Full Realism War Story and Questions from a Rookie

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Originally Posted by Searaven

Also, can anyone tell me how to make sense of the radar in TMO/RSRDC? I knew how to get rough ranges with the PPI in stock 1.5, but in TMO, there are the number dials on the left that I'm assuming are supposed to read out the range to the target. However, the only way I can get them to move is by dragging across the monitor with my mouse. They don't correspond to actual range as verified with optics. I'd love to be able to get some solid range/bearings with this new radar, but I can't figure out the number dial. It didn't seem to be covered in the TMO manual (nor the RSRDC readmes).

John Channing did an excellent guide for the radar in the Gato (not all subs have it):

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=172535

It basically works how the real radar worked. You have to measure the range by lining up a pointer with the target pip. You don't need to worry about selecting the periscope and being range mode though, that's only if you want to input the range directly into the TDC. Without selecting range to target you can just use the radar range unit to measure the range and it will be accurate, but you can't input it into the TDC.

EDIT: And welcome aboard!