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Originally Posted by Fish In The Water
Experience certainly helps, but no matter how much training they have, they still don't hear as far as the player. Truth be told, they can be downright incompetent - sort of like when a 'trained' watch officer fails to notice the merchant 3000 meters off the bow in clear weather.  |
Yes, I've had that happen too!
Becomes even funnier when the WO reports no contact in sight and a C3 cargo is steaming almost directly at you. "Ship? What ship?"
That's why I checked the hydrophones myself periodically.