Pesky Weather

iesol · 02-13-08, 07:58 AM

Hi all

Has anyone else been sailing home, all torps expended after a great patrol when along comes a juicy lone merchant that is just right for a shelling. So you surface only to find that the weather wont allow you to man the guns. I just have to let the merchant sail away, I have considered ramming the damn thing but figured that I would come off worst.

If only I could give my gun crew some aqua-lungs then they would be ok to man the guns and woohoo another ship notched up.

onelifecrisis · 02-13-08, 08:17 AM

I had this happen yesterday.

Worse, the wind died less than an hour after I spotted the ship, but I hadn't bothered to plot its course on the map.

TomcatMVD · 02-13-08, 08:20 AM

Before surfacing ask your NO for the weather report, if winds are 8 mts per sec. or stronger, forget about it

iesol · 02-13-08, 09:55 AM

Hi Tomcat

Yea i realise that, but I was just wishing out loud that the weather was better and it always seems to be bad just when i want to shell something.

TomcatMVD · 02-13-08, 10:37 AM

Yeah I know... it happened to all of us at least 50 times

flakmonkey · 02-13-08, 10:47 AM

Bad luck, happens to me all the time, just remember to plot a course next time then at least you`ll have a chance to catch it again.

TomcatMVD:
You have to surface first to get a weather report since the report comes from the watch officer, who is not there when submerged.
Unless your nav officer is a complete genius he cant possibly know what the weathers doing when your under.

FIREWALL · 02-13-08, 11:09 AM

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Originally Posted by TomcatMVD

Before surfacing ask your NO for the weather report, if winds are 8 mts per sec. or stronger, forget about it

Are you playing vanilla SH-3 ?

On GWX2.0 your WO gives weather report and you have to be on the surface.

papa_smurf · 02-13-08, 12:01 PM

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So you surface only to find that the weather wont allow you to man the guns

This has happened to me too many times to count......

Brag · 02-13-08, 12:03 PM

Once I had 3 days of good weather and tankers in "The Alley" were on parade! Lost count of how many of them the deck gun took care off.

Another time, outside Cadiz after resupplying, spent all the DG ammunition within 48 hours.

The rest of the time?

difool2 · 02-13-08, 12:08 PM

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=130112

iesol · 02-13-08, 04:54 PM

Ok so I thought I would run a little test.

Managed to find me a convoy off SW Ireland heading west. The weather was foul and I wondered how long it would take until it changed. Oh it is may btw.
Anyway I heard this voice in my head saying "go West my son" so I did and shadowed the said convoy for a bit to see if it changed. Well 5 days later!!!!!!
And still no bloody change! And it's May!

AAAAARRRRRGGGGHHHHHHHHH!

Well one result is that I am not wondering about the weather any more! It is straight in with the torps and then run for home

as I am bored to tears shadowing this convoy!

Sailor Steve · 02-13-08, 05:26 PM

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Originally Posted by TomcatMVD

Before surfacing ask your NO for the weather report, if winds are 8 mts per sec. or stronger, forget about it

Magic reports from underwater? You need to get GWX.

If you want to know what the weather is while submerged, use the periscope.

Blacklight · 02-13-08, 07:21 PM

Usually for me, the weather is crisp and perfect until I detect a ship, then "The Wrath of God" occurs and I can't even get a VISUAL on the ship until I'm about to crash into it. Strangely enough, when the ship dissapears out of range, the weather seems to clear up... only to repeat this cycle when I detect another ship.

Abd_von_Mumit · 02-13-08, 08:06 PM

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Originally Posted by FIREWALL

Quote:

Originally Posted by TomcatMVD

Before surfacing ask your NO for the weather report, if winds are 8 mts per sec. or stronger, forget about it

Are you playing vanilla SH-3 ?

On GWX2.0 your WO gives weather report and you have to be on the surface.

In GWX 2.0 it's the NO who gives the reports, but the icon is assigned to WO. You can test it easily, just remove the NO and ask for weather.

You can assign a shortkey to "report weather" command and then you don't need your WO to ask. A little bug, I think it origins from vanilla game.

PS. Guys, you should all use RealWeatherFixMod, it's impact on the everlasting storms is huge!

Blacklight · 02-13-08, 11:56 PM

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In GWX 2.0 it's the NO who gives the reports, but the icon is assigned to WO. You can test it easily, just remove the NO and ask for weather.

