part of pack in Nov 1943 earned the Medal of Honor when he sacrificed himself to avoid capture and possibly revealing sensitive information to the Japanese under torture. After several packs deployed in Fall 1943- Spring 1944, a evaluation of the patrols found pack concept would work better by just placing the senior CO present in tactical command, so most packs began deploying without a Captain aboard. One exception comes to mind is August-September 1944 when Captain Ed Swinburne went out on Barb. Of course LCDR Eugene Fluckey was in command of Barb. US sub commanders typically were permitted five patrols before being rotated to short duty(with few exceptions), new construction stateside, training roles, etc as psychologists recommended, so no skippers commanded subs the entire war and a limited number made more than five or six patrols in command. Many were junior officers at start of the war and worked their way up as it was found younger skippers were more aggressive and adapted better to the new war time operations, as most older skippers were too cautious. |
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01-22-22, 11:35 AM | #5 |
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The construction of the game tells you not to deviate from the real story and the player must build his career in these 5-6 patrols. And try to be better than real commanders in terms of tonnage. At least it makes more sense than playing the whole war.
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01-22-22, 12:19 PM | #6 | |
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I rarely keep the same Commander a entire career. I simply edit the career file, renamed the skipper, clear out tonnage and medals, keep on with same boat and crew (of course crew changes over time). |
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01-22-22, 07:18 PM | #7 | |
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