Questions regarding historical events, visibility, and crew management

Nikator · 07-28-17, 04:15 AM

Ahoi everyone,

I am playing a campaign with GWX mod enabled and I am somewhere in 1940 by now. During my last mission, I received continuous radio messages about the battle around Narvik in Norway, with the first messages even asking all submarines in the area to participate. I was a bit far away from Narvik, but I still drove there at full speed in order to participate. However, once I arrived, I did not see a single ship along the Norwegian coast. Therefore, I wanted to ask if such historical battles, and especially the ones reported in the radio, are actually simulated in SH3 or not... because I do not want to spend half of my fuel for nothing a second time.

Second, are there any general rules about at what distance a merchant can spot a submarine on the surface, at what distance a warship can spot a submarine on the surface, how deep I have to go in order to not be found by a destroyer anymore, etc.? At the moment, I am using SH3's help function that displays my visbility/audibilty, but I would like to turn that off.

Lastly, is there a good system to rest the officers? I can easily have the normal sailors work in two shifts, because there is enough of them, but there is only one officer for each post... so especially the three officers in the central room, I am hardly ever able to have them rest without losing major functions of the boot (change speed, etc.).

Thanks!

07-28-17, 04:15 AM	#1
Nikator Nub Join Date: Jul 2017 Posts: 4 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	Questions regarding historical events, visibility, and crew management Ahoi everyone, I am playing a campaign with GWX mod enabled and I am somewhere in 1940 by now. During my last mission, I received continuous radio messages about the battle around Narvik in Norway, with the first messages even asking all submarines in the area to participate. I was a bit far away from Narvik, but I still drove there at full speed in order to participate. However, once I arrived, I did not see a single ship along the Norwegian coast. Therefore, I wanted to ask if such historical battles, and especially the ones reported in the radio, are actually simulated in SH3 or not... because I do not want to spend half of my fuel for nothing a second time. Second, are there any general rules about at what distance a merchant can spot a submarine on the surface, at what distance a warship can spot a submarine on the surface, how deep I have to go in order to not be found by a destroyer anymore, etc.? At the moment, I am using SH3's help function that displays my visbility/audibilty, but I would like to turn that off. Lastly, is there a good system to rest the officers? I can easily have the normal sailors work in two shifts, because there is enough of them, but there is only one officer for each post... so especially the three officers in the central room, I am hardly ever able to have them rest without losing major functions of the boot (change speed, etc.). Thanks!