Going on the wagon...

[looney]

How many torps did the RL kaleun shoot? I reckon normally 2 not?

[Heibges]

I would add something about using the hydrophones in a realistic manner, and not going to hight traffic areas after 24 hours in Patrol Area.

Shooting in daylight hours and bad weather is not unrealistic.

[Sailor Steve]

Originally Posted by Heibges

I would add something about using the hydrophones in a realistic manner, and not going to hight traffic areas after 24 hours in Patrol Area.

I completely agree. I always stay in my assigned grid. That's where they put me, that's where they want me.

Shooting in daylight hours and bad weather is not unrealistic.

I don't quite completely agree. For me it depends on just how bad 'bad' is. Of course trying to line up manual shots in towering waves (and with the stability disabled) might make all the difference.

[don1reed]

I completely agree. I always stay in my assigned grid. That's where they put me, that's where they want me.

Same here, Steve.

...oh...and yes...GWX for SH3 and TM for SH4.

Waiting like a kid for christmas on the new GWX

[Kpt, Otto]

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

I completely agree. I always stay in my assigned grid. That's where they put me, that's where they want me.

I don't quite completely agree. For me it depends on just how bad 'bad' is. Of course trying to line up manual shots in towering waves (and with the stability disabled) might make all the difference.

Also when it come to how many torpedoes to fire my thoughts are that early in the war one or two torpedoes as required would be right, however later its seems some commanders would stand off from the convoy and fire a full spread and hope the best? Only on rare occations did they fire at destroyers and as the war went on the destroyers would keep the uboat down or destroy it. So avoiding shooting at destroyers may be another challenge?

But good on ya for exploring the challenges. I often have to consider what would be the reality rather than what I could do in the game. So far I cut a third off my tonnage sheet by playing the game from a historic perspective. Ive still got some way to go yet though.

[don1reed]

Which 100%? Map updates or no updates?

no updates and/or no sonar/sound lines.

just the law of sines to solve the triangle--done twice to determine the difference to solve distance travelled in 3:15 = speed.


yes...sleep long patrols. Some folks read, some play cribbage, chess, solitaire, some knit. I've already made 3 sweaters, 3 pair of socks, 3 pr of gloves, and 3 watch caps...my christmas list is about complete.