Can you park on the seafloor?

msalama · 02-12-08, 01:46 AM

Hi all.

I tried parking my IIA on the seafloor in shallow waters off Kiel. My speed was 2kts and the bottom was sand or silt, but I still suffered some minor hull damage when touching down. Now is this doable at all in SH3/GWX2.0, or should I try to be more careful next time?

It's my understanding that the boats sometimes did this IRL, so it's probably just me being dah n00B here :p But I'd still like to hear your advice and opinions concerning the matter if you don't mind!

PS. My new-fangled career has gone without incident so far. I'm on the high seas some 300km east of Shetland now w/ an intent of patrolling the seas off Lerwick tomorrow. And who knows, maybe I'll even sink some Engländer shipping there... S!

GoldenRivet · 02-12-08, 01:55 AM

yes you can do it in GWX but you have to be absolutely stopped before you do so.

1. dive to within 5 - 10 meters of the seabed
2. Stop the u-boat until the speed indication is zero
3. hit "D"
4. Have a damage control team ready
5. you might take some damage but it will be very light

NOTE! - settling your boat on the sea bed AKA "bottoming the boat" was a real life tactic when all else failed: BUT it is not a recognized tactic in SH3, if you do this, it will make absolutely no difference to the detection criteria of the AI sensors. this is a hard code thing IIRC and there is nothing that can be done about it without Ubisoft releasing the SDK which is not likely to ever happen.

If you find yourself trapped in shallow water... bottoming the boat will not change your detectability. the only way you will decrease the chances of being detected will be to go deep and use other tactics recommended in the GWX manual

Brag · 02-12-08, 06:53 AM

In SH3 in all its variations there is no practical advantage of bottoming down unless you simply don't have enough water to hide (bad situation to start with).

SmokinTep · 02-12-08, 07:05 AM

Only time I spend on the sea bed was to try and fix damage.

Torplexed · 02-12-08, 07:13 AM

If you do feel compelled to park on the sea floor, don't forget to feed the meter. :p

TomcatMVD · 02-12-08, 08:23 AM

Best way to place your sub on the sea bottom is to blow ballast next to a DD... Flawless technique!

Anyways... I didn't know it was done IRL

, but it does make sense of course... it should screw ASDIC to hell!

Dowly · 02-12-08, 11:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GoldenRivet

yes you can do it in GWX but you have to be absolutely stopped before you do so.

AFAIK, you can do it in stock too. I remember doing it on my infamous Valletta raid back in WaW I using RuB, which, again AFAIK, didnt change nothing about it.

02-12-08, 01:46 AM	#1
msalama Samurai Navy Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: In an octopus's garden Posts: 565 Downloads: 99 Uploads: 0	Can you park on the seafloor? Hi all. I tried parking my IIA on the seafloor in shallow waters off Kiel. My speed was 2kts and the bottom was sand or silt, but I still suffered some minor hull damage when touching down. Now is this doable at all in SH3/GWX2.0, or should I try to be more careful next time? It's my understanding that the boats sometimes did this IRL, so it's probably just me being dah n00B here :p But I'd still like to hear your advice and opinions concerning the matter if you don't mind! PS. My new-fangled career has gone without incident so far. I'm on the high seas some 300km east of Shetland now w/ an intent of patrolling the seas off Lerwick tomorrow. And who knows, maybe I'll even sink some Engländer shipping there... S!

02-12-08, 01:55 AM	#2
GoldenRivet Subsim Aviator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 8,726 Downloads: 146 Uploads: 0	yes you can do it in GWX but you have to be absolutely stopped before you do so. 1. dive to within 5 - 10 meters of the seabed 2. Stop the u-boat until the speed indication is zero 3. hit "D" 4. Have a damage control team ready 5. you might take some damage but it will be very light NOTE! - settling your boat on the sea bed AKA "bottoming the boat" was a real life tactic when all else failed: BUT it is not a recognized tactic in SH3, if you do this, it will make absolutely no difference to the detection criteria of the AI sensors. this is a hard code thing IIRC and there is nothing that can be done about it without Ubisoft releasing the SDK which is not likely to ever happen. If you find yourself trapped in shallow water... bottoming the boat will not change your detectability. the only way you will decrease the chances of being detected will be to go deep and use other tactics recommended in the GWX manual __________________

02-12-08, 06:53 AM	#3
Brag Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Docked on a Russian pond Posts: 7,072 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	In SH3 in all its variations there is no practical advantage of bottoming down unless you simply don't have enough water to hide (bad situation to start with). __________________ 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/

02-12-08, 07:13 AM	#5
Torplexed Let's Sink Sumptin' ! Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 5,823 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	If you do feel compelled to park on the sea floor, don't forget to feed the meter. :p __________________ --Mobilis in Mobili--

02-12-08, 08:23 AM	#6
TomcatMVD Weps Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: MVD, UY Posts: 359 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	Best way to place your sub on the sea bottom is to blow ballast next to a DD... Flawless technique! Anyways... I didn't know it was done IRL , but it does make sense of course... it should screw ASDIC to hell! __________________

02-12-08, 07:05 AM	#4
SmokinTep Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Suffolk, Virginia Posts: 1,027 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Only time I spend on the sea bed was to try and fix damage.