The worst weather...

the.terrabyte.pirate · 10-23-11, 07:53 AM

I'm in a storm east of Ireland. It's my first war patrol in '39.

It's so bad that I can't recharge my batteries. Even with the boat surfaced it spends so much time underwater. The weather is forcing the boat to turn due west, and then it simply stops there. There's no forward momentum, cause the crew keep running from the diesel room to the electric room, and by the time they get there the boat is back in the troughs of the waves so they run back to the diesel room. I get the 10 meter depth notice 4-5 times a minute.

I thought moving from a type II to a type VII would be a pleasant experience.

flag4 · 10-23-11, 08:11 AM

...sounds fantastic - real, really hard too!

10-23-11, 08:56 AM

They never talk about it, but this is why they don't use both toilets on the boat at once. They usually store provisions in one of the bathroom stalls to prevent it.

You should have enough men to fill both engine rooms. I assume that you added more crew once you upgraded?

Jimbuna · 10-23-11, 01:15 PM

Sounds pretty realistic to me.

Fish In The Water · 10-23-11, 03:43 PM

If the batteries will allow, try submerging and ride it out. Barring that you can always bottom the boat (depending on depth) and wait 'till the CO2 levels force you up...

Tinman764 · 10-23-11, 05:40 PM

At least you can se your weather :P I just started a new campagn and had a wierd little bug where the sea looked calm, but my watch crew were insisting on wearing their oilskins. I couldn't man the guns and the 1WO was insisting that it was "heavy precipitation and 15 knot winds!" But it's sunbathing weather!!

Reloaded a save and I can at last see what all the fuss was about!

10-23-11, 07:53 AM	#1
the.terrabyte.pirate Navy Dude Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 176 Downloads: 52 Uploads: 0	The worst weather... I'm in a storm east of Ireland. It's my first war patrol in '39. It's so bad that I can't recharge my batteries. Even with the boat surfaced it spends so much time underwater. The weather is forcing the boat to turn due west, and then it simply stops there. There's no forward momentum, cause the crew keep running from the diesel room to the electric room, and by the time they get there the boat is back in the troughs of the waves so they run back to the diesel room. I get the 10 meter depth notice 4-5 times a minute. I thought moving from a type II to a type VII would be a pleasant experience. __________________ A kings ransom, or a stove boat.

10-23-11, 08:11 AM	#2
flag4 Watch Officer Join Date: May 2007 Location: as far away as possible Posts: 1,625 Downloads: 147 Uploads: 0	...sounds fantastic - real, really hard too! __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] ' We are here on Earth to fart around. Don't let anybody tell you any different.' Kurt Vonnegut

10-23-11, 01:15 PM	#4
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,473 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Sounds pretty realistic to me. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

10-23-11, 03:43 PM	#5
Fish In The Water Prince of the Sea SUBSIM Welcome Committee Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Watching over U-253 Posts: 3,527 Downloads: 98 Uploads: 2	If the batteries will allow, try submerging and ride it out. Barring that you can always bottom the boat (depending on depth) and wait 'till the CO2 levels force you up... __________________ "The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people are so full of doubts." - Bertrand Russell.

10-23-11, 08:56 AM	#3
Hans Uberman Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	They never talk about it, but this is why they don't use both toilets on the boat at once. They usually store provisions in one of the bathroom stalls to prevent it. You should have enough men to fill both engine rooms. I assume that you added more crew once you upgraded?

10-23-11, 05:40 PM	#6
Tinman764 Chief Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: U-32's Wintergarten Posts: 325 Downloads: 182 Uploads: 0	At least you can se your weather :P I just started a new campagn and had a wierd little bug where the sea looked calm, but my watch crew were insisting on wearing their oilskins. I couldn't man the guns and the 1WO was insisting that it was "heavy precipitation and 15 knot winds!" But it's sunbathing weather!! Reloaded a save and I can at last see what all the fuss was about!