What qualifications to get for officers/NCOs ?

Herr Russ · 04-12-07, 01:52 PM

The quals just increase the readiness in that particular space ie: Lookout (Star) makes the bar almost solid green so you can have less people on watch or unqualified ones.. Machinist (Gear) ,increases engineering readiness, but doesn't do anything in the torpedo room, etc...

Does that help or are you looking for further info??

scrag · 04-12-07, 03:49 PM

Warrant Officers - 1 Main Gun (keep in mind the gunnery one becomes useless with the XXI class), 1 Flak, 1 medic, 1 helms, 1 radio, 1 sonar, 3 repair man and around a 60/40 percent split with Torpedo and Machinest Mate.
Officers - each has 3 quals he can hold
Weaps - Torp/Watch/Gun or Torp/Sonar/Watch
Engineer - Machinest/repair/watch
Navigator - watch/helm/repair or medic
Exec - Watch/Medic/helm
AWEAPS - Sonar/Torp/Machinist

Of course these are suggestions and have worked well for me - the effect of a torpedo qualified officer significantly reduces reload time. It reduces manning on key areas and allows for greater rest, faster response.

Heibges · 04-13-07, 12:15 PM

LI-Helm, Machinist, Repair
IWO-Watch, Helm, Torpedo
IIWO-Watch, Helm, Gunnery
IIIWO-Watch, Flak, Repair

Machinist x6
Radio/Sonar x2
Helm x2
Watch x2
Torpedo x2
Medic x1
Gunner (or Flak) x1

TheJaguar · 04-13-07, 01:26 PM

Hey Scrag you wrote that one of your officers has a sonar qual. Does it help as no officer can be in the sonar room?

04-12-07, 03:49 PM	#2
scrag Medic Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Posts: 161 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	Multiple hats Warrant Officers - 1 Main Gun (keep in mind the gunnery one becomes useless with the XXI class), 1 Flak, 1 medic, 1 helms, 1 radio, 1 sonar, 3 repair man and around a 60/40 percent split with Torpedo and Machinest Mate. Officers - each has 3 quals he can hold Weaps - Torp/Watch/Gun or Torp/Sonar/Watch Engineer - Machinest/repair/watch Navigator - watch/helm/repair or medic Exec - Watch/Medic/helm AWEAPS - Sonar/Torp/Machinist Of course these are suggestions and have worked well for me - the effect of a torpedo qualified officer significantly reduces reload time. It reduces manning on key areas and allows for greater rest, faster response.

04-13-07, 12:15 PM	#3
Heibges Sea Lord Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: San Francisco, California Posts: 1,633 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	LI-Helm, Machinist, Repair IWO-Watch, Helm, Torpedo IIWO-Watch, Helm, Gunnery IIIWO-Watch, Flak, Repair Machinist x6 Radio/Sonar x2 Helm x2 Watch x2 Torpedo x2 Medic x1 Gunner (or Flak) x1 __________________ U.Kdt.Hdb B. I. 28) This possibility of using the hydrophone to help in detecting surface ships should, however, be restricted to those cases where the submarine is unavoidably compelled to stay below the surface. http://www.hackworth.com/

04-13-07, 01:26 PM	#4
TheJaguar Watch Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Perth, Western Australia Posts: 30 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	Scrag Hey Scrag you wrote that one of your officers has a sonar qual. Does it help as no officer can be in the sonar room?

04-12-07, 01:52 PM	#1
Herr Russ Officer Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: San Diego, CA. Posts: 246 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	The quals just increase the readiness in that particular space ie: Lookout (Star) makes the bar almost solid green so you can have less people on watch or unqualified ones.. Machinist (Gear) ,increases engineering readiness, but doesn't do anything in the torpedo room, etc... Does that help or are you looking for further info??