Favorable weather for deck gun usage

LoneTraveller · 08-28-07, 10:06 AM

Hello

I tried searching for this topic in the search engine but didn't anything. So here goes :

Is there a way when I am submerged to find out if the weather is appropriate to use my deck gun or am I stuck surfacing and finding out for myself (losing the surprise effect) ?

Thank you.

Heibges · 08-28-07, 10:17 AM

I think you can't use the deck gun above Wind 7ms.

Once you know what 7ms waves look like you can easily tell by looking through the periscope.

But until then it's either trial by error, or you have to ask your Watch Officer.

But it's not like you have been submerged for a week either. Chances are the conditions on the surface are exactly like when you submerged.

It can be dangerous just popping up close to a merchant for a gunnery raid. If they are well armed, you may find yourself with irrepairable damage to your boat in short order.

Biggles · 08-28-07, 10:28 AM

1939 to 1940 is mostly no problem with most of the Merchants. IN 1941, you may encounter some Large Cargos (GWX) which has some proper weapons. 1942-1945, it's submerged attacks for me.

Brag · 08-28-07, 01:45 PM

Use the periscope without magnification. The sea should be relatively smooth. You can also see by the way your target behaves. If it's not pitching, conditions probably ok for DG.

papa_smurf · 08-28-07, 02:13 PM

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Use the periscope without magnification. The sea should be relatively smooth. You can also see by the way your target behaves. If it's not pitching, conditions probably ok for DG.

Thats the way I judge if conditions for the DG are okay, but if you cant do that, surface and ask you weapons officer.

onelifecrisis · 08-28-07, 04:05 PM

For a while I've thought that this is why the weather report was originally attached to the Nav O, but many mods (including GWX) annoyingly move it to the Watch O, where it does no good at all.

Kaleu. Jochen Mohr · 08-28-07, 04:22 PM

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Originally Posted by onelifecrisis

For a while I've thought that this is why the weather report was originally attached to the Nav O, but many mods (including GWX) annoyingly move it to the Watch O, where it does no good at all.

i agree. if it has to be on the WO's slot then the animation should be transfered to. now when i ask the WO for weather update's my Nav O answers

can this be fixed?
if yes. keep it on the WO.
if no. put the button back to the Nav O

Packerton · 08-28-07, 04:52 PM

Wow I never knew that :rotfl:

I never asked for whether in stock but when I started playing GWX I started useing it and was wondering why my WO was just stareing at me madly when I asked him for it.

Sailor Steve · 08-28-07, 04:58 PM

You boys weren't around in the old days. Everybody complained that the Navigator could tell you what the weather was even if you were 200 meters down! The mods all transferred it to the Watch Officer so you could only get the report when surfaced. You still have to have a Navigator in his slot for it to work, though.

It reminds me of the great mutiny when we were told SH3 would have a scripted campaign like SH2 had had. We all cheered when we were told they were changing it to a real career mode like AOD's. Then after it was released all the new guys started complaining "the only assignment I ever get is patrol area X".

08-28-07, 10:06 AM	#1
LoneTraveller Seaman Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Montreal Posts: 39 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	Favorable weather for deck gun usage Hello I tried searching for this topic in the search engine but didn't anything. So here goes : Is there a way when I am submerged to find out if the weather is appropriate to use my deck gun or am I stuck surfacing and finding out for myself (losing the surprise effect) ? Thank you.

08-28-07, 10:17 AM	#2
Heibges Sea Lord Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: San Francisco, California Posts: 1,633 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	I think you can't use the deck gun above Wind 7ms. Once you know what 7ms waves look like you can easily tell by looking through the periscope. But until then it's either trial by error, or you have to ask your Watch Officer. But it's not like you have been submerged for a week either. Chances are the conditions on the surface are exactly like when you submerged. It can be dangerous just popping up close to a merchant for a gunnery raid. If they are well armed, you may find yourself with irrepairable damage to your boat in short order. __________________ U.Kdt.Hdb B. I. 28) This possibility of using the hydrophone to help in detecting surface ships should, however, be restricted to those cases where the submarine is unavoidably compelled to stay below the surface. http://www.hackworth.com/

08-28-07, 10:28 AM	#3
Biggles Silent Hunter Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Sweden (I'm not a Viking...) Posts: 3,529 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	1939 to 1940 is mostly no problem with most of the Merchants. IN 1941, you may encounter some Large Cargos (GWX) which has some proper weapons. 1942-1945, it's submerged attacks for me. __________________

08-28-07, 01:45 PM	#4
Brag Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Docked on a Russian pond Posts: 7,072 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Use the periscope without magnification. The sea should be relatively smooth. You can also see by the way your target behaves. If it's not pitching, conditions probably ok for DG. __________________ Espionage, adventure, suspense, are just a click away Click here to look inside Brag's book: Amazon.com: Kingmaker: Alexey Braguine: Books Order Kingmaker here: http://www.subsim.com/store.html For Tactics visit:http://www.freewebs.com/kielman/

08-28-07, 04:58 PM	#9
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	You boys weren't around in the old days. Everybody complained that the Navigator could tell you what the weather was even if you were 200 meters down! The mods all transferred it to the Watch Officer so you could only get the report when surfaced. You still have to have a Navigator in his slot for it to work, though. It reminds me of the great mutiny when we were told SH3 would have a scripted campaign like SH2 had had. We all cheered when we were told they were changing it to a real career mode like AOD's. Then after it was released all the new guys started complaining "the only assignment I ever get is patrol area X". __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

08-28-07, 04:05 PM	#6
onelifecrisis Maverick Modder Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: England Posts: 3,895 Downloads: 65 Uploads: 3	For a while I've thought that this is why the weather report was originally attached to the Nav O, but many mods (including GWX) annoyingly move it to the Watch O, where it does no good at all.

08-28-07, 04:52 PM	#8
Packerton Sonar Guy Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Newfoundland,Canada Posts: 398 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	Wow I never knew that :rotfl: I never asked for whether in stock but when I started playing GWX I started useing it and was wondering why my WO was just stareing at me madly when I asked him for it.