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Originally Posted by Jay
Here are a few "shortcuts" that either are not spelled out in the SH3 manual or are there, but (as I can personally attest) are easily overlooked by the newbie:
1) on the navigation map (F5), Ctrl+Right Click centres your boat on the map;
2) on the navigation map (F5), if you have plotted two or more waypoints and want to erase all of them at once, left click on the plot-course icon (the triangle), then press Shift+Del;
3) to completely raise/lower the attack periscope (F3), press Ctrl+PgUp/Ctrl+PgDn;
4) to completely raise/lower the observation periscope (O), press Ctrl+Ins/Ctrl+Del.
I think newbies also have trouble making attacks because the manual doesn't explain the important distinction between the heading markings and bearing markings on the compass.
The outside dial of the compass shows your boat's direction of travel (heading), with 0 degrees = due North, 90 degrees = due East, etc. So, if you want your boat to travel south-easterly, click on a heading of 135 degrees on the outside (compass) dial.
The inside dial shows the bearing of an object, i.e., its position relative to the bow of your boat, with 0 degrees = directly ahead, 90 degrees = on your starboard [right] side, etc. So, if you (or your Watch Officer, Sound Operator, etc.) detect a ship on a bearing of 200 degrees (i.e., on the port [left] side of your boat, toward the stern), and you want to travel toward that ship, click on 200 degrees on the inside (bearing) dial.
BTW, newbies also should remember that the markings on the binoculars, UZO, and periscopes indicate an object's bearing (position relative to your boat), not that object's heading (direction of travel).
If I've gotten any of this wrong, I'm sure someone will correct me.
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