Can I fix my periscope at sea?

[Shyzar]

The other day, I was unlucky enough to run in to a convoy in Tokyo Bay while I was facing the wrong way and only had one aft torp left, fired it, missed, decided to getout of there before the destroyers detect me, I put on silent running, I get detected and I was depth charged, I managed to get away, but with critical flooding, I get everything fixed up, but it's been two days since the attack and they're still pumping out water. Anyways, both periscopes now turn out to be destroyed, is there anyway to fix this at sea, or do I have to refit?

Also, I have one small question. Where do you find task forces? I'm on my 3rd patrol and I have never been within 100 nm of one.

[edjcox]

The periscopes were the Subs Achiles heel and when they were damaged it was almost never repaired until back at port.

You can imagine that Optics and lenses were not the average Sub Mechanics specialty.

Lose your scopes and it's surface attacks and night ops till your back in port.....

[U-Bones]

You don't want to find a task force this trip. Go home and get your scopes fixed

[Shyzar]

Originally Posted by U-Bones

Go home and get your scopes fixed

Can't they just airdrop a couple periscope heads for me?
Guess they can't when i'm off the coast of Japan, but they could at least try.

Oh well, when I get home this time, I might ask for a couple extra scope heads.

[Mudrik]

I'm pretty sure that anything can be repaired at sea unless it is completely destroyed. Scopes are a major drag when they're finished and usually means time to head home (or reload and older game save).

Good luck

[SteamWake]

Originally Posted by U-Bones

You don't want to find a task force this trip. Go home and get your scopes fixed

What ! Hey you still have the O scope and the uzo... Wheres the fighting spirit ! :p

[StandingCow]

Originally Posted by Shyzar

Can't they just airdrop a couple periscope heads for me?
Guess they can't when i'm off the coast of Japan, but they could at least try.

Oh well, when I get home this time, I might ask for a couple extra scope heads.

That would be a good picture for that benard guy.. have him hanging over the side of the sub with a fishing net... and parascopes dropping from a plane... and he of corses misses them all.

[Sailor Steve]

Originally Posted by Mudrik

I'm pretty sure that anything can be repaired at sea unless it is completely destroyed.

Anything can be repaired at sea...with the proper parts, tools and skills, none of which you're going to find on the average WW2 submarine, at least where periscopes are concerned.

They're also not going to be able to fix things like bent props.

[SteamWake]

Pretty sure they dident carry spare ellipsoidial mirrors.

Speaking of damaged periscopes. If one was really busted up, say you got run over by a DD, wouldent there be a very real risk of flooding ?

[Mudrik]

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

Anything can be repaired at sea...with the proper parts, tools and skills, none of which you're going to find on the average WW2 submarine, at least where periscopes are concerned.

They're also not going to be able to fix things like bent props.

I did mean in-game repairs not real life, or are you taking your gameplay far too seriously?

[AVGWarhawk]

Also, I have one small question. Where do you find task forces? I'm on my 3rd patrol and I have never been within 100 nm of one.

Patrol and they will come.

[Sailor Steve]

Originally Posted by Mudrik

I did mean in-game repairs not real life, or are you taking your gameplay far too seriously?

I can't even play the game, and almost all answers I give pertain to real life. Sorry if I misunderstood.

[Mudrik]

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

I can't even play the game, and almost all answers I give pertain to real life. Sorry if I misunderstood.

No worries. I guess that now you're going to explain that you are on this forum due to a long stint serving on subs and that you therefore have a wealth of knowledge that can make us gamers feel that we actually know what's going on and I'm going to feel very small indeed!

on changed to of, hope that's the only error JC

[John Channing]

Not quite the case with Sailor Steve (although close).

On the other hand I definitely recommend the use of a Spell-Checker when he is in the thread!

JCC

kidding... I kid...

[Sailor Steve]

Originally Posted by Mudrik

No worries. I guess that now you're going to explain that you are on this forum due to a long stint serving on subs and that you therefore have a wealth on knowledge that can make us gamers feel that we actually know what's going on and I'm going to feel very small indeed!

Mister Herr Doctor Professor Channing is right. I've never been on a sub (except as a visitor. I spent less than two years in the navy, several months of it on a destroyer; and that was a long time ago (1970). I fell in love with naval wargaming back in 1985, and I've been working on my own tabletop miniatures WW1 game ever since. In that light I've read more history books and technical stuff than I can begin to describe (well, actually I could, but nobody wants to waste that kind of time); so I at least know where to look a lot of stuff up.

I'm on the forum because back in 2002 I had SH2 and it wouldn't work, so I came, I saw and I stuck around. I love SH3, want to play SH4 but I'm on the outs and my computer's in storage. Otherwise, just another gamer.

I always bow to someone who's been there, especially on a sub. Also, I've been known to be wrong on more than a few occassions.

And yes, I do tend to be a little critical where spelling and grammar are concerned, especially if the person is American or British, and should know better.