SUBSIM Radio Room Forums - View Single Post - Torpedo tube damage. Sonar problems. Ship contacts.

grandpa55 · 03-06-18, 04:14 PM

Hello Pisces.

Thanks for the quick reply.

No chance of approaching crush depth.

Real life skippers apparently remained submerged during the day when within 500 miles of occupied territory to avoid aircraft detection and surfaced mainly at night. In the game I cruise around on the surface because I don’t think I have enough battery power to stay down that long, and it takes forever to recharge the batteries. Then if I make contact at night would have no juice left to submerge for an attack. If I make contact I immediately dive to periscope depth to gather info on the target. I haven’t had to dive deeper so far. Nobody has come to investigate me… yet.

I’m hoping the “damage” to the torpedo tubes was just a game glitch. I’ll be back on patrol tonight, so I hope to put that theory to the test. I would also expect any "real" damage to show up on the status screen. It didn't.

Rather disappointing about the sonar operator. It’s challenging enough to run all submarine stations in the game and not be able to count on the computer to do some simple tasks like keep me updated about contacts!

I’ve had multiple convoy and task force reports on the radio but was never able to make contact. So far I’ve only bumped into single ships, always merchants with two exceptions. When returning to base after my last patrol I did see a single destroyer, but because I couldn’t fire torpedoes, I avoided her. On my first patrol I was bush-wacked by the Japanese when the game did not come out of 256 time acceleration after I unknowingly made contact. That was probably a convoy with destroyer escorts. The destroyers hung around for a long time looking for me. Took hours of game time before I was able to surface and limp home with my tail between my legs… lucky to tell the tale.

Interestingly, when I discovered the poor computer sonar play, I was able to distinctly identify two different screw types on sonar that the S.O. “could not detect”. I assume one was merchant, one escort. But as I never found them I’ll never know.

Rick
Yes, I’m a gaming grandpa. Have 7 grandkids.
I’ll never grow up!

03-06-18, 04:14 PM	#3
grandpa55 Swabbie Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Bay City, MI Posts: 12 Downloads: 48 Uploads: 0	Hello Pisces. Thanks for the quick reply. No chance of approaching crush depth. Real life skippers apparently remained submerged during the day when within 500 miles of occupied territory to avoid aircraft detection and surfaced mainly at night. In the game I cruise around on the surface because I don’t think I have enough battery power to stay down that long, and it takes forever to recharge the batteries. Then if I make contact at night would have no juice left to submerge for an attack. If I make contact I immediately dive to periscope depth to gather info on the target. I haven’t had to dive deeper so far. Nobody has come to investigate me… yet. I’m hoping the “damage” to the torpedo tubes was just a game glitch. I’ll be back on patrol tonight, so I hope to put that theory to the test. I would also expect any "real" damage to show up on the status screen. It didn't. Rather disappointing about the sonar operator. It’s challenging enough to run all submarine stations in the game and not be able to count on the computer to do some simple tasks like keep me updated about contacts! I’ve had multiple convoy and task force reports on the radio but was never able to make contact. So far I’ve only bumped into single ships, always merchants with two exceptions. When returning to base after my last patrol I did see a single destroyer, but because I couldn’t fire torpedoes, I avoided her. On my first patrol I was bush-wacked by the Japanese when the game did not come out of 256 time acceleration after I unknowingly made contact. That was probably a convoy with destroyer escorts. The destroyers hung around for a long time looking for me. Took hours of game time before I was able to surface and limp home with my tail between my legs… lucky to tell the tale. Interestingly, when I discovered the poor computer sonar play, I was able to distinctly identify two different screw types on sonar that the S.O. “could not detect”. I assume one was merchant, one escort. But as I never found them I’ll never know. Rick Yes, I’m a gaming grandpa. Have 7 grandkids. I’ll never grow up!