Crew Skills

ColonelSandersLite · 12-20-15, 11:01 PM

There's one sort of general thought I had that may be helpful to someone that's pretty new to the game.

If you look, you can see that the crew is at 0 fatigue when in port. When you go throwing a couple weeks of normal fatigue into the mix, you will not be getting the same total efficiency ratings that you had at the start of the trip. From my experience, this makes leadership have a much more pronounced effect on compartment efficiency than can be seen when moving personal at port. Just food for thought anyways.

TorpX · 12-21-15, 12:41 AM

I really doubt that one officer slot works any differently than any other. Others have posted what you stated saying that the first Deck Watch slot was the 'critical' one. Nothing I've seen tells me one is any better, or worse, than another.

Next time I'm on patrol I'll try some experimenting to see what I can learn. When I was playing around with this stuff I had it pretty well figured out, but I didn't bother to write anything down, and I can't remember the messy details.

Gibus · 12-21-15, 05:06 AM

Here are my crew in November 1944, after having cut the Takeo Kurita's fleet of more than 130,000 tonnes in the San Bernardino Strait and then front Samar Island.
Although it has a highly qualified crew, if I miscalculated my shot solutions, torpedoes will not go into the belly of Japanese battleships. So I think it is better to first improve oneself, improve before others.

TorpX · 12-21-15, 10:13 PM

Wow! Your boat layout is a lot different than mine.

And your crew is very large.

What class of cruiser did you say you commanded?

ColonelSandersLite · 12-21-15, 11:15 PM

Same layout as mine.

TorpX · 12-21-15, 11:55 PM

I guess it just looks odd to me, being used to the RFB style layout.

I notice that both of you have crew berthing full. In RFB it is used to put the deck watch crew during periods of submerged operation. What purpose does it serve?

The control room also seems too small.

Is that a stock layout, or TMO?

ColonelSandersLite · 12-22-15, 12:34 AM

TMO. My screenshot isn't from career, I just started a single mission. So other than just shifting those officers, it's completely the default roster.

It's not the deck watch you gotta worry about, it's the gun crews

. If you've been moving the Deck watch all this time, that sentence probably just saved you a ton of work.

I can only guess at his layout, but the guys in the berth are probably his AA gunners. I would guess that he also moves the more important deck gun crew into the berth when it's an issue.

Personally, all that I ever put in the berth anymore is some of my deck gun crew.

Gibus · 12-22-15, 04:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TorpX

What class of cruiser did you say you commanded?

Bonjour TorpX,

I said nothing. But since you ask, is Balao.

I play with TMO 2.5 + French mod translated.

I closed my twentieth patrol with 4.36 million tons.

Majestik 909 · 12-22-15, 01:12 PM

Whenever conditions permit, I play thr radio and dictaphone for the crew. I noticed morale and efficiency greatly increases....

12-20-15, 11:01 PM	#1
ColonelSandersLite Captain Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 481 Downloads: 74 Uploads: 3	There's one sort of general thought I had that may be helpful to someone that's pretty new to the game. If you look, you can see that the crew is at 0 fatigue when in port. When you go throwing a couple weeks of normal fatigue into the mix, you will not be getting the same total efficiency ratings that you had at the start of the trip. From my experience, this makes leadership have a much more pronounced effect on compartment efficiency than can be seen when moving personal at port. Just food for thought anyways. __________________ My SH4 LP

12-21-15, 12:41 AM	#2
TorpX Silent Hunter Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 3,975 Downloads: 153 Uploads: 11	I really doubt that one officer slot works any differently than any other. Others have posted what you stated saying that the first Deck Watch slot was the 'critical' one. Nothing I've seen tells me one is any better, or worse, than another. Next time I'm on patrol I'll try some experimenting to see what I can learn. When I was playing around with this stuff I had it pretty well figured out, but I didn't bother to write anything down, and I can't remember the messy details.

12-21-15, 10:13 PM	#4
TorpX Silent Hunter Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 3,975 Downloads: 153 Uploads: 11	Wow! Your boat layout is a lot different than mine. And your crew is very large. What class of cruiser did you say you commanded?

12-21-15, 11:15 PM	#5
ColonelSandersLite Captain Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 481 Downloads: 74 Uploads: 3	Same layout as mine. __________________ My SH4 LP

12-21-15, 11:55 PM	#6
TorpX Silent Hunter Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 3,975 Downloads: 153 Uploads: 11	I guess it just looks odd to me, being used to the RFB style layout. I notice that both of you have crew berthing full. In RFB it is used to put the deck watch crew during periods of submerged operation. What purpose does it serve? The control room also seems too small. Is that a stock layout, or TMO?

12-22-15, 12:34 AM	#7
ColonelSandersLite Captain Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 481 Downloads: 74 Uploads: 3	TMO. My screenshot isn't from career, I just started a single mission. So other than just shifting those officers, it's completely the default roster. It's not the deck watch you gotta worry about, it's the gun crews . If you've been moving the Deck watch all this time, that sentence probably just saved you a ton of work. I can only guess at his layout, but the guys in the berth are probably his AA gunners. I would guess that he also moves the more important deck gun crew into the berth when it's an issue. Personally, all that I ever put in the berth anymore is some of my deck gun crew. __________________ My SH4 LP

12-22-15, 01:12 PM	#9
Majestik 909 Planesman Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: California Posts: 195 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Whenever conditions permit, I play thr radio and dictaphone for the crew. I noticed morale and efficiency greatly increases....