Help with Identification.

DanCanovas · 09-07-06, 07:55 PM

hi guys. im slowly trying to work my way towards 100% realism but struggling with ship identification at the moment. Im not quite sure how you go about this. in theory it can take me an hour to identify a ship lol, i dont even know which country to start the long haul through all the pages. if I choose the wrong country, then i have to spend 15 mins look through the next country and so on. I cant help thinking im doing something wrong as in the few videos ive seen, ship recognition seems very quick and simple. any help would be greatly appreciated.

DanCanovas · 09-07-06, 07:57 PM

sorry one thing I missed out was what to do in poor visibility or night time when you can barely see the ship, do you attack and hope for the best or what?

kylania · 09-07-06, 08:09 PM

If you can see the flag, that'll limit your choices. Most merchant ships won't be under a specific country thuogh, but under the Merchant listings, Handelschift or something I think it's listed as, the "last country" in the book.

If you can't see the flag to tell.. well.. shoot first and ignore questions later, this is war! If it's not a u-boat, it doesn't belong in your sea!

HunterICX · 09-08-06, 03:19 AM

Identification is something I rarely have problems with.

When I,m around the english coast I dont need that long to identificate. because most ship floating around that are British, and I,m that far that I can identify the ship by just looking at the shape.

at night with lonely ships I dont even bother going PD, in early war I just stay surface and I fire an Starshell above them. this will mostly warn them and they will go Zig Zaggin , and if they are armed ( 1941 ) they will start shooting at you. but that isnt going to save them.

when i,m in the middle of the sea I intercept the ship so I can identify the country at close range and directly shoot at it.

also remember wich countries are in war with you.

Good Luck

Grey Area · 09-08-06, 03:27 AM

If you're identifying a Merchant, just click on the ship identification manual and go back a couple of pages looking for the Handelshwaffe (or whatever) title. All the merchants are grouped together there.
Then all you have to do is spot the flag. That simple.

HunterICX · 09-08-06, 04:01 AM

actually my Identification is rather that simple

I shoot everything that floats except floating thingies with an red cross on their side....

09-07-06, 07:55 PM	#1
DanCanovas Grey Wolf Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: London, UK Posts: 778 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Help with Identification. hi guys. im slowly trying to work my way towards 100% realism but struggling with ship identification at the moment. Im not quite sure how you go about this. in theory it can take me an hour to identify a ship lol, i dont even know which country to start the long haul through all the pages. if I choose the wrong country, then i have to spend 15 mins look through the next country and so on. I cant help thinking im doing something wrong as in the few videos ive seen, ship recognition seems very quick and simple. any help would be greatly appreciated.

09-07-06, 08:09 PM	#3
kylania Silent Hunter Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 3,528 Downloads: 118 Uploads: 0	If you can see the flag, that'll limit your choices. Most merchant ships won't be under a specific country thuogh, but under the Merchant listings, Handelschift or something I think it's listed as, the "last country" in the book. If you can't see the flag to tell.. well.. shoot first and ignore questions later, this is war! If it's not a u-boat, it doesn't belong in your sea! __________________

09-08-06, 03:19 AM	#4
HunterICX Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2006 Location: Malaga, España Posts: 10,750 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	Identification is something I rarely have problems with. When I,m around the english coast I dont need that long to identificate. because most ship floating around that are British, and I,m that far that I can identify the ship by just looking at the shape. at night with lonely ships I dont even bother going PD, in early war I just stay surface and I fire an Starshell above them. this will mostly warn them and they will go Zig Zaggin , and if they are armed ( 1941 ) they will start shooting at you. but that isnt going to save them. when i,m in the middle of the sea I intercept the ship so I can identify the country at close range and directly shoot at it. also remember wich countries are in war with you. Good Luck __________________

09-08-06, 04:01 AM	#6
HunterICX Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2006 Location: Malaga, España Posts: 10,750 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	actually my Identification is rather that simple I shoot everything that floats except floating thingies with an red cross on their side.... __________________

09-07-06, 07:57 PM	#2
DanCanovas Grey Wolf Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: London, UK Posts: 778 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	sorry one thing I missed out was what to do in poor visibility or night time when you can barely see the ship, do you attack and hope for the best or what?

09-08-06, 03:27 AM	#5
Grey Area Watch Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 16 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	If you're identifying a Merchant, just click on the ship identification manual and go back a couple of pages looking for the Handelshwaffe (or whatever) title. All the merchants are grouped together there. Then all you have to do is spot the flag. That simple.