[K-61]

Hello Peter,

I've gone into HSIE and enabled all options except the ones for NYGM and GWX; I am not sure if those are only to be clicked on if using those mods. So, for fear of breaking my game I have not enabled them. [Edit: I have just consulted the manual and it says they are only for use if using one of those mods.]

I forgot to mention one interesting bit about my patrol in my earlier post. With a stern shot I fired at a ship in the outer column of the convoy. The torpedo tracked under a field of debris from the earlier sinking, in the midst of which were several rafts and lifeboats. Just as the torpedo was travelling under the survivors it prematurely detonated and the unfortunate men were flung out of the water. I'm sure if this had been real life they would not have survived the blast due to shock wave trauma. This was the first time I ever witnessed such a thing in the game. After all of these years the game still manages to surprise.

Another question I have concerns using the recognition manual. Is there a way, a shortcut I seem to remember, of having the manual open automatically to the ship you have locked in your scope or UZO view? And does this work with auto-target, manual or both?

[Edit: I have been going through the manual for HSIE. I now realize that the options I chose to enable beyond the defaults were not, in fact enabled. I used my diesels at setting 5 for extended periods and did not get the warning from the chief about possible damage. Other options that were not enabled also effected my patrol. Therefore, I shall delete this current career and begin again. I don't mind overmuch; it is all part of the learning curve.]