Making Contact Report

[Sandman_28054]

Originally Posted by McHub532

I'm at a loss on how to make a contact report myself.

The only thing I haven't tried is being surfaced, at 0 knots, at TC 1 in the center of the convoy.

Seriously, SHIV has never made the contact report icon available to be pressed for me yet and I've had plenty of contacts in view and on the surface with functioning radio, etc.

Anyone know?

If you hit the "M" button, it brings up the message "clip" board.

On the clip-board you have three tabs: one for your "objectives" which will be on the far left. The middle one is for all messages, all messages received, and reports sent. And the far right tab is for your captians log, a record of ships sunk.

Using the middle section, change the top center section from messages received to messages sent. In the lower left hand side of the clip board you will see two options, the one on the left, you click it and it sends a patrol status report. The one on the right, click it, and you send a contact report.

If either one is successful, you'll see the report on either one pop up indicating a message sent. Generally, a response will come right after.

One thing I have noticed though, two days ago while playing the game, I ran across two large passenger carriers. I surfaced, locked on to the target, and tried to send a contact report. It wouldn't work.

I have a theory that unless the contact is a convoy or task force, a contact report won't be sent.

Oh well, hope that helps.