Interface theory

[Kresge]

FIrst thing I thought about when I read the scheme for having the captain do everything and little/lack of hotkeys was the rapid fire sequence of actions you go through when committing to a torpedo attack on a convoy.

How quickly can you give all the orders for firing multiple eels at multiple targets while making course/speed/depth changes if you have to do all that in first person at different stations?

[GoldenRivet]

Originally Posted by Kresge

FIrst thing I thought about when I read the scheme for having the captain do everything and little/lack of hotkeys was the rapid fire sequence of actions you go through when committing to a torpedo attack on a convoy.

How quickly can you give all the orders for firing multiple eels at multiple targets while making course/speed/depth changes if you have to do all that in first person at different stations?

kinda like they had to do in real life eh?

i suppose the interface would be limited in that there would only be dials in the persicope view for setting AOB and target speed etc.

once you set the AOB for example

the weapons officer repeates the AOB and says that it is set.

you go through the sequence until the firing solution is ready.

would be a helluva neat way to do it i think... and would prevent a lot of these arcade 350K ton patrols we hear about

[Sailor Steve]

I doubt that's the way it's going to work. I'm sure visiting the torpedo room will just be to say "Hi" to the crew and boost their morale a little. Just if you're there when a ship is sighted you'll have to go all the way to the bridge to look for yourself, not just hit 'F4'.

If I'm wrong, they'll hear from me.

[frau kaleun]

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

I doubt that's the way it's going to work. I'm sure visiting the torpedo room will just be to say "Hi" to the crew and boost their morale a little. Just if you're there when a ship is sighted you'll have to go all the way to the bridge to look for yourself, not just hit 'F4'.

If I'm wrong, they'll hear from me.

Wait a minute, I just said I wanted my orders relayed and obeyed from the command room. I didn't say nothin' 'bout not bein' able to teleport myself to the bridge.



Fine, you try going up and down that ladder in heels and see how easy YOU think it is.

[Sailor Steve]

Originally Posted by frau kaleun

Fine, you try going up and down that ladder in heels and see how easy YOU think it is.

I refuse to answer, on the grounds that it may tend to...waitaminute.

[GoldenRivet]

Originally Posted by frau kaleun

Fine, you try going up and down that ladder in heels and see how easy YOU think it is.

heels?

heels!?!?

a woman sub commanders place is bare foot, pregnant and in the command room

[frau kaleun]

Originally Posted by GoldenRivet

heels?

heels!?!?

a woman sub commanders place is bare foot, pregnant and in the command room

To quote Apollo 13:

"Well, that's gonna be a hot one at the debriefing!"