Low visibility during storms

Sailor Steve · 04-30-16, 01:19 PM

Welcome aboard!

Yes, it really can be that bad, which is why they have lighthouses, lightships and foghorns. This is also why submarines tend to operate submerged during storms. As they said in Das Boot, you can hear a lot further submerged than you can see surfaced.

There are problems with magical destroyers, though, even in the stock game, who can see you when they shouldn't. On the other hand, if it's 1942 most of them have radar.

This brings up a question: Were you operating off the coast at the time, looking for the enemy, or were you in transit, i.e. in the middle of the ocean? If the latter, it shouldn't have happened. If the former, then you should ride out the storm

Fahnenbohn · 04-30-16, 02:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

Yes, it really can be that bad, which is why they have lighthouses, lightships and foghorns.

Mittelwaechter · 04-30-16, 03:19 PM

Your crew is outside on the conning tower a few meters above the surface.

bstanko6 · 04-30-16, 06:40 PM

The way I operate in bad, poor visibility, storms is underwater. Too many times I have been caught like you! Even in open water I stay down, only popping up to recharge my batteries and restore the oxygen in the boat.

Mavis28 · 04-30-16, 09:26 PM

I was about 15-20km off the coast. Didn't expect to find a destroyer that far out since I'vd read that the US Navy barely protected their trade routes off their coast AND in weather that harsh. Well, I learned. I sunk a tanker while in transit so i had a save just before. I reloaded and proceeded to sneak into New York. Sunk a couple Ocean Liners and bagged me a nice 25k ton troop transport. This time, the storm helped me because they had a hard time finding me.

So, if I'm just off the coast, it's better to work underwater? I just got the radar upgrade but it's the first one. The one where i have to rotate the entire sub to get a full sweep. Though, not perfect, i feel safer having that while operating off the coast of America. Most warships i've seen so far are dinky torpedo boats with no sonar or outdated clemson destroyers.

bstanko6 · 04-30-16, 10:34 PM

if you are actively seeking US shipping, I would try to stay under as long as possible! Usually off the coast its shallow waters, so you are at a disadvantage to start with.

04-30-16, 01:19 PM	#1
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Welcome aboard! Yes, it really can be that bad, which is why they have lighthouses, lightships and foghorns. This is also why submarines tend to operate submerged during storms. As they said in Das Boot, you can hear a lot further submerged than you can see surfaced. There are problems with magical destroyers, though, even in the stock game, who can see you when they shouldn't. On the other hand, if it's 1942 most of them have radar. This brings up a question: Were you operating off the coast at the time, looking for the enemy, or were you in transit, i.e. in the middle of the ocean? If the latter, it shouldn't have happened. If the former, then you should ride out the storm __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

04-30-16, 03:19 PM	#3
Mittelwaechter The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,304 Downloads: 35 Uploads: 0	Your crew is outside on the conning tower a few meters above the surface. __________________ 10 happy wolves rear 90 blinded, ensnared sheep. 90 happy sheep banish the wolves. Arrest the 1% - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQ6hg1oNeGE

04-30-16, 06:40 PM	#4
bstanko6 Admiral Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Murwik Naval Academy Posts: 2,130 Downloads: 390 Uploads: 13	The way I operate in bad, poor visibility, storms is underwater. Too many times I have been caught like you! Even in open water I stay down, only popping up to recharge my batteries and restore the oxygen in the boat. __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] BSTANKO6'S SH5 NAVAL ACADEMY http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPbe...W2NArCA/videos DISCORD https://discord.gg/6tFeTSUmVc

04-30-16, 10:34 PM	#6
bstanko6 Admiral Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Murwik Naval Academy Posts: 2,130 Downloads: 390 Uploads: 13	if you are actively seeking US shipping, I would try to stay under as long as possible! Usually off the coast its shallow waters, so you are at a disadvantage to start with. __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] BSTANKO6'S SH5 NAVAL ACADEMY http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPbe...W2NArCA/videos DISCORD https://discord.gg/6tFeTSUmVc

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04-30-16, 09:26 PM	#5
Mavis28 Nub Join Date: Apr 2016 Posts: 2 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	I was about 15-20km off the coast. Didn't expect to find a destroyer that far out since I'vd read that the US Navy barely protected their trade routes off their coast AND in weather that harsh. Well, I learned. I sunk a tanker while in transit so i had a save just before. I reloaded and proceeded to sneak into New York. Sunk a couple Ocean Liners and bagged me a nice 25k ton troop transport. This time, the storm helped me because they had a hard time finding me. So, if I'm just off the coast, it's better to work underwater? I just got the radar upgrade but it's the first one. The one where i have to rotate the entire sub to get a full sweep. Though, not perfect, i feel safer having that while operating off the coast of America. Most warships i've seen so far are dinky torpedo boats with no sonar or outdated clemson destroyers.