Lookouts or Hydrophones?

UKönig · 04-27-14, 10:37 PM

Personally, I have found that both systems have their uses.
Dive and listen when the weather is bad or at night. Or if you suspect there are ships in the area. Sometimes I go to sneak travel "schleiss fahrt" and then listen, other times, all stop to be extra quiet.
I try to do all my intercepting on the surface. One thing we all forget is that a U-boat is less of a submarine and more of a torpedo attack boat that has the ability to dive.
Best bet is to have at least 3 watch trained crew, preferably 1 officer and 2 POs and 2 standard crew. If you have only standard crew (lackies, minions) then odds are good that they will miss something important. I have also had them fail to inform me of 'schiff gesicht' in time (heavy fog), and a collision was the result.

04-27-14, 10:37 PM	#12
UKönig Captain Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Posts: 495 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Lookouts or Hydrophones? Personally, I have found that both systems have their uses. Dive and listen when the weather is bad or at night. Or if you suspect there are ships in the area. Sometimes I go to sneak travel "schleiss fahrt" and then listen, other times, all stop to be extra quiet. I try to do all my intercepting on the surface. One thing we all forget is that a U-boat is less of a submarine and more of a torpedo attack boat that has the ability to dive. Best bet is to have at least 3 watch trained crew, preferably 1 officer and 2 POs and 2 standard crew. If you have only standard crew (lackies, minions) then odds are good that they will miss something important. I have also had them fail to inform me of 'schiff gesicht' in time (heavy fog), and a collision was the result.