[REL]OpenHatch_V3_RH released

[DivingDuck]

Moin,

Originally Posted by DivingDuck

DD_OH_V3.09_20091204224112 released

have fun.

Regards,
DD

RTFM - Read The F*cking Manual

So refreshing to see an abbreviation in its original form

[flakmonkey]

Woo, new version, cant wait, although i do hate mediafire. 244hours 17min remaining!!! what kind of dl speed is that supposed to be over an 8meg connection!

[SeaWolf U-57]

New version Download is also Available in DD's thread on SHMF

[Reece]

WOW! a big thanks DD for including the fix for NVD's DC Shake!!

[Magic1111]

Originally Posted by DivingDuck

Moin,






have fun.

Regards,
DD

Moin DD !

Many, many thanks for your work, especially for the wonderful .pdf Manual !

Best regards,
Magic

[Kentrat]

@ padvotke:

it's part of the mod, think it was Hitmans idea, no planesmen in surface operation ;-)

I am currently in the North Atlantic in heavy seas and the b*ggas vanish and reappear at the magic depth of 6.5m, very unsettling.....

nice idea though!

regards

[Kentrat]

Playing?

This isn't playing Padvotke, THIS is real life :-D

Regards

[Hitman]

Planesmen were not at the diving planes when surfaced, because in that condition planes do not need to be manned at all. They are useless

The watch crew was in charge of manning the diving planes when the boat had to go down. The petty officer started charging ballast when the order of diving was given, and the watch crew hurried from the top to pick the dive planes.

Hell of alife when you see your planesmen vanishing and reapearing with every second wave ? No way, I'm waiting for da fix or I'll flush it down the toilet soon

Also happens with the watch crew, they dissapear/reappear when diving/surfacing. I guess DD will refine the process to ensure the planesmen do not pop in and out.

[Reece]

Hitman said:
Also happens with the watch crew, they dissapear/reappear when diving/surfacing. I guess DD will refine the process to ensure the planesmen do not pop in and out.

Yes at the moment it is a little annoying, would rather have this "feature" disabled and back to stock.
PS. This is not a complaint DD!

[SeaWolf U-57]

The dive plans just help the U-boat dive or surface and also maintain depth the rudder control turns the U-boat.
And yes it is not ever manned Although is SH5 its looks like there is an officer manning the rudder control.
If you are wondering where it is. it is situated behind the officer next to the Dive Planes.

[Hitman]

I see.. I always thought that these wheels are functional for maneuvrability.

The big handwheels are in fact just the emergency way of moving the planes, using exclusively man power (Which requieres a huge amount of strength, and the crew gets tired quickly). The controls where operated with push buttons pressed with the palm of the hands, which were assisted by an electrohydraulic motor. More or less, like an average assisted steering in a car. The two pushknobs for each diving plane can be seen perfectly in SH3 at the top of the cage labelled "BBC" on each diving plane station, but sadly the crew have their hands at the wheels and not on them.

So if on surface a u-boat had to turn, what steering wheel crew had to use ?

The rudder control is behind the chief engineer, below the engine telegraphs and the big compass. It also has a cage labelled "BBC" on it, though the push knobs and the seat are missing. The station is sadly unmanned in SH3/4 The fleet boats in SH4 have a crewman (helmsman) in the american submarines, but in the Uboats it is empty.

In emergency cases, the manual rudder was in the aft torpedo compartment, unlike the emergency diving planes controls, which are the big wheels in the control room.