Weird-ish Question: What do you do when just traveling point a to b?

Stewmeat95 · 10-28-12, 02:35 PM

When not setting up an attack or anything, just moving from say midway to japanese waters, what do you do?

Some times I'll listen to music or put a sub movie on or sometimes I write stories about my crew and our adventures.

What useless thing do you do to pass time?

Chicharito · 10-28-12, 06:10 PM

I've thought abuot doing stuff like that. But instead I'm so busy anyway...with wife, kids, work that I just end up accelerating to a suitable area to begin hunting.

Armistead · 10-28-12, 06:21 PM

Listen to music or one of Fred's radio stations.

Gerald · 10-28-12, 06:23 PM

Or take a beer,

TorpX · 10-28-12, 10:21 PM

In no particular order:

I write in my log.

Look over my charts.

Listen to the radio/gramophone.

Use the external cam to admire my boat.

Fuss over the "crew".

Watch the weather.

Try to imagine what being on a WWII submarine was really like.

BigWalleye · 10-29-12, 07:24 AM

I just crank up the TC until just before the frame rate starts to sag (usually about 4K for my box). It takes a minute or two to get from Midway to the patrol area. That's not teleportation, but it's not time enough to really do anything else either. And, depending on the patrol area and course I've laid in, I may get dropped out of TC to dodge patrol A/C now and again. As I get close to the patrol area, I start running submerged during daylight, to increase the chance of surprise, and that breaks up the trip even further. SH4 is so good at dropping out of TC at the first instant of contact that I haven't seen a need to slow things down. So I really don't have long transit times. Is there some reason why I should be slowing the trip down? Am I missing more than I realize?

RedMenace · 10-29-12, 11:13 AM

I always find my patrols to be unrealistically long. As far as I know, submarine patrols used to last on average between 2 to 3 months, mine sometimes go all the way up to 5 months.

BigWalleye · 10-29-12, 11:44 AM

Do you wait for orders to RTB? I just shoot off all my fish, or use all the gas, and then send a status report and come home. Two months is a longish partol for me. Nobody ever seems to care whether I complete a mission objective or not. I still get medals and renown when I do good. Again, am I missing out on something here?

RedMenace · 10-29-12, 05:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BigWalleye

Do you wait for orders to RTB? I just shoot off all my fish, or use all the gas, and then send a status report and come home. Two months is a longish partol for me. Nobody ever seems to care whether I complete a mission objective or not. I still get medals and renown when I do good. Again, am I missing out on something here?

Probably not. I guess I need to practice some self-control when following SubPac's objectives and go home when I want. I always end up just barely making it back to base with enough fuel.

10-28-12, 02:35 PM	#1
Stewmeat95 Watch Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 27 Downloads: 14 Uploads: 0	Weird-ish Question: What do you do when just traveling point a to b? When not setting up an attack or anything, just moving from say midway to japanese waters, what do you do? Some times I'll listen to music or put a sub movie on or sometimes I write stories about my crew and our adventures. What useless thing do you do to pass time?

10-28-12, 06:23 PM	#4
Gerald SUBSIM Newsman Join Date: May 2008 Location: Close to sea Posts: 24,254 Downloads: 553 Uploads: 0	Or take a beer, __________________ Nothing in life is to be feard,it is only to be understood. Marie Curie

10-28-12, 10:21 PM	#5
TorpX Silent Hunter Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 3,975 Downloads: 153 Uploads: 11	In no particular order: I write in my log. Look over my charts. Listen to the radio/gramophone. Use the external cam to admire my boat. Fuss over the "crew". Watch the weather. Try to imagine what being on a WWII submarine was really like.

10-29-12, 11:13 AM	#7
RedMenace Chief Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 319 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	I always find my patrols to be unrealistically long. As far as I know, submarine patrols used to last on average between 2 to 3 months, mine sometimes go all the way up to 5 months. __________________

10-28-12, 06:10 PM	#2
Chicharito Watch Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 27 Downloads: 18 Uploads: 0	I've thought abuot doing stuff like that. But instead I'm so busy anyway...with wife, kids, work that I just end up accelerating to a suitable area to begin hunting.

10-28-12, 06:21 PM	#3
Armistead Rear Admiral Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: on the Dan Posts: 10,880 Downloads: 364 Uploads: 0	Listen to music or one of Fred's radio stations.

10-29-12, 07:24 AM	#6
BigWalleye Sea Lord Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: On the Eye-lond, mon! Posts: 1,987 Downloads: 465 Uploads: 0	I just crank up the TC until just before the frame rate starts to sag (usually about 4K for my box). It takes a minute or two to get from Midway to the patrol area. That's not teleportation, but it's not time enough to really do anything else either. And, depending on the patrol area and course I've laid in, I may get dropped out of TC to dodge patrol A/C now and again. As I get close to the patrol area, I start running submerged during daylight, to increase the chance of surprise, and that breaks up the trip even further. SH4 is so good at dropping out of TC at the first instant of contact that I haven't seen a need to slow things down. So I really don't have long transit times. Is there some reason why I should be slowing the trip down? Am I missing more than I realize?

10-29-12, 11:44 AM	#8
BigWalleye Sea Lord Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: On the Eye-lond, mon! Posts: 1,987 Downloads: 465 Uploads: 0	Do you wait for orders to RTB? I just shoot off all my fish, or use all the gas, and then send a status report and come home. Two months is a longish partol for me. Nobody ever seems to care whether I complete a mission objective or not. I still get medals and renown when I do good. Again, am I missing out on something here?