U-boat searchlight

V13dweller · 02-01-13, 01:38 AM

It would also help when attacking un-armed merchants, at night, and spotting aircraft, this would be a very fun mod, had it existed.

volodya61 · 02-01-13, 01:52 AM

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Originally Posted by V13dweller

It would also help when attacking un-armed merchants, at night, and spotting aircraft, this would be a very fun mod, had it existed.

To more accurately denote your location for they?

V13dweller · 02-01-13, 06:22 AM

It was only a Suggestion, that I didn't think too much the aircraft part.

spydar1959 · 02-05-13, 03:53 AM

But what if you used it as a reply to ship recognition signals(concept in itself to id other ships in the game),or as a reply to those dam Tommie's Leigh lights? Spotlight in their face might throw their aim off a bit.

V13dweller · 02-05-13, 04:27 AM

Thank you for your response, we need more posts to get this thread noticed, and we might end up getting ourselves a searchlight

spydar1959 · 02-05-13, 05:19 AM

The stuff is already in the game,why not use it? If you could set it up to be movable like your guns are, it would be great to check ships and lifeboats at night. I always play the game where I check the lifeboats if possible. Or to be able to use it as an Aldis lamp. You already have the AI mods for subs, so why not a little ship to ship talk? I think a little back and forth blinking (if you are already getting messages from other subs convert a few to morse code) would really set off a wolfpack attack.

V13dweller · 02-05-13, 05:36 AM

In the GR2, there is nothing connecting to it, so I don't think it was finished by the Devs.

But I'm new the Goblin editor, so I am not sure if anything else i connected to it.
I only merged the .SIM to it, if there is more, please tell me.

Sailor Steve · 02-10-13, 08:26 AM

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Originally Posted by volodya61

To more accurately denote your location for they?

Exactly. It's an old naval dictum that a searchlight might light up your target, but now everyone else knows exactly where you are. Battleships use them to spot destroyers, destroyers use them to spot PT boats, but not the other way around. An airplane is a special case. It's very fast and usually coming right at a u-boat. you can shoot at it or dive, but shining your own light at it is a waste of time.

U-boats didn't have permanent searchlights. They carried portable units, mostly signal lamps.
http://www.uboatarchive.net/DesignSt...ypeIXC-S66.htm

Jimbuna · 02-10-13, 08:27 AM

Great link

02-01-13, 06:22 AM	#3
V13dweller Grey Wolf Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Perth, Western Australia Posts: 768 Downloads: 101 Uploads: 2	It was only a Suggestion, that I didn't think too much the aircraft part. Last edited by V13dweller; 02-01-13 at 06:39 AM.

02-05-13, 03:53 AM	#4
spydar1959 Seaman Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Directly above the center of the earth Posts: 36 Downloads: 126 Uploads: 0	Interesting But what if you used it as a reply to ship recognition signals(concept in itself to id other ships in the game),or as a reply to those dam Tommie's Leigh lights? Spotlight in their face might throw their aim off a bit. __________________ Women are like an Enigma machine, you try and figure one out.....

02-05-13, 05:19 AM	#6
spydar1959 Seaman Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Directly above the center of the earth Posts: 36 Downloads: 126 Uploads: 0	Just a few thoughts on this... The stuff is already in the game,why not use it? If you could set it up to be movable like your guns are, it would be great to check ships and lifeboats at night. I always play the game where I check the lifeboats if possible. Or to be able to use it as an Aldis lamp. You already have the AI mods for subs, so why not a little ship to ship talk? I think a little back and forth blinking (if you are already getting messages from other subs convert a few to morse code) would really set off a wolfpack attack. __________________ Women are like an Enigma machine, you try and figure one out.....

02-05-13, 05:36 AM	#7
V13dweller Grey Wolf Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Perth, Western Australia Posts: 768 Downloads: 101 Uploads: 2	In the GR2, there is nothing connecting to it, so I don't think it was finished by the Devs. But I'm new the Goblin editor, so I am not sure if anything else i connected to it. I only merged the .SIM to it, if there is more, please tell me. Last edited by V13dweller; 02-05-13 at 05:55 AM.

02-10-13, 08:27 AM	#9
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,755 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Great link __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

02-01-13, 01:38 AM	#1
V13dweller Grey Wolf Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Perth, Western Australia Posts: 768 Downloads: 101 Uploads: 2	It would also help when attacking un-armed merchants, at night, and spotting aircraft, this would be a very fun mod, had it existed.

02-05-13, 04:27 AM	#5
V13dweller Grey Wolf Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Perth, Western Australia Posts: 768 Downloads: 101 Uploads: 2	Thank you for your response, we need more posts to get this thread noticed, and we might end up getting ourselves a searchlight

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