SHCE (SH1) Damage, Fires Oh My!

propbeanie · 03-07-23, 09:03 AM

Oh yes, fire... multiple times over the years. Almost as bad of a situation as a broken battery bank... be ready to have to surface, since the smoke from the fire does affect your O2 and CO2 levels of your boat. While not as bad as the chlorine gas resulting from the battery bank being compromised, it still is NOT good... You are usually warned by the crew about the breathing hazard, and that's when you need to get some air in the boat. I cannot remember how to activate the repair team, or even if you do... but prioritize that fire.

Do you not have SD radar on your boat just yet? You want to crash dive prior to the spotting of aircraft if at all possible. By the time you see them, they have usually seen you, and it is basically too late. While the damage model is a bit strange in the game (still so in SH4), it does teach you to respect airplanes... lol - Good luck with it

JconradH · 03-07-23, 09:26 PM

Thanks for your reply, Propbeanie!

This is the original Silent Hunter (Commander's Edition). I cannot prioritize repairs, they just happen.

I have the early SJ radar- this patrol was March 1942. From much reading, the early SJ radar was not as effective as the later versions as a career progresses in SH, as well as the real war, so sometimes the sightings happen before we get a radar warning. Pretty scary.

SH manual says the P Class boats were notoriously slow at diving. On a patrol in Northern Japan in January 1942, my radar did pickup multiple flights of aircraft, and I dove when they were just under 11000 yards away- just in time. In the Gato, Balao, or Tench class boats I have been OK to crash dive at 8000 yards and make it down to 150 feet safely.

I cannot remember any fires in the past 4 years of playing. I've had chlorine gas plenty of times, lol. It certainly adds to the tension and excitement- hoping the fire gets put out before having to surface and get bombed and or strafed again.

I have to say I do appreciate that I don't have to tell my crew to rest, make meals, load torpedoes, and effect repairs; that's why as captain I have officers and crew.

propbeanie · 03-08-23, 04:09 PM

Yes, the XO handles the rotation... lol - I couldn't remember about the damage control team... but I thought there was SD air search radar in SH1 CE, which came before the SJ... ??

JconradH · 03-09-23, 07:45 AM

Thanks, Propbeanie! ��
I mispoke. SJ is surface radar. and came first. Oops.
They did improve both radars throughout the war, and in the game. It's now June 1942 and was given a T class boat after 2 patrols with the P class. I had forgotten that the early convoys with only 1 or 2 escorts zig zagged, lol. Thankfully I was far enough out to gauge the shifts prior to my attacks. I've been firing at 20 to 30 degrees versus 90, waiting at least 5 seconds between shots, and setting my depths to 3 feet for DDs and shallow draft vessels, and 10 under the max draft for larger ones. That seems to help with dud and missed torpedo shots. Still had a 40% dud count my last patrol. ��
I had forgotten how long it takes to get from the start of the war even to mid 1942. Last career took 7 real months to finish the war.

03-07-23, 09:03 AM	#1
propbeanie CTD - it's not just a job Join Date: May 2016 Location: One hour from Music City USA! Posts: 10,106 Downloads: 451 Uploads: 2	Oh yes, fire... multiple times over the years. Almost as bad of a situation as a broken battery bank... be ready to have to surface, since the smoke from the fire does affect your O2 and CO2 levels of your boat. While not as bad as the chlorine gas resulting from the battery bank being compromised, it still is NOT good... You are usually warned by the crew about the breathing hazard, and that's when you need to get some air in the boat. I cannot remember how to activate the repair team, or even if you do... but prioritize that fire. Do you not have SD radar on your boat just yet? You want to crash dive prior to the spotting of aircraft if at all possible. By the time you see them, they have usually seen you, and it is basically too late. While the damage model is a bit strange in the game (still so in SH4), it does teach you to respect airplanes... lol - Good luck with it __________________ "...and bollocks to the naysayers" - Jimbuna

03-08-23, 04:09 PM	#3
propbeanie CTD - it's not just a job Join Date: May 2016 Location: One hour from Music City USA! Posts: 10,106 Downloads: 451 Uploads: 2	Yes, the XO handles the rotation... lol - I couldn't remember about the damage control team... but I thought there was SD air search radar in SH1 CE, which came before the SJ... ?? __________________ "...and bollocks to the naysayers" - Jimbuna

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03-07-23, 09:26 PM	#2
JconradH Swabby Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Michigan Posts: 47 Downloads: 219 Uploads: 0	Thanks for your reply, Propbeanie! This is the original Silent Hunter (Commander's Edition). I cannot prioritize repairs, they just happen. I have the early SJ radar- this patrol was March 1942. From much reading, the early SJ radar was not as effective as the later versions as a career progresses in SH, as well as the real war, so sometimes the sightings happen before we get a radar warning. Pretty scary. SH manual says the P Class boats were notoriously slow at diving. On a patrol in Northern Japan in January 1942, my radar did pickup multiple flights of aircraft, and I dove when they were just under 11000 yards away- just in time. In the Gato, Balao, or Tench class boats I have been OK to crash dive at 8000 yards and make it down to 150 feet safely. I cannot remember any fires in the past 4 years of playing. I've had chlorine gas plenty of times, lol. It certainly adds to the tension and excitement- hoping the fire gets put out before having to surface and get bombed and or strafed again. I have to say I do appreciate that I don't have to tell my crew to rest, make meals, load torpedoes, and effect repairs; that's why as captain I have officers and crew.

03-09-23, 07:45 AM	#4
JconradH Swabby Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Michigan Posts: 47 Downloads: 219 Uploads: 0	Thanks, Propbeanie! �� I mispoke. SJ is surface radar. and came first. Oops. They did improve both radars throughout the war, and in the game. It's now June 1942 and was given a T class boat after 2 patrols with the P class. I had forgotten that the early convoys with only 1 or 2 escorts zig zagged, lol. Thankfully I was far enough out to gauge the shifts prior to my attacks. I've been firing at 20 to 30 degrees versus 90, waiting at least 5 seconds between shots, and setting my depths to 3 feet for DDs and shallow draft vessels, and 10 under the max draft for larger ones. That seems to help with dud and missed torpedo shots. Still had a 40% dud count my last patrol. �� I had forgotten how long it takes to get from the start of the war even to mid 1942. Last career took 7 real months to finish the war.