No idea where I am :-)

vanjast · 07-09-14, 05:28 AM

RealNav on... hit foul weather west of Stavanger, went around the Shetlands and heading down towards St. Kilda...

Haven't seen a blink of stars or sunlight for the past 1400Km..(6 game days) just rain, sleet and heavy seas.

I estimate that I'm just north of Carloway (Outer Hebrides) Having closely missed Rona, I think it is - couldn't see it... Slowed my TC (16x) and sounded my way through with Depth Under Keel coming up to 25m.

All I had to do was shunt my sub up a beach on my first patrol

Visibility is zip most of the time - and every now and then, the watch tells me they can see fog

I just bang my head against the periscope shell.

Navigating to 6 hourly waypoints at max TC=128... but hell's I could be just south of the Faroe Islands the way things are going

Jimbuna · 07-09-14, 08:06 AM

Aktungbby · 07-10-14, 11:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Jimbuna

Yup! time for a little DEAD RECKONING Here!

maillemaker · 07-10-14, 12:54 PM

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It's not that difficult, and after playing with it you'll facepalm yourself

, that you didn't use it before....

I'm sure it is, the idea of doing it just holds no appeal for me. I'm not interested in celestial navigation of my uboat. I want to plot a series of waypoints for a course and have my uboat magically go there. I only pop into the game when we have a contact. Especially with external views disabled, most of the eye candy of the game is gone. It's all about pressing contacts, making attacks, and evasion until I'm out of fish or too damaged to continue, then return to port.

Steve

vanjast · 07-10-14, 01:42 PM

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Originally Posted by maillemaker

I'm sure it is, the idea of doing it just holds no appeal for me. I'm not interested in celestial navigation of my uboat.

Back again...

OK, no problem.... if/when you get bored and want to take it to a 'new level', you know where it's at...

Gotta go sailing...

Tupolev · 07-10-14, 02:48 PM

@vanjast - OK I'm game. I'm always on the lookout for more realism.

Does it require a whole new GUI though?

The

banryu79 · 07-09-14, 09:45 AM

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Originally Posted by vanjast

RealNav on... hit foul weather west of Stavanger, went around the Shetlands and heading down towards St. Kilda...

Haven't seen a blink of stars or sunlight for the past 1400Km..(6 game days) just rain, sleet and heavy seas.

I estimate that I'm just north of Carloway (Outer Hebrides) Having closely missed Rona, I think it is - couldn't see it... Slowed my TC (16x) and sounded my way through with Depth Under Keel coming up to 25m.

All I had to do was shunt my sub up a beach on my first patrol

Visibility is zip most of the time - and every now and then, the watch tells me they can see fog

I just bang my head against the periscope shell.

Navigating to 6 hourly waypoints at max TC=128... but hell's I could be just south of the Faroe Islands the way things are going

This is... awsome! In someway, at least.

flag4 · 07-09-14, 10:36 AM

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Originally Posted by vanjast

RealNav on... hit foul weather west of Stavanger, went around the Shetlands and heading down towards St. Kilda...

Haven't seen a blink of stars or sunlight for the past 1400Km..(6 game days) just rain, sleet and heavy seas.

I estimate that I'm just north of Carloway (Outer Hebrides) Having closely missed Rona, I think it is - couldn't see it... Slowed my TC (16x) and sounded my way through with Depth Under Keel coming up to 25m.

All I had to do was shunt my sub up a beach on my first patrol

Visibility is zip most of the time - and every now and then, the watch tells me they can see fog

I just bang my head against the periscope shell.

Navigating to 6 hourly waypoints at max TC=128... but hell's I could be just south of the Faroe Islands the way things are going

...the beautiful game. marvellous. im envious. how real can it get?

maillemaker · 07-09-14, 11:38 AM

Real navigation is probably a step I will never take.

Steve

vanjast · 07-10-14, 10:06 AM

Here's my daily weather...
Every couple of waypoints I do sound check - I have a contact and we're on the chase. Doing a 30 minute surface speed burst and will sound it again

Range estimate around 15-20km (Sound still faint on hyrdophone)
Speed estimate before ID around 4-8 knots (34rpm)

vanjast · 07-10-14, 10:56 AM

Lost contact ..

