[REQ] How to get the sound guy to report range?

Gabucino · 03-09-10, 02:35 AM

Okay I've defined the "range to contact", and the hydrophone sweep/contact/warship shortcut keys.

Problem is: despite the periscope+hydrophone focus on the target warship, the "range to contact" function says "No contact selected". I have to climb down from the attack periscope, march to the sound guy, focus the listener by hand, and THEN it will work... then march&climb back, enter range into the "TDC"...

Solution?

Decoman · 03-09-10, 02:44 AM

I did not know that the hydrophone could be used to the get range to a contact. Was that even possible? Would that be possible with some kind of active sonar on the uboat?

Highbury · 03-09-10, 02:57 AM

The only time I get "No contact selected" when using my hotkey is if I don't have the vertical center of the UZO/Scope on the ship. I also believe it is my WO that is bound to give me that info, not the sound guy. I didn't bind it myself, I use the one with the Commands Mod.

Gabucino · 03-09-10, 03:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Decoman

I did not know that the hydrophone could be used to the get range to a contact. Was that even possible? Would that be possible with some kind of active sonar on the uboat?

I don't know squat about IRL, but these two functions (estimate/precise range to contact) sure did work in SH3 too!

Without any sonar.

Gabucino · 03-09-10, 03:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Highbury

The only time I get "No contact selected" when using my hotkey is if I don't have the vertical center of the UZO/Scope on the ship. I also believe it is my WO that is bound to give me that info, not the sound guy. I didn't bind it myself, I use the one with the Commands Mod.

It's not the same. The WO's function only works on the surface (of course) and it's the "Report nearest visual contact" function.

Highbury · 03-09-10, 03:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Gabucino

It's not the same. The WO's function only works on the surface (of course) and it's the "Report nearest visual contact" function.

Well I do it submerged looking through the scope and get a range, so apparently it does not only work on the surface.

Gabucino · 03-09-10, 04:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Highbury

Well I do it submerged looking through the scope and get a range, so apparently it does not only work on the surface.

Heh, nice.

03-09-10, 02:35 AM	#1
Gabucino Gunner Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 99 Downloads: 50 Uploads: 0	[REQ] How to get the sound guy to report range? Okay I've defined the "range to contact", and the hydrophone sweep/contact/warship shortcut keys. Problem is: despite the periscope+hydrophone focus on the target warship, the "range to contact" function says "No contact selected". I have to climb down from the attack periscope, march to the sound guy, focus the listener by hand, and THEN it will work... then march&climb back, enter range into the "TDC"... Solution? __________________ -- U-47 Personnel file

03-09-10, 02:44 AM	#2
Decoman Frogman Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Oslo, Norway Posts: 306 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	I did not know that the hydrophone could be used to the get range to a contact. Was that even possible? Would that be possible with some kind of active sonar on the uboat?

03-09-10, 02:57 AM	#3
Highbury The Old Man Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: 51.557, -0.102 Posts: 1,311 Downloads: 174 Uploads: 0	The only time I get "No contact selected" when using my hotkey is if I don't have the vertical center of the UZO/Scope on the ship. I also believe it is my WO that is bound to give me that info, not the sound guy. I didn't bind it myself, I use the one with the Commands Mod.