Need help with using sonar

[Col. Caldwell]

Hi, everyone. It's my first post here on the forums, but I've been playing SH3 for several months now. I started my career in 1939 and now I'm in 1942. I recently got sonar for my boat but I'm having trouble using it. I looked in the online Wiki manual but it didn't help. I had a ship locked in my periscope but the sonarman said "No target selected" when I click either button for the sonar. I had the sonarman follow a sound contact and ordered him again for a sonar reading but he still said "No target selected." Any tips would be appreciated. Thanks.

[joegrundman]

welcome to subsim!

The thing to do is go to the hydrophone station, make sure you are tuned onto the bearing of the target and then send a ping.

[Col. Caldwell]

Thanks for the reply. Do I have to tune into the bearing myself? I tried ordering the sonarman to follow the hydrophone contact and then tried to ping but it didn't work.

[Brag]

First, welcome aboard!

Your soundman will tell you no contact if you have the ship in sight (stock bug). If you need a sound bearing , lower your periscope. Hope this helps :yep:

[Huskalar]

Welcome to Subsim, Herr Kaleun! :up:

[SmokinTep]

Welcome dude..............happy hunting.

[andylegate]

Welcome Herr Kaluen!

[Col. Caldwell]

Thanks for the tips and welcomes. I figured out how to use the sonar now. I had to manually tune the hydrophone to a contact and then get a sonar reading. Thanks again for the tips and I look forward to sharing some of my experiences playing SH3.:up: