Niebelung Sonar

Littlealx · 08-22-05, 02:22 AM

After about 2 months of on-off patrolling on SHIII I got to 1944 with just over 30,000 renown, playing 85%... it sure as hell made the new toy worthwhile though

I read in the manual that the XXI had a "Niebelung sonar" that was capable of finding target info whilst completly submerged... whilst the XXI has many new shiny surfaces and clocks with completely pointless red patterns on them, i haven't managed to find any extra controls for the sonar? Could someone please enlighten me?

(This should be on the Wiki)

Nopileo · 08-22-05, 03:03 AM

I don't think there are any more sonar 'buttons' featured than the ones already present from the start.

But I guess with any active sonar you could get an accurate solution to ships. Just get a distance reading (ping it), time it (using the 3 minutes 15 seconds method for example), and then you have speed.

And I think you can even use the 'RPM-counting' method for determing speed. I've seen posts on this earlier.

So then you have bearing and speed (and distance), and can then determine angle on bow.

I think why they mention this in the manual, is because in real life only the XXI actually had an active sonar, while in the game it's possible to fit them on most boats.

08-22-05, 02:22 AM	#1
Littlealx Watch Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 17 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	Niebelung Sonar After about 2 months of on-off patrolling on SHIII I got to 1944 with just over 30,000 renown, playing 85%... it sure as hell made the new toy worthwhile though I read in the manual that the XXI had a "Niebelung sonar" that was capable of finding target info whilst completly submerged... whilst the XXI has many new shiny surfaces and clocks with completely pointless red patterns on them, i haven't managed to find any extra controls for the sonar? Could someone please enlighten me? (This should be on the Wiki) __________________ \"Dive.... DIVE!!!\"

08-22-05, 03:03 AM	#2
Nopileo Watch Officer Join Date: May 2005 Location: Norway Posts: 333 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	I don't think there are any more sonar 'buttons' featured than the ones already present from the start. But I guess with any active sonar you could get an accurate solution to ships. Just get a distance reading (ping it), time it (using the 3 minutes 15 seconds method for example), and then you have speed. And I think you can even use the 'RPM-counting' method for determing speed. I've seen posts on this earlier. So then you have bearing and speed (and distance), and can then determine angle on bow. I think why they mention this in the manual, is because in real life only the XXI actually had an active sonar, while in the game it's possible to fit them on most boats.