Noob question about radar - Page 2

legion78 · 03-18-06, 03:49 PM

Thanx, you all are a wealth of knowledge. By the way i have decoys installed but what is the damn button to deploy? Can't find it in the instructions.

U-104 · 03-18-06, 03:56 PM

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zombiewolf · 03-18-06, 04:45 PM

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Originally Posted by scandium

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Originally Posted by kenijaru

im thinking to get some red paper to put in the lamps just to get a sub-like atmosphere when atacking =P
i just try to act like if i where there.

Heh I've been having similar thoughts... though what I'm contemplating is a small red light (like a reading light) just to illuminate the keyboard. I like to game in a darkened room anyway but I find any glare from lamps really interferes with night shooting (or more specifically, ID'ing the ship before firing), while if I turn off the lamps I'm handicapped by not being able to find the needed hotkeys on the keyboard (and turning a lamp on and off over and over is annoying).

Any added immersion as a side effect would be a bonus

I have red lights in my room.family thinks I am going off my rocker.
They are right of course I went off year .Bong, cup of coffee, red lights and Moody Blues on the Gramaphone and I'm there

Dantenoc · 03-18-06, 11:16 PM

I'm new to the "radar era". Any tips on how to proceed?

Started a carrer in 1944 and I'm feeling out of my element here

Specificaly, I am now in position to intercept a large convoy, only to discover that I can't get within a 20 km radius or else their radar paints me. Submerged I can barely keep up with them at flank speed, clearly no oportunity for maneuvering and positioning... what to do?

AO1_AW_SW_USN · 03-18-06, 11:23 PM

Radar = homing beacon.

A U-boat that uses radar is no different than a solider wearing a yellow neon uniform on the battlefield. The only scenario that the radar might be useful is if you're in heavy fog... but then again, you're still broadcasting your presence.

If you want to survive the Battle of the Atlantic late in the war, use your renown to buy the radar detection equipment instead. This way you're practicing EMCON (Emissions Control) and you will passively detect threats before they detect you.

legion78 · 03-21-06, 01:44 AM

So fumb and radar are seperate? For later in the war say 43, do most of you run without the radar on? And what about sonar. It says its an active system, would you recommend not even installing it.

jasondef · 03-21-06, 03:30 AM

Regarding the gramaphone, I read a third party manual that said it is picked up, but instead of being detected from it, the enemy would think it was radio waves and it would then in fact help disguise you! But that doesn't appear to be the case. Too bad, it would add an interesting dimension to game play. You could then play recorded whale calls, fooling the destroyers into thinking you're a bio, like on "Down Periscope", or have the crew sing "Louie, Louie" and they would think you're just some drunk fishing boat. Hmm, how about someone make that a mod! I would take full credit of course. Not that anyone would want credit for this idea anyway.

Khayman · 03-21-06, 09:13 AM

I prefer "A Fistful Of Dollars Overture" by Ennio Morricone when I'm heading for the attack - the crew like to whistle along. Then when we sink a ship we change to "The Good The Bad And The Ugly", complete with the first watch officer on trumpet.

U-104 · 03-21-06, 02:18 PM

LOL

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03-18-06, 11:23 PM	#5
AO1_AW_SW_USN Loader Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Dallas, Texas USA Posts: 85 Downloads: 106 Uploads: 0	Radar = homing beacon. A U-boat that uses radar is no different than a solider wearing a yellow neon uniform on the battlefield. The only scenario that the radar might be useful is if you're in heavy fog... but then again, you're still broadcasting your presence. If you want to survive the Battle of the Atlantic late in the war, use your renown to buy the radar detection equipment instead. This way you're practicing EMCON (Emissions Control) and you will passively detect threats before they detect you. __________________ Give me an Army of West Point Graduates, and I'll win a battle... give me a handful of Texas Aggies, and I'll win a war!! George S. Patton (1885 - 1945)

03-21-06, 03:30 AM	#7
jasondef Weps Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 358 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Regarding the gramaphone, I read a third party manual that said it is picked up, but instead of being detected from it, the enemy would think it was radio waves and it would then in fact help disguise you! But that doesn't appear to be the case. Too bad, it would add an interesting dimension to game play. You could then play recorded whale calls, fooling the destroyers into thinking you're a bio, like on "Down Periscope", or have the crew sing "Louie, Louie" and they would think you're just some drunk fishing boat. Hmm, how about someone make that a mod! I would take full credit of course. Not that anyone would want credit for this idea anyway. __________________ "My, God! Those bulkheads! Did you hear them burst!" System: 40gb 5400rpm HD \| Generic MB from around '02 \| P4 2.6 400GHz \| 1 GB PC2100 DDR (2 mismatched 512's) 16x CD-ROM \| GeForce 7800 AGP \| broken Radio Shack case fan \| Ergonomic keyboard (missing a shift key) PS2 ball mouse \| surge protector \| USB 1.1 expansion card \| Really cool surround-sound headphones

03-21-06, 02:18 PM	#9
U-104 Grey Wolf Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: United States Posts: 797 Downloads: 187 Uploads: 0	LOL __________________ My heart is steadfast, O God. I will sing and make music with all my soul. Ps. 108:1 Survival of the fittest does not explain arrival of the fittest. we live in a single spoken sentence.. "God said, let there be"

03-18-06, 03:49 PM	#1
legion78 Watch Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 19 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Thanx, you all are a wealth of knowledge. By the way i have decoys installed but what is the damn button to deploy? Can't find it in the instructions.

03-18-06, 11:16 PM	#4
Dantenoc Captain Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Ensenada, B.C., Mexico Posts: 504 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I'm new to the "radar era". Any tips on how to proceed? Started a carrer in 1944 and I'm feeling out of my element here Specificaly, I am now in position to intercept a large convoy, only to discover that I can't get within a 20 km radius or else their radar paints me. Submerged I can barely keep up with them at flank speed, clearly no oportunity for maneuvering and positioning... what to do?

03-21-06, 01:44 AM	#6
legion78 Watch Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 19 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	So fumb and radar are seperate? For later in the war say 43, do most of you run without the radar on? And what about sonar. It says its an active system, would you recommend not even installing it.

03-21-06, 09:13 AM	#8
Khayman Lieutenant Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Scotland Posts: 258 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	I prefer "A Fistful Of Dollars Overture" by Ennio Morricone when I'm heading for the attack - the crew like to whistle along. Then when we sink a ship we change to "The Good The Bad And The Ugly", complete with the first watch officer on trumpet.