Sailor Steve
04-07-15, 12:35 PM
Just at the VERY early stage of looking into the feasibility of a functional, player controlled ballast system. After reading the Kriegsmarine "Diving Regulations for U-boats" http://www.uboatarchive.net/Diving/DivingRegulations.htm , you come to realise that the correct and timely operation of this system is the life or death of the U-boat.
Fascinating document, now bookmarked. Thanks for posting it.
That said, after reading the entire thing I must disagree with your assessment. In the entire diving procedure the captain is only mentioned once, when he gives the dive order. Everything is done by the LI and the crew, none of it by the captain. To me this means that the only thing really required for a realistic dive experience would be a sound routine in which the player hears all the various orders being given. Direct player operation in diving procedures would be less realistic, not more.
I did come across one section that confirms what I've always said when having discussions about the crash dive:
Commander: "Go to depth x meters". (At the front usually to 80 meters).
There have always been those who want to reset the crash depth to be fairly shallow, and I've always pointed out that a crash dive involves full flooding and that it takes time to recover from that condition.
Anyway, good reading and thanks again.
Fascinating document, now bookmarked. Thanks for posting it.
That said, after reading the entire thing I must disagree with your assessment. In the entire diving procedure the captain is only mentioned once, when he gives the dive order. Everything is done by the LI and the crew, none of it by the captain. To me this means that the only thing really required for a realistic dive experience would be a sound routine in which the player hears all the various orders being given. Direct player operation in diving procedures would be less realistic, not more.
I did come across one section that confirms what I've always said when having discussions about the crash dive:
Commander: "Go to depth x meters". (At the front usually to 80 meters).
There have always been those who want to reset the crash depth to be fairly shallow, and I've always pointed out that a crash dive involves full flooding and that it takes time to recover from that condition.
Anyway, good reading and thanks again.