Realism hit? with stabilized view

[Sailor Steve]

Originally Posted by danlisa

I edit mine so that I am forced to 100% and can't 'teleport back to base.

I edit mine so it ends up being 99%. I always sail back to base, because I like to; but if my rudder is gone and the game won't let me steer with my engines, then I'm the one being cheated.

So there.

[AVGWarhawk]

I did a quick read through on depth keeping and theory, etc. It would seem that the real trouble was not keeping the submarine stable on the horizontal but the vertical, ie rising or decending. It is written that experienced helmsmen did a great job in keeping depth mechanically on the old subs. (therefore, the screaming in Das Boot to watch the depth is not entirely unfounded) Surface wave effects are not experienced the same as a surface vessel. Only under extreme conditions on the surface would the submarine have trouble keeping stable on the horizontal while at periscope depth.

I would leave the stable view checked. Reading about it, I suspect the scope was relatively stable at periscope depth.

[Paul Riley]

Cheers warhawk,

That's what i'm thinking also,that the PS would be more stable than what it is with stabilize view off,and others seem to be thinking on them lines too.

[Synthfg]

IMHO having the stabaliser off, compensates for other enviromental factors
ie you are sat in your house well fed and rested, your life is not on the line etc.

[onelifecrisis]

Originally Posted by Synthfg

IMHO having the stabaliser off, compensates for other enviromental factors
ie you are sat in your house well fed and rested, your life is not on the line etc.

That's a pretty weird compensation. It's like saying a lemon is roughly equal to a wednesday. But, whatever rocks your boat (awful pun, sorry).

[Paul Riley]

Sorry,you both have me confused here now

[Sailor Steve]

Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

I did a quick read through on depth keeping and theory, etc. It would seem that the real trouble was not keeping the submarine stable on the horizontal but the vertical, ie rising or decending. It is written that experienced helmsmen did a great job in keeping depth mechanically on the old subs. (therefore, the screaming in Das Boot to watch the depth is not entirely unfounded) Surface wave effects are not experienced the same as a surface vessel. Only under extreme conditions on the surface would the submarine have trouble keeping stable on the horizontal while at periscope depth.

I would leave the stable view checked. Reading about it, I suspect the scope was relatively stable at periscope depth.

Good point, and one I didn't think of. wave action is going to affect the boat at periscope depth, but as you say the motion will be up and down and side-to-side - not rolling but swaying, which still leaves the sub on an even keel.

Now what we need most is a report from somebody who's been there and done that - and not with a modern stabilized periscope.