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Originally Posted by Onkel Neal
In my preview, I speculated that the natural division of duties would be Captain, Navigator, Engineer, and Radio. That was based on the tutorials, where the Map was one of the four videos. However, it now seems like the “Navigator” should also be manning the TDC. From what I know, in actual submarines in WWII, the captain made observations and called out the range, AOB, etc for the Fire Control officer to input in the TDC.
In the game, this seems like the best arrangement too, so the Captain does not have to take his eye away from the scene on the surface so often. After playing, should the role be called First Officer…? Both players could consult the map, but this would deepen the teamwork between players, I think.
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The role can definitely be called first officer, since the player will be in charge of fire control, but also act as navigator. The procedure of firing torpedoes is indeed most effective when the captain uses the periscope and forwards the information to the first officer at the TDC.
A very important update that is in the works is manual navigation. This means a lot more work for the first officer, who will have to update the position of the sub and other ships manually on the map. A new station in the control room with the sufficient tools and equipment for navigation will be added as well.