Is using periscope underwater cheating?

thruster · 03-19-10, 08:57 PM

modern subs use periscopes to visualise underneath ships and their screws i guess for intel and advanced sub driving. i believe its fairly common practice for australian submarines. increadible feat to achieve. obviously not having done it i guess it would depend on the ambient light of the day as to how well you could actually see.

Noren · 03-19-10, 09:03 PM

Daytime or night, I dont think the kaleum could see anything in the periscope while submerged - definitily not in the Atlantic ocean. Come to think of it, perhaps it would require a special lense to see underwater?

Onkel Neal · 03-19-10, 10:24 PM

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Originally Posted by thruster

modern subs use periscopes to visualise underneath ships and their screws i guess for intel and advanced sub driving. i believe its fairly common practice for australian submarines. increadible feat to achieve. obviously not having done it i guess it would depend on the ambient light of the day as to how well you could actually see.

Yep, agreed, you can definitely see to a degree using the scope underwater. On both sub rides I went on, the XO and the Captain used the scope to sweep the area before rising to PD.

Now, does SH or other sub games give you the realistic limits in distance and lighting, I don't know. But in day time, you can see 100 feet or so.

Fonze · 03-20-10, 01:41 AM

not a cheat, and in fact very realistic. On my trips with submarines it was allways done before/during surfacing iot see if there are stationary/silent ships close by.

Rockin Robbins · 03-20-10, 02:50 AM

It's cheating and you have been very bad. Now go clean your room!

03-20-10, 01:41 AM	#4
Fonze Nub Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Danish Straits Posts: 3 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	not a cheat, and in fact very realistic. On my trips with submarines it was allways done before/during surfacing iot see if there are stationary/silent ships close by. __________________ There are only two kind of vessels: Subs and targets.

03-20-10, 02:50 AM	#5
Rockin Robbins Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: DeLand, FL Posts: 8,900 Downloads: 135 Uploads: 52	It's cheating and you have been very bad. Now go clean your room! __________________ Sub Skipper's Bag of Tricks, Slightly Subnuclear Mk 14 & Cutie, Slightly Subnuclear Deck Gun, EZPlot 2.0, TMOPlot, TMOKeys, SH4CMS

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03-19-10, 08:57 PM	#1
thruster Electrician's Mate Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 139 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	modern subs use periscopes to visualise underneath ships and their screws i guess for intel and advanced sub driving. i believe its fairly common practice for australian submarines. increadible feat to achieve. obviously not having done it i guess it would depend on the ambient light of the day as to how well you could actually see.

03-19-10, 09:03 PM	#2
Noren 中国水兵 Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 284 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Daytime or night, I dont think the kaleum could see anything in the periscope while submerged - definitily not in the Atlantic ocean. Come to think of it, perhaps it would require a special lense to see underwater?