Surface attacks

Maverick30 · 07-12-07, 06:52 AM

Why the surface attacks were conducted by the XO and not the kaleun? I always had this doubt.

Regards

Kaleu. Jochen Mohr · 07-12-07, 06:54 AM

the kaleun only had to pick targets

when submerged the kaleun had to do everything

Mohr

CapZap1970 · 07-12-07, 09:32 AM

Also it was done so to protect the kaleun.... He is the most experienced and high ranked man on the sub. If he dies in the middle of a surface attack, the sub would have to return to port, but if the WO gets killed, the mission can be finished. Sometimes, orders given for a specific sub were know only by the Kaleun...

(Geheime Sache)
CapZap

abel29a · 07-12-07, 12:26 PM

I always asumed it was done so the captain could concentrate on maintaining situational awareness, insted of getting bogged down with the technicalities of aquiring a fire solution. If it was to protect the captain, he would have to have stay below, wouldnt he? Cant seem to recall that being the case from the uboat books I've read.

CapZap1970 · 07-12-07, 01:42 PM

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Originally Posted by abel29a

I always asumed it was done so the captain could concentrate on maintaining situational awareness, insted of getting bogged down with the technicalities of aquiring a fire solution. If it was to protect the captain, he would have to have stay below, wouldnt he? Cant seem to recall that being the case from the uboat books I've read.

True, perhaps my answer fell short. You are right in the fact that the capitain has to contorl everything below decks, and that's the main reason...

CapZap

joegrundman · 07-12-07, 08:34 PM

hey that's given me an idea

You could switch "weapon officer assistance" to the watch officer to represent your XO doing the targetting when on the surface....

it would also encourage players to conduct surface attacks in the early war

07-12-07, 06:52 AM	#1
Maverick30 Watch Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Portugal Posts: 27 Downloads: 18 Uploads: 0	Surface attacks Why the surface attacks were conducted by the XO and not the kaleun? I always had this doubt. Regards

07-12-07, 06:54 AM	#2
Kaleu. Jochen Mohr Ocean Warrior Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: in my sub Posts: 2,741 Downloads: 47 Uploads: 0	the kaleun only had to pick targets when submerged the kaleun had to do everything Mohr __________________ Gruß

07-12-07, 09:32 AM	#3
CapZap1970 Sea Lord Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: La Paz, Bolivia Posts: 1,965 Downloads: 275 Uploads: 51	Also it was done so to protect the kaleun.... He is the most experienced and high ranked man on the sub. If he dies in the middle of a surface attack, the sub would have to return to port, but if the WO gets killed, the mission can be finished. Sometimes, orders given for a specific sub were know only by the Kaleun... (Geheime Sache) CapZap __________________

07-12-07, 12:26 PM	#4
abel29a Helmsman Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Trondheim, Norway Posts: 101 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	I always asumed it was done so the captain could concentrate on maintaining situational awareness, insted of getting bogged down with the technicalities of aquiring a fire solution. If it was to protect the captain, he would have to have stay below, wouldnt he? Cant seem to recall that being the case from the uboat books I've read. __________________ "Sieben Tankern schlug die letze Stund, die U-Falle sank träger. Zwei Frachter liegen mit auf Grund, Versenkt vom Paukenschläger." - Reinhard Hardegen, U-123 GWX 1.03 and loving it....

07-12-07, 08:34 PM	#6
joegrundman Ocean Warrior Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 2,689 Downloads: 34 Uploads: 0	hey that's given me an idea You could switch "weapon officer assistance" to the watch officer to represent your XO doing the targetting when on the surface.... it would also encourage players to conduct surface attacks in the early war __________________ "Enemy submarines are to be called U-Boats. The term submarine is to be reserved for Allied under water vessels. U-Boats are those dastardly villains who sink our ships, while submarines are those gallant and noble craft which sink theirs." Winston Churchill