(just disappeared from 360 sonar scan - could be the hyperspacing ships thing)
Also just missed a task force going south.. but we have instructions to leave military targets alone

Anyway about to round St Kilda on the final course to the patrol grid - weather is still lousy.. but my depth sounding starting to give me deep water, so it looks like I'm on track
This is still a very estimated position, but I'm using all the 'clues' I can

This pic was taken at my 6 hour waypoint save... I'm already starting the next waypoint at 06:00.

vanjast · 07-10-14, 11:18 AM

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Originally Posted by maillemaker

Real navigation is probably a step I will never take.

It's not that difficult, and after playing with it you'll facepalm yourself

, that you didn't use it before....

Gotta go to family supper but will come back later with a simplified explanation.

JeromeHeretic · 08-03-14, 03:26 AM

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Originally Posted by vanjast

It's not that difficult...

For me it's not difficult if i'm somewhere between 5 deg N and 80 deg N.
But i'm lost on south hemisphere, because i know navigate only by Polaris and time.

BTW: Once i was lost in storm as you and i was searching Canarian Islands, because i badly needed refuel from Corrientes in Las Palmas.
I was zig-zaging sea about four days and set my course only from differencies in depth measuring. I missed islands a few times, so bad wather was. But everything finish good. You can imagine how lucky i was when seen light of lighthouse through the rain...
It was quite challenging experience :-)

07-09-14, 05:28 AM	#1
vanjast Sea Lord Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Somewhere else now Posts: 1,733 Downloads: 825 Uploads: 4	No idea where I am :-) RealNav on... hit foul weather west of Stavanger, went around the Shetlands and heading down towards St. Kilda... Haven't seen a blink of stars or sunlight for the past 1400Km..(6 game days) just rain, sleet and heavy seas. I estimate that I'm just north of Carloway (Outer Hebrides) Having closely missed Rona, I think it is - couldn't see it... Slowed my TC (16x) and sounded my way through with Depth Under Keel coming up to 25m. All I had to do was shunt my sub up a beach on my first patrol Visibility is zip most of the time - and every now and then, the watch tells me they can see fog I just bang my head against the periscope shell. Navigating to 6 hourly waypoints at max TC=128... but hell's I could be just south of the Faroe Islands the way things are going

07-09-14, 08:06 AM	#2
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,500 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	__________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

07-10-14, 10:06 AM	#10
vanjast Sea Lord Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Somewhere else now Posts: 1,733 Downloads: 825 Uploads: 4	Here's my daily weather... Every couple of waypoints I do sound check - I have a contact and we're on the chase. Doing a 30 minute surface speed burst and will sound it again Range estimate around 15-20km (Sound still faint on hyrdophone) Speed estimate before ID around 4-8 knots (34rpm) Last edited by vanjast; 07-10-14 at 10:57 AM.

07-10-14, 02:48 PM	#6
Tupolev Hauptman Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: FL410 Posts: 174 Downloads: 75 Uploads: 0	@vanjast - OK I'm game. I'm always on the lookout for more realism. Does it require a whole new GUI though? The

07-09-14, 11:38 AM	#9
maillemaker Sea Lord Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,639 Downloads: 75 Uploads: 0	Real navigation is probably a step I will never take. Steve

07-10-14, 10:56 AM	#11
vanjast Sea Lord Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Somewhere else now Posts: 1,733 Downloads: 825 Uploads: 4	Lost contact .. (just disappeared from 360 sonar scan - could be the hyperspacing ships thing) Also just missed a task force going south.. but we have instructions to leave military targets alone Anyway about to round St Kilda on the final course to the patrol grid - weather is still lousy.. but my depth sounding starting to give me deep water, so it looks like I'm on track This is still a very estimated position, but I'm using all the 'clues' I can This pic was taken at my 6 hour waypoint save... I'm already starting the next waypoint at 06:00.