Maintaining Depth

Mowgli · 08-29-12, 05:44 AM

It is July 1941 and I am off the Canary Islands. Earlier in the patrol I had been caught on the surface in my type IX without decks awash and at slow speed - normally when within range of aircraft I am at a faster speed for a quicker dive and damn the fuel.

I had taken damage and repaired it and thought no more until I launched an attack on a convoy and proceeded to carry out my normal evasion routines - strongly recommend the GWX manual which explains just how the ASW vessels operate - and almost wound up dead.

With two ASW running around in a circle, I dived to 160 and started to creep along keeping below 100 RPM. Then I was warned about my depth. I had descended to 172 metres.

I was forced to increase speed to get to safer depth but of course the ASW then picked me up again.

I checked my crew and damage page and saw in the last two stern sections blue water in the bilges and so below a certain speed I would gradually sink. What a nightmare the next few hours were.

Increase speed during their attacks and climb and then slowly start to sink again once i fell below 3 knots.

I was preparing to surface and duke it out with tubes bow and stern loaded and crew ready for the deck gun when I finally managed to slip out of the circle of death at 168 metres.

I was straight off to base for repairs and have learnt always to run at decks awash, always keep a decent way on the vessel and to pay more attention to the damage control screen.

Obltn Strand · 08-29-12, 05:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Mowgli

I checked my crew and damage page and saw in the last two stern sections blue water in the bilges and so below a certain speed I would gradually sink. What a nightmare the next few hours were.

Stopping flooding isn't enough. You have to pump out the excess water too.
Damage control screen displays three separate times. How long it takes to flood the whole compartment, how long to stop flooding and how much to recover from flooding

Mowgli · 08-29-12, 06:04 AM

Sorry about being dense. Can you expand on the pumping out please. My damage control team stopped the flooding and I saw the little pump symbols operating and stop.

They then said repairs complete but still blue water in sub.

Can you continue pumping after that? If so how do you get rid of the blue water still in the section.

Obltn Strand · 08-29-12, 07:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Mowgli

Sorry about being dense. Can you expand on the pumping out please. My damage control team stopped the flooding and I saw the little pump symbols operating and stop.

They then said repairs complete but still blue water in sub.

Can you continue pumping after that? If so how do you get rid of the blue water still in the section.

Each compartment has equipment list. Bottom of that list is flooding recovery time. When that hits zero your boat is empty of excess water.

Pump symbol indicates time to stop flooding. Circle with x on top of it indicates when compartment is flooded and sub is destroyed.

Eventually Jimbuna will post a picture. Rumor is that he has four large hard drives full of SH3 pics

08-29-12, 05:44 AM	#1
Mowgli Sparks Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: South Wales Posts: 248 Downloads: 158 Uploads: 0	Maintaining Depth It is July 1941 and I am off the Canary Islands. Earlier in the patrol I had been caught on the surface in my type IX without decks awash and at slow speed - normally when within range of aircraft I am at a faster speed for a quicker dive and damn the fuel. I had taken damage and repaired it and thought no more until I launched an attack on a convoy and proceeded to carry out my normal evasion routines - strongly recommend the GWX manual which explains just how the ASW vessels operate - and almost wound up dead. With two ASW running around in a circle, I dived to 160 and started to creep along keeping below 100 RPM. Then I was warned about my depth. I had descended to 172 metres. I was forced to increase speed to get to safer depth but of course the ASW then picked me up again. I checked my crew and damage page and saw in the last two stern sections blue water in the bilges and so below a certain speed I would gradually sink. What a nightmare the next few hours were. Increase speed during their attacks and climb and then slowly start to sink again once i fell below 3 knots. I was preparing to surface and duke it out with tubes bow and stern loaded and crew ready for the deck gun when I finally managed to slip out of the circle of death at 168 metres. I was straight off to base for repairs and have learnt always to run at decks awash, always keep a decent way on the vessel and to pay more attention to the damage control screen. __________________ Now this is the Law of the Jungle -- as old and as true as the sky; And the Wolf that shall keep it may prosper, but the Wolf that shall break it must die. As the creeper that girdles the tree-trunk the Law runneth forward and back -- For the strength of the Pack is the Wolf, and the strength of the Wolf is the Pack.

08-29-12, 06:04 AM	#3
Mowgli Sparks Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: South Wales Posts: 248 Downloads: 158 Uploads: 0	Sorry about being dense. Can you expand on the pumping out please. My damage control team stopped the flooding and I saw the little pump symbols operating and stop. They then said repairs complete but still blue water in sub. Can you continue pumping after that? If so how do you get rid of the blue water still in the section. __________________ Now this is the Law of the Jungle -- as old and as true as the sky; And the Wolf that shall keep it may prosper, but the Wolf that shall break it must die. As the creeper that girdles the tree-trunk the Law runneth forward and back -- For the strength of the Pack is the Wolf, and the strength of the Wolf is the Pack.