You can assign a shortkey to "report weather" command and then you don't need your WO to ask. A little bug, I think it origins from vanilla game.

Why.. that's VOODOO MAGIC !! That kind of stuff isn't allowed on my boat. We raise our periscope to check the weather before surfacing !!!

Quote:

PS. Guys, you should all use RealWeatherFixMod, it's impact on the everlasting storms is huge!

I will seccond that. I've added this mod to my "Must Haves" list for newcommers asking what mods they should get.

02-13-08, 07:58 AM	#1
iesol Watch Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 17 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Pesky Weather Hi all Has anyone else been sailing home, all torps expended after a great patrol when along comes a juicy lone merchant that is just right for a shelling. So you surface only to find that the weather wont allow you to man the guns. I just have to let the merchant sail away, I have considered ramming the damn thing but figured that I would come off worst. If only I could give my gun crew some aqua-lungs then they would be ok to man the guns and woohoo another ship notched up.

02-13-08, 08:17 AM	#2
onelifecrisis Maverick Modder Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: England Posts: 3,895 Downloads: 65 Uploads: 3	I had this happen yesterday. Worse, the wind died less than an hour after I spotted the ship, but I hadn't bothered to plot its course on the map. __________________ Freedom of speech - priceless. For everything else there's Mastercard.

02-13-08, 08:20 AM	#3
TomcatMVD Weps Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: MVD, UY Posts: 359 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	Before surfacing ask your NO for the weather report, if winds are 8 mts per sec. or stronger, forget about it __________________

02-13-08, 10:37 AM	#5
TomcatMVD Weps Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: MVD, UY Posts: 359 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	Yeah I know... it happened to all of us at least 50 times __________________

02-13-08, 10:47 AM	#6
flakmonkey Grey Wolf Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Staffordshire, Uk Posts: 944 Downloads: 78 Uploads: 0	Bad luck, happens to me all the time, just remember to plot a course next time then at least you`ll have a chance to catch it again. TomcatMVD: You have to surface first to get a weather report since the report comes from the watch officer, who is not there when submerged. Unless your nav officer is a complete genius he cant possibly know what the weathers doing when your under. __________________

02-13-08, 09:55 AM	#4
iesol Watch Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 17 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Hi Tomcat Yea i realise that, but I was just wishing out loud that the weather was better and it always seems to be bad just when i want to shell something.

02-13-08, 12:03 PM	#9
Brag Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Docked on a Russian pond Posts: 7,072 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Once I had 3 days of good weather and tankers in "The Alley" were on parade! Lost count of how many of them the deck gun took care off. Another time, outside Cadiz after resupplying, spent all the DG ammunition within 48 hours. The rest of the time? __________________ Espionage, adventure, suspense, are just a click away Click here to look inside Brag's book: Amazon.com: Kingmaker: Alexey Braguine: Books Order Kingmaker here: http://www.subsim.com/store.html For Tactics visit:http://www.freewebs.com/kielman/

02-13-08, 12:08 PM	#10
difool2 Commander Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 459 Downloads: 31 Uploads: 0	http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=130112

02-13-08, 04:54 PM	#11
iesol Watch Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 17 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Ok so I thought I would run a little test. Managed to find me a convoy off SW Ireland heading west. The weather was foul and I wondered how long it would take until it changed. Oh it is may btw. Anyway I heard this voice in my head saying "go West my son" so I did and shadowed the said convoy for a bit to see if it changed. Well 5 days later!!!!!! And still no bloody change! And it's May! AAAAARRRRRGGGGHHHHHHHHH! Well one result is that I am not wondering about the weather any more! It is straight in with the torps and then run for home as I am bored to tears shadowing this convoy!

02-13-08, 07:21 PM	#13
Blacklight Ocean Warrior Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Connecticut Posts: 2,507 Downloads: 145 Uploads: 0	Usually for me, the weather is crisp and perfect until I detect a ship, then "The Wrath of God" occurs and I can't even get a VISUAL on the ship until I'm about to crash into it. Strangely enough, when the ship dissapears out of range, the weather seems to clear up... only to repeat this cycle when I detect another ship. __________________ Be my friend or be a mushroom cloud. "I am coming at you. You will explode in a couple of minutes !"