Novice stupidity...

I did try to play Dangerous waters, ... but a bit hard.
Now trying to play 688(i). I asked a question about how to plot a course, but no one answered. Therefore I will ask it here because on this place are many more readers!

This was my question:

I want to play 688(I) / single missions / Rebel Yell. My order is now to sail to the sea of Okhotsk.

On the map I see my boat, but not exactly where I am. I don't see names anywhere and I can't find how to sail to the sea of Okhotsk because I can't zoom out either.
How to plot my course?

A little help for a novice?

By the way:
If I start Dangerous Waters, then I also see no possibility to plot a course.....

I understand that I don't understand something well...

[Polak2]

Right-click and go to Navigation, the tutorial shows it clearly anyway.

[Pisces]

Originally Posted by easy

....
By the way:
If I start Dangerous Waters, then I also see no possibility to plot a course.....

I understand that I don't understand something well...

There is a 53 megabyte manual in the Manual folder of your DW installation. Surely how to do that can be found there!

[Polak2]

I guess, he has sailed the wrong heading anyway never to be seen again!

[CaliEs]

What is the correct procedure?

I have classified a contact as the destroyer Spruance.
Since the Dangerous Waters USNI-Reference book tell us nothing about the ranges of Spruance sonars, where do i look
to get that basic sonar range information?



a) Internet?
b) Somewhere else in Dangerous Water?
c) Other sources?

[p7p8]

Originally Posted by CaliEs

What is the correct procedure?
a) Internet?
b) Somewhere else in Dangerous Water?
c) Other sources?

You should start from reading manual: Section 5 Training 5-6 Underwater Sound Propagation. Of course you can search internet for wider explanation of problem but simplest explanation is inside game folder, writed as pdf file.
The truth is: range of of detection of any sonar in game is NOT constant.

I don't understand why so many players wanna waste time by asking on forums (where you have to wait for answer and replies arent always correct) instead reading interesting sections in game manual.


Btw Range of Spruance sonars is TOP SECRET information

[CaliEs]

Now i understand DW gives no answers here. So the Internet or other sources are your friends.

Spruance max range (Top secret or not) of its best installed towed array (AN/SQR-19B(V) TACTAS towed array) is normaly listed at 70nm / hull sonar 40nm.
Because my actual range from Spruance is 14nm i should be very concerned about my safety.
Now the theme "Underwater Sound Propagation" (positioning, sea state, speed, depth etc.) comes into play whether my sub, 14nm away, is traceable or not for the Spruance.