THE SUBMARINE COMMANDER'S HANDBOOK 1943 Edition

chebonaparte · 04-30-17, 09:01 PM

not sure. I would guess "DOUBLE" in this context it means to turnaround 180"?

old term slang? maybe some military/navy peeps might know?

I forget how poor the early subs were in game! 5 torps and some duds! lol

bstanko6 · 04-30-17, 11:08 PM

In most militaries the term double means fast as possible!

05-01-17, 07:46 AM

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Originally Posted by bstanko6

In most militaries the term double means fast as possible!

That's not logical in this sentence : Do not double frequently, or continually zigzag, because this results in loss of distance.

bstanko6 · 05-01-17, 01:14 PM

I am only speaking from my experience in the military. Double quick, double march, double speed references in layman terms... move your ass!

I do know this. When you make an attack in the game, the destroyers make a straight path to your last location. So you want to get out of the area as soon as possible. I can see why "double" could mean 180degrees. You don't want to zig zag and double too much. Your objective is to get out of the possible detection area as soon as possible.

Martin James · 05-01-17, 03:28 PM

Cheers. Bookmarked. I might get something from this handbook, I'm a pretty useless submariner at the moment. Given time I might progress to pretty bad...

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chebonaparte Watch Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 15 Downloads: 109 Uploads: 0	not sure. I would guess "DOUBLE" in this context it means to turnaround 180"? old term slang? maybe some military/navy peeps might know? I forget how poor the early subs were in game! 5 torps and some duds! lol __________________ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_successful_U-boats

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05-01-17, 01:14 PM	#4
bstanko6 Admiral Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Murwik Naval Academy Posts: 2,130 Downloads: 390 Uploads: 13	I am only speaking from my experience in the military. Double quick, double march, double speed references in layman terms... move your ass! I do know this. When you make an attack in the game, the destroyers make a straight path to your last location. So you want to get out of the area as soon as possible. I can see why "double" could mean 180degrees. You don't want to zig zag and double too much. Your objective is to get out of the possible detection area as soon as possible. __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] BSTANKO6'S SH5 NAVAL ACADEMY http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPbe...W2NArCA/videos DISCORD https://discord.gg/6tFeTSUmVc Last edited by bstanko6; 05-01-17 at 03:07 PM.

05-01-17, 03:28 PM	#5
Martin James Watch Join Date: Apr 2017 Posts: 29 Downloads: 88 Uploads: 0	Cheers. Bookmarked. I might get something from this handbook, I'm a pretty useless submariner at the moment. Given time I might progress to pretty bad...