Is the 'report contact' button of any use at all?

[Paul Riley]

Originally Posted by Snestorm

You have to have 3 contacts in visible range to send a Contact Report.

Why?:
Because those of us that use Manual Targeting could just read the Course & Speed from the Contact Report, for ebery single target encountered.
It takes a bit of work to get 3 merchants in visible range, without being detected by the escorts.

Ahem,I use manual targeting,and when tracking a ship constantly work to keep my UBoat on the practical limit of visibility without being detected yet all the time keeping them just visible in my binoculars.Hope you werent implying that I 'cut corners'? in the game
So your conclusion is,that the target has to be a decent size (number of ships) in order for the bombers to get a fix on them?,makes sense actually.A convoy (even 3 ships) would be easier to detect from altitude than a lone vessel.

Thanks.

Originally Posted by Paul Riley

Ahem,I use manual targeting,and when tracking a ship constantly work to keep my UBoat on the practical limit of visibility without being detected.Hope you werent implying that I 'cut corners'? in the game

Not at all.
The thought was, that being able to read OUR (not just your) contact reports sent for every target, would provide US (not just you) with even better information than using the Weapons Officer.
Had that ability been included, it would have provided US an all too easy cheat.

So you see, Paul, the explanation wasn't pointed at you alone, but all of us, myself included.

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[Paul Riley]

Originally Posted by Snestorm

Not at all.
The thought was, that being able to read OUR (not just your) contact reports sent for every target, would provide US (not just you) with even better information than using the Weapons Officer.
Had that ability been included, it would have provided US an all too easy cheat.

So you see, Paul, the explanation wasn't pointed at you alone, but all of us, myself included.

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I'm sorry mate,I got a bit confused.I understand what you meant now
I agree,it would have made things even easier!,taking away from us the 'simulation' aspect of the game