Photo Recon Mission?

[ParrotPatrol]

The manual for this game is crap, can someone tell me how to complete a photo recon mission? I'm sitting square at the target site (almost lost the bottom of my boat, Hiroshima is SHALLOW!) and I'm getting no hints. Save me?

[CaptainCox]

Targetting (lock) the ships in harbour with the periscope will activate the "camera icon" in the icon panel. Then you simply click that and lock/target the next ship etc. When you have done all, the mission marker should be grayed out on the map and you are done, this will also be written in your mission log.

[Dowly]

Hehe, I love these photo recon missions. :rotfl:

*Reads the orders*

Hmmm... Photograph the two AC carriers... okie!

*click* *click*

Done, what else.... *Reads onwards*

Hmm.. no more orders... then I must hunt freely!

OPEN THE TUBES! TARGET THOSE TWO CARRIERS OVER THERE!! FIRE! :smug:

[DanCanovas]

Hehe, I love these photo recon missions. :rotfl:

*Reads the orders*

Hmmm... Photograph the two AC carriers... okie!

*click* *click*

Done, what else.... *Reads onwards*

Hmm.. no more orders... then I must hunt freely!

OPEN THE TUBES! TARGET THOSE TWO CARRIERS OVER THERE!! FIRE! :smug:

haha :rotfl:

[ParrotPatrol]

I never understood the point of photo recon with a submarine, wouldnt the recon be outdated by the time the sub got back HALF A MONTH LATER?

[banjo]

On my photo mission to Rabaul I had to get inside 3 miles before the camera icon lit up and allowed a shot. Then 1 photo was all it took.

[CaptainCox]

Some statistics on the subject.
http://www.valoratsea.com/recon.htm
Not 100%, but in that list only
USS SnookC.O. TreibelAug 1943Photo - Marcus Island Is listed as a "photo" mission.

[DanCanovas]

I never understood the point of photo recon with a submarine, wouldnt the recon be outdated by the time the sub got back HALF A MONTH LATER?

yes the ship might not be there but you can gain alot from the information. weapon systems, size, speed, base facilities, lots of things, not just ship locations.

[CaptainCox]

And you could of course radio your info back to base ;)