Realism

[FIREWALL]

Originally Posted by mookiemookie

Every day they would perform a trim dive to ensure that the boat was balanced and the ballast was distributed correctly. So at least once a day they were going under. I'm sure they used the opportunity to listen for contacts.

Ya beat me to it Mookie. I was thinking that as I was reading all the posts.

Daily trim dives are mentioned in all the books I have.


I would like to see this in SH5 as manditory every 24hrs or boat won't handle right.

[Sea Sap]

Well my first real commander, Gus Kraus just got more realism than he bargained for. On his way back from AN59 after his third patrol, in which he bagged a 10k cargo and a 2k small steamer he got caught sunbathing on deck by a British destroyer, although he managed to submerge and try to creep away he never saw sunlight again. Hope the new guy has better luck!

[FIREWALL]

Originally Posted by Sea Sap

Well my first real commander, Gus Kraus just got more realism than he bargained for. On his way back from AN59 after his third patrol, in which he bagged a 10k cargo and a 2k small steamer he got caught sunbathing on deck by a British destroyer, although he managed to submerge and try to creep away he never saw sunlight again. Hope the new guy has better luck!

OUCH !!!

As Mookie pointed out, The Daily Trim Dive.

They also had to carry out The Daily Routine (maintenance on all internal torpedoes, including those in tubes).

Figure on being submerged at least 4 hours daily.

The most dangerouse times to be on the surface are:
2 hours prior to sunrise til 2 hours after sunrise.
2 hours prior to sunset til 2 hours after sunset.
(Especialy if your heading into the sun).

That should provide your hydrophone operator more than ample time.

[Brag]

For true realism, before leaving port have a good trim drunk. Hangovers are dealt nicely by the fresh sea breeze that makes you puke.

Gute Jagd

[Sea Sap]

Originally Posted by Snestorm

As Mookie pointed out, The Daily Trim Dive.

They also had to carry out The Daily Routine (maintenance on all internal torpedoes, including those in tubes).

Figure on being submerged at least 4 hours daily.

The most dangerouse times to be on the surface are:
2 hours prior to sunrise til 2 hours after sunrise.
2 hours prior to sunset til 2 hours after sunset.
(Especialy if your heading into the sun).

That should provide your hydrophone operator more than ample time.

I figure that the daily trim thing is part of the routine stuff we don't do in the game and for now prefer to consider some of the grey box contacts as found by this method but hey! It's interesting to shoot ideas and learn how others add to the immersion.

[Radio]

SH3Commander isn't a mod and thus does not use any resources. It is a front end to launch/edit/roleplay a Career and SH3. Reading your posts here, I am absolutely sure that you will like it. Trust us about that recommendation, you will no longer play SH3 without it once you have installed it.

[Sea Sap]

Originally Posted by Radio

SH3Commander isn't a mod and thus does not use any resources. It is a front end to launch/edit/roleplay a Career and SH3. Reading your posts here, I am absolutely sure that you will like it. Trust us about that recommendation, you will no longer play SH3 without it once you have installed it.

Thanks Radio. However, Hermann Koenig has already left Kiel and is now believed to be riding out a storm somewhere in the North Sea. Once I've managed to get him killed the next guy will be a graduate of the SH3 Commander academy.

I just realised my last commander bought it because the guys couldn't repair the damage due to silent running being on. Doh!