radar question

[Laffertytig]

ive just started a patrol in june 42 and my uboat apears to have radar (big circle thingy on deck that rotates) by default but when i click radar report the icons are blacked out. so is that bit rotating ring on deck?

im using gwx

[Kaleu_Mihoo]

I think it may be this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_direction_finder
not a radar
regards

[raduz]

ive just started a patrol in june 42 and my uboat apears to have radar (big circle thingy on deck that rotates) by default but when i click radar report the icons are blacked out. so is that bit rotating ring on deck?

im using gwx

if it is a radar, then you can use it only when surfaced, and if the icons are blacked out, maybe it is just switched off. or you have no radio operator?

[danlisa]

Later, when you do get radar, you will have another big rotating thingie on the bridge.

Well, Radar detector.;)

[Steppenwolf]

Yes, it's your radio direction finder. Use of the Radio Direction Finder is automatic and represented abstractly by some of those contact icons that appear periodically on your F5 Nav Map. The physical representation of it on your bridge is just eye candy. If you don't like it, there is a mod on the GWX homepage to remove it.

[TarJak]

Later, when you do get radar, you will have another big rotating thingie on the bridge.

Well, Radar detector.;)

I thought you meant the watch crew there for a minute. I've got 5 big rotating thingies on my bridge, six if you count the RD.:rotfl: