Searchlight mod ??

oli123456789 · 06-19-07, 11:04 AM

Is there a mod for a searchlight on the Sub because some had in the WWII
It would be handy especialy at night .

06-19-07, 12:00 PM

No mods for that (yet).

edjcox · 06-19-07, 11:17 PM

I understand that it's tough out there at night,what with all those waves and darkened ships sliding through the sea. Submarine skippers really had little use for a permanently mounted searchlight but they did carry a handheld light to te conning tower at times for signalling purposes. It was able to be fitted with red, blue, and green glass filters for versatility and recognition signals.

A ship painted black to be stealthy and difficult to detect wasn't about to use a searchlight any more than it would use active sonar. Both would hasten the demise of the submarine and serve only as a director for enemy gunfire...

Stew U-582 · 06-20-07, 12:07 AM

I think it would be a great idea. fair enough other
ships will know youre there but they might allready
know. maybe you could blind their guns with a search
light and it would be great for the lifeguard missions at night.
I was looking through some of the sh4 files and
noticed part of a file to do with the conning
tower and equipment upgrades there was a section about a search light.
it looked like it was going to be part of the upgrade options but wasnt implemented. anyway im not sure ,
ill have to go back and look into
it further but i think it could be a definate possability and may
have even originally been intended to be part of the game
but didnt get finished. likke a few other things.

stew

Roadsweeper · 06-20-07, 07:00 AM

Doesnt the old s-class have a non-working searchlight on its periscope standards?

But yeah I agree, would be a great help for nighttime lifeboat missions in winter when its dark and cloudy. Can barely see ur own forward deck gun, let alone a little guy floating out there.

razark · 06-20-07, 04:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by edjcox

A ship painted black to be stealthy and difficult to detect wasn't about to use a searchlight any more than it would use active sonar. Both would hasten the demise of the submarine and serve only as a director for enemy gunfire...

Only if you turn them on, though. The same could be said for radar and the radio. The engines make noise while running, too. It's just a matter of when you turn them on.

I for one would like to have the option. Not that I would use it all the time.

06-19-07, 11:04 AM	#1
oli123456789 Swabbie Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Oostende(Belgium) Posts: 13 Downloads: 18 Uploads: 0	Searchlight mod ?? Is there a mod for a searchlight on the Sub because some had in the WWII It would be handy especialy at night .

06-19-07, 11:17 PM	#3
edjcox Engineer Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Shang Gri La Posts: 219 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 0	Here I am sink me Mod I understand that it's tough out there at night,what with all those waves and darkened ships sliding through the sea. Submarine skippers really had little use for a permanently mounted searchlight but they did carry a handheld light to te conning tower at times for signalling purposes. It was able to be fitted with red, blue, and green glass filters for versatility and recognition signals. A ship painted black to be stealthy and difficult to detect wasn't about to use a searchlight any more than it would use active sonar. Both would hasten the demise of the submarine and serve only as a director for enemy gunfire... __________________ EJ Cox http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z...jcox/usaCa.gif

06-20-07, 12:07 AM	#4
Stew U-582 Lieutenant Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Adelaide Australia Posts: 266 Downloads: 240 Uploads: 0	I think it would be a great idea. fair enough other ships will know youre there but they might allready know. maybe you could blind their guns with a search light and it would be great for the lifeguard missions at night. I was looking through some of the sh4 files and noticed part of a file to do with the conning tower and equipment upgrades there was a section about a search light. it looked like it was going to be part of the upgrade options but wasnt implemented. anyway im not sure , ill have to go back and look into it further but i think it could be a definate possability and may have even originally been intended to be part of the game but didnt get finished. likke a few other things. stew __________________ Captain Stu from Down Under , Down Under

06-19-07, 12:00 PM	#2
Julius Caesar Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	No mods for that (yet).

06-20-07, 07:00 AM	#5
Roadsweeper Watch Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Dingwall Posts: 28 Downloads: 26 Uploads: 0	Doesnt the old s-class have a non-working searchlight on its periscope standards? But yeah I agree, would be a great help for nighttime lifeboat missions in winter when its dark and cloudy. Can barely see ur own forward deck gun, let alone a little guy floating out there.