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Old 07-04-07, 09:18 AM   #3
ichso
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What is the effect of having a fully efficient crew in the engine compartments? More efficiency means less use of fuel or batteries? Obviously the engines don't work if there isn't enough people in there but other than that the effects aren't clear to me.
No idea about that point but it sounds possible.

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Same question in regards to the conning tower and sonar/radio rooms. Will I actually spot or hear ships more readily with a fully efficient compartment? And what exactly does an experienced radio operator do? Does his contribution to compartment efficiency affect hydrophones?
At the conning tower it matters in that way that a more efficient crew lets recognizes ships earlier. A better radio man should give you more contact reports.
The point about the sonar guy is a much discussed one though . Some say a better sonar guy makes no difference, others will say it does. I still believe it does but haven't tested it myself that much yet.
The sonar guy and radio guy don't interfere in their work. A skilled sonar man won't help you getting more contact reports by radio.

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It seems that crew management has the potential for raising immersion quite a bit in a game like this but generally it just provides an impetus to stay above 32x TC as often as possible to avoid having to deal with it.
Some people go so far to turn the 3DView-TC value in SH3Commander higher than that to force themselves handle the whole thing even at higher TC's .
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