A Broad Question From a New SHIV Player

altctrlspud · 08-10-17, 01:14 AM

Hello, I'm very new to sub sims and this forum, and I'm sure you get lots of repetitive questions from new players, but I can't seem to find the answer to mine in any of the stickied posts.

To preface this, I've just started playing Silent Hunter IV vanilla and am playing on high realism settings (including manual targeting). My question: what exactly should be my course of action once I first am alerted to a contact? Say I am patrolling on the surface as usual and my radar alerts me to a nearby convoy. My question is essentially how I should proceed from this moment to attack position. How close can I get before I should dive? How fast can I go before I am heard? When do I switch to silent running? So many questions...

I've read countless guides on conducting the attack and targeting techniques but very little detailing the time between contact and the attack. Any help on how to get into attack position without wasting time or getting spotted would be very much appreciated!

08-10-17, 01:14 AM	#1
altctrlspud Nub Join Date: May 2016 Posts: 3 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	A Broad Question From a New SHIV Player Hello, I'm very new to sub sims and this forum, and I'm sure you get lots of repetitive questions from new players, but I can't seem to find the answer to mine in any of the stickied posts. To preface this, I've just started playing Silent Hunter IV vanilla and am playing on high realism settings (including manual targeting). My question: what exactly should be my course of action once I first am alerted to a contact? Say I am patrolling on the surface as usual and my radar alerts me to a nearby convoy. My question is essentially how I should proceed from this moment to attack position. How close can I get before I should dive? How fast can I go before I am heard? When do I switch to silent running? So many questions... I've read countless guides on conducting the attack and targeting techniques but very little detailing the time between contact and the attack. Any help on how to get into attack position without wasting time or getting spotted would be very much appreciated!