Call me a nerd, but.....

[Sailor Steve]

YOU'RE A NERD!

Well, you told me to.

Nothing wrong with boring yourself pretending to be a sub captain. Many of us qualify for that title.

[STEED]

I would have fallen asleep out of shear boredom.

[postalbyke]

And just think, the real navies of the world still do that, day in and day out...
on a US submarine, we would spend 6 hours on watch every 18 hours, and it's pretty much the same thing, staring at a computer screen with nothing going on most of the time...
hate to think what skimmers must feel like, i hear they do watch the sea directly every once in a while...

[Osmium Steele]

My first post. Been lurking for a while now. Playing SHIII/GWX/SHIII Commander. Bought the game upon initial release, played for a bit, then discovered Everquest. Don't feel bad, I'm cured now.

I've loved subsims since Silent Service, so much so I played a submarine radioman in real life for 6 years. '85 - '91.

Originally Posted by postalbyke

on a US submarine, we would spend 6 hours on watch every 18 hours, and it's pretty much the same thing, staring at a computer screen with nothing going on most of the time...

Staring at the gauges and readouts not move on the reactor control panel is an analog equivalent. (The very definition of tedium)

I hear modern submariners do most everything by computer or digital display. I wouldn't know, I still had to learn Morse Code for goodness sake.

Cheers!

[Jimbuna]

Many U-boats never come across a thing in a whole patrol so you could say your recent gaming experience was quite realistic.

[Fish In The Water]

Originally Posted by Osmium Steele

My first post. Been lurking for a while now.

Hey, welcome to non-lurker status!