The Real Deal

[LuftWolf]

When the sub's go to "red light" in battle conditions, green displays with red ambient light has been shown to cause additional stress on the nervous system. It's true!

[scott613]

When the sub's go to "red light" in battle conditions, green displays with red ambient light has been shown to cause additional stress on the nervous system. It's true!

In all my time riding boats - I was seasick once... Pulling out of Hong Kong - long maneuvering watch on the surface - rough seas - rig for red - and - running the BPS-15 radar... Watching the display go round and round and round... Arrgh... Red light and green screens didn't sit well with me...

In Sonar we usually had the shack rigged for blue - unless the OOD was entering - we would switch back to red... The blue light was mellow - but - seemed to make you sleepy...

Not really sure if I like these orange displays - or - not... Haven't seen them in real life... In DW - they seem a bit glaring...

Regards,
Scott
ET1/SS

[scott613]

A bone for the airdales out there...


Things that make you say - hmmmm....


A girl after my own heart - back seat of an SH-60...


Regards,
Scott

[Rip]

Originally Posted by goldorak

The interface isn't important, its all eye-candy so to speak.
The real deal are the active and passive sensors and I doubt that as of this moment there are submarines which top the seawolf.

So true. I didn't see anything in that video that would allow any conclusion about the tech level of the U-31 I think it was. As far as the Seawolf goes, cute little digital ships controls doesn't relate to diddly. You can bet the sensor and fire control suites are cutting edge and second to none.

[timmyg00]

Originally Posted by scott613

Not really sure if I like these orange displays - or - not... Haven't seen them in real life... In DW - they seem a bit glaring...

The Russians seem to favor them; I've just been to the K-77 and Rudolf Eglehofer/Hiddensee, and orange displays figure(d) prominently in their radar systems.

http://www.juliett484.org/juliett/juliettphotos.html

Unfortunately, either some of the displays shown in these photos were in compartments that were inaccessible to visitors, or they're photos from another sub. I spent 2 nearly undisturbed hours aboard K-77 and did not see the panels they're showing. Additionally, despite its labeling on the page, http://www.juliett484.org/juliett/images/sonar.jpg is the radar system, not the sonar system.

TG

EDIT: Now that I look thru some of my Submarine Force Museum and Nautilus pics, I see that the old MK113 FCS and WLR-1G ESM system had orange displays too... I'm not sure whether those were just colored plastic overlays to dim the light from the CRT or if the CRT glass/phosphor was actually colored orange.

[Kapitan]

sonar and radar systerms are orange have some pics from the net i try find them again

[TLAM Strike]

Originally Posted by scott613

A girl after my own heart - back seat of an SH-60...


Regards,
Scott

Speeking of that why dosn't the FFG, P-3 and MH-60 have female voices in DW?

Originally Posted by timmyg00

The Russians seem to favor them; I've just been to the K-77 and Rudolf Eglehofer/Hiddensee, and orange displays figure(d) prominently in their radar systems.

Old US Subs used orange displays too, this is from a GUPPY Converson's Conning tower Radar set:

[Bellman]

TLAM wrote:-

Speeking of that why dosn't the FFG, P-3 and MH-60 have female voices in DW?

It would be nice to have a well modulated female voice along in the cockpit. Very soothing if somewhat distracting

But I got very weary of the 'Bitching Betty' warnings in flight sims

[timmyg00]

Originally Posted by TLAM Strike

Old US Subs used orange displays too, this is from a GUPPY Converson's Conning tower Radar set:

Ha! I just took a shot like that at the Albacore, of the very same radar set :P

(See my edit re the MK113 FCS and WLR-1)

TG