Extremely Aggressive Attack on the Convoy

[Crazy Ian]

Originally Posted by Genghis Khan

Canovaro,

"Safe in Silent" is the mode when you can reload torpedoes (don't have those those crosslined icons),this is the engineer's,engines icon right to "Full Silent".
You can recognize that,when crew is talking normally,not silently.

Sorry.. what mod's are you running?

Crazy Ian,

No mods.Silent Hunter III U-Boat:Battle in the Mediterranean.German Version (The only one I managed to get in my location) .Original name:"U-Boote: Seeschlacht im Mittelmeer"


Do you have other engine controls?

[P_Funk]

Originally Posted by Genghis Khan

Do you have other engine controls?

You can use either the engine telegraph, or the number keys on your keyboard to determine speed. You have limited ability to direct the Chief Engineer in whether to recharge batteries or not. Thats about it.

[Brag]

Congratulations, Kaleun Genghiskhan!

Those are the mine controls:

Speed telegraph (knots/modes (Fast,Normal,Full Forward,Reverse))
Depth meter (20m/260m can be switched)
Course (also can be switched be button below).

Engineer:

Engine Modes:
Standard Engine Mode
Battery Recharge
Silent
Safe in Silent

Other modes:
Periscope Depth
Emergency Orders

and other all represented by white icons.

I'am sorry,as I use German version my exact English translations might be not accurate,although I am not frequent German speaker

[P_Funk]

Originally Posted by Genghis Khan

I'am sorry,as I use German version my exact English translations might be not accurate,although I am not frequent German speaker

I could read it all well enough.

But,of course main maneuvering is done always with three those dials.For example,when evading convoy escorts engine telegraph is the main issue,which engine power is set.And even an order,given to engineer to turn on "Silent Mode",
is not effective if you do set "Full Forward" by telegraph.

This is the man,who is an example for me:

Otto Kretschmer, 1912 – 1998 (Fregattenkapitan) Sank 44 ships, 262,203 grt
Commanded: U23,U-99
Highest scoring ace, Otto Kretschmer, or the “tonnage king” caused more destruction on the high seas than any other submarine commander to this date. An aggressive commander, his strategy was to attack at night, on the surface and under cover of darkness. His last patrol scored him ten ships, before he was captured. After the war, Kretschmer became a rear admiral in the Federal German Navy and Chief of Staff of the NATO command.

Taken from source: http://www.uboataces.com

A very good German Kriegsmarine U-Boat reference website,I discovered yesterday.

[Maraz]

Originally Posted by Genghis Khan

Those are the mine controls:

Speed telegraph (knots/modes (Fast,Normal,Full Forward,Reverse))
Depth meter (20m/260m can be switched)
Course (also can be switched be button below).

Engineer:

Engine Modes:
Standard Engine Mode
Battery Recharge
Silent
Safe in Silent

I suspect the latter is "Safe from Silent mode" so actually NOT silent

Maraz