Last Chance at my Skipper stripes...

Micksp · 12-07-06, 04:40 AM

Learning and mastering the DW is step by step process. First of, make your choice of platform and master it. The submarines have differences, so take one of them and start learning. Here are few links to some useful guides:

http://www.subguru.com/missions/SCHQ_TACMAN_PDF.zip

http://www.subguru.com/BluebookR20.zip

http://www.subguru.com/DW_missions/TMA.zip

http://www.tpub.com/content/combat/14308/css/14308_169.htm

http://www.haptonstahl.org/ppt/tma_files/frame.htm

http://www.subguru.com/DW_missions/FFG_Guide.pdf

http://www.subguru.com/DW_missions/P3_Operational_Manual.pdf

The last two are for FFG-7 and P3-C Orion. About subs you should master the sonar first. He is your primary sensor. Start with BB, check for any contacts and mark them. If you can hear them, they are on the surface and will be strongest. Go to NB sonar screen and try to get a classification. If you have a doubts about the contact class go to snorkel depth and raise the ESM, if ships radars are turned on you will get their classification and bearing. Also, the DEMON can help you to determine the contact category. By determining the number of blades on a contact’s propeller, listening to the sounds it emits and observing the contact’s behavior you can make an educated guess as to the category of the contact.

Use the following criteria to help categorize the selected contact:

Merchant Vessels/Tankers: Typically three or four blades; noisy; often maintains predictable course.
Warships: Typically four or five-bladed propellers; quieter, smoother sound than merchant ships; possibly unpredictable course changes.
Submarines: Five, six or seven-bladed propellers; very quiet when submerged and at low speed; unpredictable course changes.
Fishing Vessels/Trawlers/Pleasure Craft: Three- or four-bladed propellers; noisy; erratic courses and speeds, frequently stopping and starting.

Finding the submarines is much harder. The primary station where you must look for them is the NB. Switch to 300 Hz frequency and watch for the first line. They will be 50 Hz for the Russian subs and 60 Hz for USA subs. Don’t expect strong line, they are faint in most cases, so adjust your monitor. In NB you always have two contacts per target. One of them is a mirror. Maneuver left or right your sub and one of the contacts will start to move. That is the mirror and you can ignore him and track another one. Check the SSP and change your depth if necessary. You can launch UUV, which will help you to estimate the contacts range and position and also is helpful in tracking incoming torpedoes…

Here is more staff, just ask away about something concrete.

12-07-06, 04:40 AM	#10
Micksp Sailor man Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Burgas, Bulgaria Posts: 50 Downloads: 31 Uploads: 0	Learning and mastering the DW is step by step process. First of, make your choice of platform and master it. The submarines have differences, so take one of them and start learning. Here are few links to some useful guides: http://www.subguru.com/missions/SCHQ_TACMAN_PDF.zip http://www.subguru.com/BluebookR20.zip http://www.subguru.com/DW_missions/TMA.zip http://www.tpub.com/content/combat/14308/css/14308_169.htm http://www.haptonstahl.org/ppt/tma_files/frame.htm http://www.subguru.com/DW_missions/FFG_Guide.pdf http://www.subguru.com/DW_missions/P3_Operational_Manual.pdf The last two are for FFG-7 and P3-C Orion. About subs you should master the sonar first. He is your primary sensor. Start with BB, check for any contacts and mark them. If you can hear them, they are on the surface and will be strongest. Go to NB sonar screen and try to get a classification. If you have a doubts about the contact class go to snorkel depth and raise the ESM, if ships radars are turned on you will get their classification and bearing. Also, the DEMON can help you to determine the contact category. By determining the number of blades on a contact’s propeller, listening to the sounds it emits and observing the contact’s behavior you can make an educated guess as to the category of the contact. Use the following criteria to help categorize the selected contact: Merchant Vessels/Tankers: Typically three or four blades; noisy; often maintains predictable course. Warships: Typically four or five-bladed propellers; quieter, smoother sound than merchant ships; possibly unpredictable course changes. Submarines: Five, six or seven-bladed propellers; very quiet when submerged and at low speed; unpredictable course changes. Fishing Vessels/Trawlers/Pleasure Craft: Three- or four-bladed propellers; noisy; erratic courses and speeds, frequently stopping and starting. Finding the submarines is much harder. The primary station where you must look for them is the NB. Switch to 300 Hz frequency and watch for the first line. They will be 50 Hz for the Russian subs and 60 Hz for USA subs. Don’t expect strong line, they are faint in most cases, so adjust your monitor. In NB you always have two contacts per target. One of them is a mirror. Maneuver left or right your sub and one of the contacts will start to move. That is the mirror and you can ignore him and track another one. Check the SSP and change your depth if necessary. You can launch UUV, which will help you to estimate the contacts range and position and also is helpful in tracking incoming torpedoes… Here is more staff, just ask away about something concrete.