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MarkShot · 03-12-09, 08:35 AM

About compressed air - I would have to check if SH1 showed a gauge. SH2 did actually handle air with depth changes.

SH1 I don't recall doing anything with compressed air.

AOD would bleed compressed below a certain depth as air was used to suplement the pumps. (The deeper you went, the faster it bled. You would get a bubbling sound every few minutes as water was evacuated and air reserves dropped.)

Thus, you could go quite deep which increased you chances of slipping under a screen or evading. However, you would be bleeding air like you would be burning your battery when maneuvering evasively. So, you really had to manage it carefully.

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What I like about both AOD and SH1 is that it was possible to maneuver faster say than 1 KTS; especially prior to detection. In SH3/GWX, it seems that anything beyond 150RPM or 1KTS can be heard on the other side of the Atlantic. The passive detection capabilities of the escorts in SH3/GWX are simply amazing. I find it hard to believe that heavy seas with 40 noisy merchants around that a sub could easily be picked up and tracked passively on battery.

So, SH3/GWX requires uber-stealth to hit your targets. SH1/AOD have a balance between maneuver and stealth. For me, it makes the game much more interesting.

Although I haven't played a subsim for a long time now.

03-12-09, 08:35 AM	#17
MarkShot Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 1,134 Downloads: 93 Uploads: 0	About compressed air - I would have to check if SH1 showed a gauge. SH2 did actually handle air with depth changes. SH1 I don't recall doing anything with compressed air. AOD would bleed compressed below a certain depth as air was used to suplement the pumps. (The deeper you went, the faster it bled. You would get a bubbling sound every few minutes as water was evacuated and air reserves dropped.) Thus, you could go quite deep which increased you chances of slipping under a screen or evading. However, you would be bleeding air like you would be burning your battery when maneuvering evasively. So, you really had to manage it carefully. --- What I like about both AOD and SH1 is that it was possible to maneuver faster say than 1 KTS; especially prior to detection. In SH3/GWX, it seems that anything beyond 150RPM or 1KTS can be heard on the other side of the Atlantic. The passive detection capabilities of the escorts in SH3/GWX are simply amazing. I find it hard to believe that heavy seas with 40 noisy merchants around that a sub could easily be picked up and tracked passively on battery. So, SH3/GWX requires uber-stealth to hit your targets. SH1/AOD have a balance between maneuver and stealth. For me, it makes the game much more interesting. Although I haven't played a subsim for a long time now. __________________ War games, not wars! --- Only a small few profit from war (that should not stand)!