What NOT TO DO in Cold Waters

Aktungbby · 04-01-23, 11:21 AM

MateusJK15!

on the surface after a long 'silent run'.

XonE:32 · 04-30-23, 06:16 PM

Only been at this a cpl days, but so far I have definitely:

-Broken my wire on >50% of my torps
-Imploded due to a controlled excursion beyond crush depth
-Jammed the torp doors whilst (I assume) firing at too high a speed?
-and my all-time fave - killed myself with my own torpedo
EDIT - and I've broken all my masts at one time or another.

Def things I need to avoid in the future, but I do love a sim that punishes ignorance and stupidity.
(is this stuff in the manual? cause I def missed most of it...or read the wrong manual ha)

Jack Shaftoe · 05-27-23, 06:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by XonE:32

Only been at this a cpl days...
(is this stuff in the manual? cause I def missed most of it...or read the wrong manual ha)

I too have only been playing a short time, but I found the tutorial missions to be really helpful. You generally have to cycle through the pages in the text-box in the upper right, and then flip back and forth to the manual (Shift+F1), but I definitely found it worth it.

Aktungbby · 05-29-23, 12:44 AM

Jack Shaftoe!

R3dakted · 10-17-23, 10:55 AM

Thou shalt not be weak and indecisive.

Choose an action and prosecute it with extreme aggression - especially if you're skippering a Soviet boat.

Seize the initiative and keep it. Panic the enemy so much that he can longer think of anything but escape.

And speaking as a Soviet skipper of a hard-shelled Akula, sometimes it's ok to take a hit from a low-yield torpedo if it means keeping your wires for long enough to ensure that the targets are killed.

Your mileage may vary, but for me in a Soviet boat, high aggression pays off.

I recently solved an irritating Allied ASW problem by charging up to decks awash depth at flank speed, swatting two ASW choppers and a P-3 out of the sky before the enemy realised that I was even there. There was some incoming fire from the battlegroup that I was assigned to destroy but nothing effective because they were so far away.

They then charged at me, which is exactly what I wanted. Cue escorts down and two Ticonderogas turning and running, both getting a couple of heavy-duty wake-homers up their rear ends for their trouble.

Keep the enemy reacting to you, not you to them.

Be the bully, not the victim.

Oh, and distraction kills.. it can kill your masts, your listening boom, and sometimes your boat if you don't keep an eye on the elevation changes in the ocean floor below you.

Happy hunting and please shoot a seagull with an S-300 for me. There is no such thing as overkill.

04-01-23, 11:21 AM	#1
Aktungbby Gefallen Engel U-666 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: On a tilted, overheated, overpopulated spinning mudball on Collision course with Andromeda Galaxy Posts: 29,979 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	Welcome back! MateusJK15! on the surface after a long 'silent run'. __________________ "Only two things are infinite; The Universe and human squirrelyness?!!

04-30-23, 06:16 PM	#2
XonE:32 Bosun Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Shadowing you until dark Posts: 62 Downloads: 54 Uploads: 0	Only been at this a cpl days, but so far I have definitely: -Broken my wire on >50% of my torps -Imploded due to a controlled excursion beyond crush depth -Jammed the torp doors whilst (I assume) firing at too high a speed? -and my all-time fave - killed myself with my own torpedo EDIT - and I've broken all my masts at one time or another. Def things I need to avoid in the future, but I do love a sim that punishes ignorance and stupidity. (is this stuff in the manual? cause I def missed most of it...or read the wrong manual ha) __________________ Dogs can now be trained to detect Covid in their owners. Cats can too ...they just won't.

05-29-23, 12:44 AM	#4
Aktungbby Gefallen Engel U-666 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: On a tilted, overheated, overpopulated spinning mudball on Collision course with Andromeda Galaxy Posts: 29,979 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	Welcome aboard? Jack Shaftoe! __________________ "Only two things are infinite; The Universe and human squirrelyness?!!

10-17-23, 10:55 AM	#5
R3dakted Watch Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Nova Zeelandia Posts: 23 Downloads: 72 Uploads: 0	Thou shalt not be weak and indecisive. Choose an action and prosecute it with extreme aggression - especially if you're skippering a Soviet boat. Seize the initiative and keep it. Panic the enemy so much that he can longer think of anything but escape. And speaking as a Soviet skipper of a hard-shelled Akula, sometimes it's ok to take a hit from a low-yield torpedo if it means keeping your wires for long enough to ensure that the targets are killed. Your mileage may vary, but for me in a Soviet boat, high aggression pays off. I recently solved an irritating Allied ASW problem by charging up to decks awash depth at flank speed, swatting two ASW choppers and a P-3 out of the sky before the enemy realised that I was even there. There was some incoming fire from the battlegroup that I was assigned to destroy but nothing effective because they were so far away. They then charged at me, which is exactly what I wanted. Cue escorts down and two Ticonderogas turning and running, both getting a couple of heavy-duty wake-homers up their rear ends for their trouble. Keep the enemy reacting to you, not you to them. Be the bully, not the victim. Oh, and distraction kills.. it can kill your masts, your listening boom, and sometimes your boat if you don't keep an eye on the elevation changes in the ocean floor below you. Happy hunting and please shoot a seagull with an S-300 for me. There is no such thing as overkill. __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] Silence is Golden