What is wrong with my chief engineer?

DirtyHarry3033 · 09-18-05, 05:06 PM

He's having trouble maintaining periscope depth. My preferred attack method is to get in position, go to periscope depth, then stop engines and wait for the target to cross my path. I figure if I'm not moving, there's no periscope wake to be seen...

...but - seems in anything other than calm seas, my engineer is letting the boat settle deeper over time, until by the time I've got a good firing angle the scope is under water 90% of the time

No problem right after submerging, but later on it's a BIG problem...

I've tried over and over, to order say a 3 meter rise in depth so I can see the target, and nothing happens, the CE just sits there with his thumb corked firmly where the sun don't shine, depth stays the same, and I can't see nothing...

Is this because I've got no forward momentum? Any help appreciated, I'm right in the middle of a juicy convoy right now and it's next to impossible to get a solution on anything!

09-18-05, 05:06 PM	#1
DirtyHarry3033 Weps Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 351 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	What is wrong with my chief engineer? He's having trouble maintaining periscope depth. My preferred attack method is to get in position, go to periscope depth, then stop engines and wait for the target to cross my path. I figure if I'm not moving, there's no periscope wake to be seen... ...but - seems in anything other than calm seas, my engineer is letting the boat settle deeper over time, until by the time I've got a good firing angle the scope is under water 90% of the time No problem right after submerging, but later on it's a BIG problem... I've tried over and over, to order say a 3 meter rise in depth so I can see the target, and nothing happens, the CE just sits there with his thumb corked firmly where the sun don't shine, depth stays the same, and I can't see nothing... Is this because I've got no forward momentum? Any help appreciated, I'm right in the middle of a juicy convoy right now and it's next to impossible to get a solution on anything!