Oservation scope saves lives.

[Grayson02sept1980]

don't fprget about the Uboat directory

[Tessa]

Irl, the max the light can penetrate water is about 150 feet (42 meters). Though some light will still get reflected below this depth, no sea life that is dependant on light can grow below (generally speaking algae). Unless you're in clear blue water (like the south pacific) the areas that we mostly patrol aren't clear enough to see without an external light much more than 70 feet (using scuba diving as my guage, after 80+ feet usually need to bring a light). It's convenient that the game lets the observation scope do this, but not realistic once you start going deep.

[Canovaro]

Originally Posted by Tessa

Irl, the max the light can penetrate water is about 150 feet (42 meters). Though some light will still get reflected below this depth, no sea life that is dependant on light can grow below (generally speaking algae). Unless you're in clear blue water (like the south pacific) the areas that we mostly patrol aren't clear enough to see without an external light much more than 70 feet (using scuba diving as my guage, after 80+ feet usually need to bring a light). It's convenient that the game lets the observation scope do this, but not realistic once you start going deep.

That's interesting info.

Thanks for shining a light on that.

[Puster Bill]

Originally Posted by Tessa

Irl, the max the light can penetrate water is about 150 feet (42 meters). Though some light will still get reflected below this depth, no sea life that is dependant on light can grow below (generally speaking algae). Unless you're in clear blue water (like the south pacific) the areas that we mostly patrol aren't clear enough to see without an external light much more than 70 feet (using scuba diving as my guage, after 80+ feet usually need to bring a light). It's convenient that the game lets the observation scope do this, but not realistic once you start going deep.

Well, I used to go SCUBA diving (admittedly, in the clearer Pacific), and I can distinctly recall easily seeing the bottom of the dive boat when the light conditions at my depth were pretty low. It's the kind of thing where you can't see much laterally because of low light, but you can see things silhouetted against the bright surface.

MANY marine predators take advantage of this fact.

I suspect that you can see the shadow of a surface ship when it's directly above you much easier than you could see to the side.

[danurve]

I recall a mod that changed the Obs to a more rectangular view. That was cool.
The OLC gui Obs is impressive. I will admit to most times ignoring the Obs unless the attack scope is damaged. I use external view with a lower density setting just to watch d/c's going off around the sub, and sometimes switch to looking into the control room whhile being d/c'ed with Open Hatch, also very cool.

[Sailor Steve]

Originally Posted by Puster Bill

I suspect that you can see the shadow of a surface ship when it's directly above you much easier than you could see to the side.

Probably, but before I accepted it as a tactic I would use, I would first want to read one report of a submarine captain actually doing it.