SUBSIM Radio Room Forums



SUBSIM: The Web's #1 resource for all submarine & naval simulations since 1997

Go Back   SUBSIM Radio Room Forums > Silent Hunter 3 - 4 - 5 > SH5 Mods Workshop
Forget password? Reset here

 
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Prev Previous Post   Next Post Next
Old 03-29-10, 10:05 AM   #8
ddrgn
Korvettenkapitän
 
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Toronto
Posts: 918
Downloads: 362
Uploads: 30
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by tater View Post
How any serious subsimmer could think that the "contacts off" paradigm is even remotely realistic is beyond me.

OP is right.

The plotting should be done by the plotter. Are you the captain, or some junior officer? Which is it?

The player should make observations, and those observations should be plotted on the map FOR HIM BY HIS CREW. Guess what, he doesn't brew his own coffee, either.

If you "mark" a target without taking a proper range, the bearing should be drawn out as a line with the option for the skipper to add a guessed range, aob, etc.

If you take a range, then the bearing line gets laid, then a point placed for the target. Again, aob, speed, heading etc can be added by the skipper as an optional addition.

On a 2d or further observation, your crew (as their training taught them) connects the dots, and since they were also properly trained to use a watch, they now also have the speed.

That is realistic. Neither Silent Hunter option is realistic.
If you think balloons on your map with accurate real time information along with the type of ship with a radius showing its sensor range is realistic, well than, what can I do but laugh. You crazy people are so skilled but hardly no how to mark a contact on a map when you see it. Sad really, IMO anyone playing with these updates on sucks hard at this game ;]
ddrgn is offline   Reply With Quote
 

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 06:45 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2025, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Copyright © 1995- 2025 Subsim®
"Subsim" is a registered trademark, all rights reserved.