Shakedown Cruise?

WhiskeyBravo · 08-14-07, 06:07 AM

I was playing the practice mission that comes with WernerSobe's excellent Natural Sinking Mechanics mod when I thought about being able to use the crew from my current career to help them gain some experience. Being a bit of a realism junkie, I quickly dismissed the idea because the thought of teleporting my crew from off the coast of Honshu for a bit of training off the US West coast wasn't really an option.

Anyway, I then thought that maybe the excellent mission builders and modders here on Subsim might be able to help out.

My thought was that when you get a new boat and crew it would be good to have the option to allow the first mission of the career to be a shakedown cruise. You could choose your crew as normal at career start but then sail a short 'mission' from a West Coast Port, practice a few intercepts and then sink a few old hulks before returning to port.

You then arrive at PH with your crew having a little more experience to begin their first war patrol.

Is this even feasible?

Cheers all,

WB.

08-14-07, 06:07 AM	#1
WhiskeyBravo Gunner Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Suffolk, UK Posts: 96 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	Shakedown Cruise? I was playing the practice mission that comes with WernerSobe's excellent Natural Sinking Mechanics mod when I thought about being able to use the crew from my current career to help them gain some experience. Being a bit of a realism junkie, I quickly dismissed the idea because the thought of teleporting my crew from off the coast of Honshu for a bit of training off the US West coast wasn't really an option. Anyway, I then thought that maybe the excellent mission builders and modders here on Subsim might be able to help out. My thought was that when you get a new boat and crew it would be good to have the option to allow the first mission of the career to be a shakedown cruise. You could choose your crew as normal at career start but then sail a short 'mission' from a West Coast Port, practice a few intercepts and then sink a few old hulks before returning to port. You then arrive at PH with your crew having a little more experience to begin their first war patrol. Is this even feasible? Cheers all, WB.