At it again

dudtorpedo · 12-25-06, 08:55 PM

Started to play sh3 again last week and have been able to avoid any screwups for 10 missions now thanks to your helpfull tips last time. Got a simple question. Watched Das Boot again and i got the impression that "obersteurmann Kriechbaum" is the second in command after the captain. I thought the cheif engineer is second? Which officer in sh3 is the obersteurmann? , the NO?? Its not important but its nice to know which one is next in command.:hmm:

AVGWarhawk · 12-26-06, 08:56 AM

I think your watch officer is the second in command. I'm only guessing though!

Jimbuna · 12-26-06, 09:50 AM

The second in command at any given point in time would be the officer on watch duty at the time. But for the purpose of the overall chain of command (the individual who would take command in the event of the captin 'falling') IMO would be the Weapons Officer.

irish1958 · 12-26-06, 09:56 AM

Check their ranks. The next in command will be the higher ranking officer, or NCO if all the officers are killed or disabled. If the rank is the same, the senior officer is the one commissioned first.

Jimbuna · 12-26-06, 10:00 AM

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Originally Posted by irish1958

Check their ranks. The next in command will be the higher ranking officer, or NCO if all the officers are killed or disabled. If the rank is the same, the senior officer is the one commissioned first.

I believe my earlier post is true of the surface fleet

Unless it is different in the U-boat service I'd certainly be interested to know :hmm:

hyperion2206 · 12-26-06, 10:07 AM

The U-Boats had the I. WO (First Watch Officer) and the II. WO (Second Watch Officer). If the Captain died the I.WO took over even if their was an officer with an higher rank, because he was the XO.

12-25-06, 08:55 PM	#1
dudtorpedo Watch Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Sweden Posts: 18 Downloads: 107 Uploads: 0	At it again Started to play sh3 again last week and have been able to avoid any screwups for 10 missions now thanks to your helpfull tips last time. Got a simple question. Watched Das Boot again and i got the impression that "obersteurmann Kriechbaum" is the second in command after the captain. I thought the cheif engineer is second? Which officer in sh3 is the obersteurmann? , the NO?? Its not important but its nice to know which one is next in command.:hmm:

12-26-06, 08:56 AM	#2
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,276 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	I think your watch officer is the second in command. I'm only guessing though! __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

12-26-06, 09:50 AM	#3
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,658 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	The second in command at any given point in time would be the officer on watch duty at the time. But for the purpose of the overall chain of command (the individual who would take command in the event of the captin 'falling') IMO would be the Weapons Officer. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

12-26-06, 09:56 AM	#4
irish1958 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Carmel, Indiana Posts: 3,250 Downloads: 320 Uploads: 11	officers Check their ranks. The next in command will be the higher ranking officer, or NCO if all the officers are killed or disabled. If the rank is the same, the senior officer is the one commissioned first. __________________ Irish1958

12-26-06, 10:07 AM	#6
hyperion2206 Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Cologne, Germany Posts: 1,227 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	The U-Boats had the I. WO (First Watch Officer) and the II. WO (Second Watch Officer). If the Captain died the I.WO took over even if their was an officer with an higher rank, because he was the XO.