Any tips for four bearings?

JackFlash81 · 02-04-20, 08:54 PM

I totally misread that! I didn’t notice the off by one on the read out vs. the dial. I go off the readout. Another interesting thing is I find it’s off by 1 degree when issuing new headings. The German response to my commands says the correct value, but the English text is off by one lol

Wolfcat · 02-05-20, 02:59 PM

@jackflash

You mean the English text in the log at bottom right corner of the screen, correct? So I don't understand German, I need manually add 1deg to the text?

Wolfcat · 02-09-20, 09:18 AM

Btw, how do I get an accurate initial position fix in heavy sea and heavy fog where I cannot get a good celestial fix?

JackFlash81 · 02-11-20, 06:33 PM

@Wolfcat
It's interesting, I'm using the voice commands mod, which adds a lot to the game. When I set my initial speed out of the sub pen to 2 knots, the German that comes back is for 1 knot (Eins is the German word for One), but the English text on the lower right pad are correct, so no need to add one there. Also, the ship does hold 2 knots. I do find that when they voice seeing smoke on the horizon, that the German bearing value they give me is correct. I guess it's just one of those quirks we'll live with.

When issuing headings, I use my mouse scroll wheel to get me close to my desired heading, since the voice recognition can get a little off and misread a heading of 185 as something way off. Once I get close to my desired course, I go to the radio room and use that compass to get me exactly on my course. The outer ring displays the first 2 most significant digits of your heading, and the inner ring shows the last whole digit and any tenths of a degree. So, If the line matches up with 140 and a little more on the outter ring, and on the inner ring I'm on the 4th line to the right of the 2, I'm at a heading of 142.4 degrees. This is accurate, and I find I have to change my rudder port/starboard by 1 degree increments to get me exactly on. Tonci87 pointed this out in one of his videos, which was a welcome bit of knowledge to keep me on course better! You'll want to periodically check to make sure you don't drift, which I find happens over the course of an hour or two. I can try and post a pic of the compass, if you'd like. I'm not sure if my wall of text on this makes sense lol

When you're in bad weather, you can't get a celestial fix, since the navigator can't see the sun or other stars. This happened in real life, and, unfortunately, you've got to either go with your dead reckoning fix, or wait the weather out. I've managed to get all the data I needed for my firing solution on a ship in bad weather visually, since I was close to them, and totally wasted a torpedo, since the seas were so rough, my torpedo went beneath the ship. So, if the weather is too bad, I try and shadow the target, and either get into visual range, or just follow them until the weather clears. Or, let that one go and look for another.

Wolfcat · 02-13-20, 11:54 AM

@jack

Don't use the compass in the radio room. That one is still blurry. I use attack disc on the map. There is a switch to synchronize attack disc and boat motion. attack disc gives a much better compass than the one in radio room.

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02-04-20, 08:54 PM	#1
JackFlash81 Swabbie Join Date: Nov 2018 Posts: 11 Downloads: 53 Uploads: 0	I totally misread that! I didn’t notice the off by one on the read out vs. the dial. I go off the readout. Another interesting thing is I find it’s off by 1 degree when issuing new headings. The German response to my commands says the correct value, but the English text is off by one lol

02-05-20, 02:59 PM	#2
Wolfcat Chief Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 325 Downloads: 27 Uploads: 0	@jackflash You mean the English text in the log at bottom right corner of the screen, correct? So I don't understand German, I need manually add 1deg to the text?

02-09-20, 09:18 AM	#3
Wolfcat Chief Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 325 Downloads: 27 Uploads: 0	Btw, how do I get an accurate initial position fix in heavy sea and heavy fog where I cannot get a good celestial fix?

02-11-20, 06:33 PM	#4
JackFlash81 Swabbie Join Date: Nov 2018 Posts: 11 Downloads: 53 Uploads: 0	@Wolfcat It's interesting, I'm using the voice commands mod, which adds a lot to the game. When I set my initial speed out of the sub pen to 2 knots, the German that comes back is for 1 knot (Eins is the German word for One), but the English text on the lower right pad are correct, so no need to add one there. Also, the ship does hold 2 knots. I do find that when they voice seeing smoke on the horizon, that the German bearing value they give me is correct. I guess it's just one of those quirks we'll live with. When issuing headings, I use my mouse scroll wheel to get me close to my desired heading, since the voice recognition can get a little off and misread a heading of 185 as something way off. Once I get close to my desired course, I go to the radio room and use that compass to get me exactly on my course. The outer ring displays the first 2 most significant digits of your heading, and the inner ring shows the last whole digit and any tenths of a degree. So, If the line matches up with 140 and a little more on the outter ring, and on the inner ring I'm on the 4th line to the right of the 2, I'm at a heading of 142.4 degrees. This is accurate, and I find I have to change my rudder port/starboard by 1 degree increments to get me exactly on. Tonci87 pointed this out in one of his videos, which was a welcome bit of knowledge to keep me on course better! You'll want to periodically check to make sure you don't drift, which I find happens over the course of an hour or two. I can try and post a pic of the compass, if you'd like. I'm not sure if my wall of text on this makes sense lol When you're in bad weather, you can't get a celestial fix, since the navigator can't see the sun or other stars. This happened in real life, and, unfortunately, you've got to either go with your dead reckoning fix, or wait the weather out. I've managed to get all the data I needed for my firing solution on a ship in bad weather visually, since I was close to them, and totally wasted a torpedo, since the seas were so rough, my torpedo went beneath the ship. So, if the weather is too bad, I try and shadow the target, and either get into visual range, or just follow them until the weather clears. Or, let that one go and look for another.

02-13-20, 11:54 AM	#5
Wolfcat Chief Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 325 Downloads: 27 Uploads: 0	@jack Don't use the compass in the radio room. That one is still blurry. I use attack disc on the map. There is a switch to synchronize attack disc and boat motion. attack disc gives a much better compass than the one in radio room.