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SabreHawk · 03-22-10, 10:36 AM

Well yeah Steam, thats always been the case with Uboats. They are nearly invisible at night, and we can certainly see a merchant at a much further distance than they can see us.
And it certainly stands to reason that they cant shoot what they cant see. A waste of amutition.
And nothing magic about the circle, its just the range that they can see at given the current conditions. Even SH3 had that, it just wasnt gray shaded and you had to be zoomed in to a certain point to see it, as well as the ASDIC range and pattern on DDs the same way.

In SH3 I'd have WO man the gun and then hit hold fire, and then not order the firing till we were within 3000m or less. Cause from further away the guys missed too often, and again was a waste of ammo.
And of course, if we couldnt see them at all ya cant even target them much less shoot at them.

03-22-10, 10:36 AM	#11
SabreHawk Captain Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Seattle, Wa. USA Posts: 530 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	Well yeah Steam, thats always been the case with Uboats. They are nearly invisible at night, and we can certainly see a merchant at a much further distance than they can see us. And it certainly stands to reason that they cant shoot what they cant see. A waste of amutition. And nothing magic about the circle, its just the range that they can see at given the current conditions. Even SH3 had that, it just wasnt gray shaded and you had to be zoomed in to a certain point to see it, as well as the ASDIC range and pattern on DDs the same way. In SH3 I'd have WO man the gun and then hit hold fire, and then not order the firing till we were within 3000m or less. Cause from further away the guys missed too often, and again was a waste of ammo. And of course, if we couldnt see them at all ya cant even target them much less shoot at them. __________________ "Chance favors the prepared mind"