Another Greenhorn's Green-ish Question(s)

De420 · 09-10-09, 01:42 PM

Greetings all. I have a little question , that may have been asked before ( i did swim through the forum but...alas , i didnt find anything ) - its about the Radio Station. Now , whats the point of it ? I mean, there is a short cut button to it (R) that places you on the RO's place but...why ? Everything is inactive, you cannot see your radio messages ( wich is a bit unlogical ), you cannot use the gramaphone you cannot do any thing... So if someone can spare a bit of there time to....enlighten me , i will be very gratefull

Rapt0r56 · 09-10-09, 01:56 PM

mh... your'e right there's not really a thingy wich you can interact with, the ony thing is the Radar in late war.

And Welcome to Subsim!

Sailor Steve · 09-10-09, 02:22 PM

I think it's mainly because the Radio and Sound stations are right next to each other. You can take the hydrophone operator's place, so why not the radioman's as well?

I wish you could actually use the gramaphone directly from the Radio position, or play around with the enigma. About the only thing I use it for is to take a close-up look at the poster girl I have on the wall.

flag4 · 09-10-09, 02:43 PM

firstly, welcome De420

i suppose it's nice to look at - adds a little to the immersion thingy !

(?) did you know that if you press H it will take you to the Hydro operator wheel and you can do the search yourself, listening to slug slug or chatter chatter of distant merchants or aggressive destroyers. you will also hear the Ker-splosh of the depth charges raining down on your little fragile world......

good luck!!

Rafael · 09-10-09, 02:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by De420

... I mean, there is a short cut button to it (R) that places you on the RO's place but...why ? Everything is inactive, you cannot see your radio messages ( wich is a bit unlogical ), you cannot use the gramaphone you cannot do any thing...

Absolutely right, never thought about it. In fact you cannot do anything there.

Nevertheless, there is (as Steve wrote) the hydrophone room.

A real Kaleun would NEVER sit in the radio (playing with the gramophone) and/or hydrophone room.

Brag · 09-10-09, 04:49 PM

Welcome aboard, De!

What can I ad? It is just there

De420 · 09-11-09, 02:41 AM

Mmm, so its like the Captain's bed(wich shoud have had a shortcut key too

)...oh well; Thank you for your time and for the wellcomes.

sunvalleyslim · 09-11-09, 11:21 PM

De420,
As Sailor Steve said "It's there to check out your Pinup Girl"...Hopefully you have a few of Tikigods Pinups lying around for the Crew to enjoy......

De420 · 09-12-09, 03:06 AM

Hehe yeah i too agree with Sailor Steve but there is a slight problem...im currently on a Type II boat and...well...there is no girl poster infront of the radio station, so....

PS: That reminds me - I would like to ask for some advices and tips for career mode -> Like i said im currently playing with a Type II U-boat ( im playing on 60% realism )((god's eye mode is enabled)...the problem is , i have a hard time tracking enemy ships ( i've made 4 patrols and only on 1 i have managed to sink something (1 small merchant ship ). I thought about hanging around enemy ports but that wasnt a good idea. So any help will be appreciated

Sledgehammer427 · 09-12-09, 03:48 AM

hmmmm,
well, using a type II your attack choices are limited, but you do have some.

First, when you spot a ship, track which way it is heading and try to intercept it, that way when the ship crosses your bow, you will be right there, within range, ready to fire.

Second, you should try GWX, it gives you a more realistic bang for your buck (found in the SH3 mods workshop, it stickied) that is, if you haven't.

but I forgot to add, when you spot that ship and laid out an intercept course, go to ahead flank, nothing wrong with getting there early

I would make 2-3 marks of the ship's location, to get an idea of which way it is headed, then, I would use the compass tool to draw a line through them to get an idea of where I am supposed to be when the ship reaches my location. of course, I go the extra distance and lay out the ruler to figure out the range to the target from my position.
it's worked very well for me, but I use a type VII, and have a lot more hitting power (I.E. a deck gun, a stern tube, and an extra bow tube)

De420 · 09-12-09, 06:18 AM

Sledgehammer427, thanks i will play around with the map tools and maybe i'll change my fleet. And about GWX, yes, i really should download it but a mysterious force....for some reason stops me...

09-10-09, 01:42 PM	#1
De420 Swabbie Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Varna , Bulgaria Posts: 6 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Another Greenhorn's Green-ish Question(s) Greetings all. I have a little question , that may have been asked before ( i did swim through the forum but...alas , i didnt find anything ) - its about the Radio Station. Now , whats the point of it ? I mean, there is a short cut button to it (R) that places you on the RO's place but...why ? Everything is inactive, you cannot see your radio messages ( wich is a bit unlogical ), you cannot use the gramaphone you cannot do any thing... So if someone can spare a bit of there time to....enlighten me , i will be very gratefull

09-10-09, 01:56 PM	#2
Rapt0r56 Commodore Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia — Germany Posts: 601 Downloads: 391 Uploads: 0	mh... your'e right there's not really a thingy wich you can interact with, the ony thing is the Radar in late war. And Welcome to Subsim! __________________ “The sea is everything. It covers seven tenths of the terrestrial globe. Its breath is pure and healthy. It is an immense desert, where man is never lonely, for he feels life stirring on all sides. The sea is only the embodiment of a supernatural and wonderful existence. It is nothing but love and emotion; it is the Living Infinite. ” ― Jules Verne, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea My modifications for Ubisoft's SHIII can currently be found in Maik's comprehensive archives found via the Silent Hunter 3 Tab on his website: https://maikhaas.synology.me/joomla/index.php?lang=de/

09-10-09, 02:22 PM	#3
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	I think it's mainly because the Radio and Sound stations are right next to each other. You can take the hydrophone operator's place, so why not the radioman's as well? I wish you could actually use the gramaphone directly from the Radio position, or play around with the enigma. About the only thing I use it for is to take a close-up look at the poster girl I have on the wall. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

09-10-09, 02:43 PM	#4
flag4 Watch Officer Join Date: May 2007 Location: as far away as possible Posts: 1,625 Downloads: 147 Uploads: 0	firstly, welcome De420 i suppose it's nice to look at - adds a little to the immersion thingy ! (?) did you know that if you press H it will take you to the Hydro operator wheel and you can do the search yourself, listening to slug slug or chatter chatter of distant merchants or aggressive destroyers. you will also hear the Ker-splosh of the depth charges raining down on your little fragile world...... good luck!! __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] ' We are here on Earth to fart around. Don't let anybody tell you any different.' Kurt Vonnegut

09-10-09, 04:49 PM	#6
Brag Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Docked on a Russian pond Posts: 7,072 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Welcome aboard, De! What can I ad? It is just there __________________ Espionage, adventure, suspense, are just a click away Click here to look inside Brag's book: Amazon.com: Kingmaker: Alexey Braguine: Books Order Kingmaker here: http://www.subsim.com/store.html For Tactics visit:http://www.freewebs.com/kielman/

09-11-09, 02:41 AM	#7
De420 Swabbie Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Varna , Bulgaria Posts: 6 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Mmm, so its like the Captain's bed(wich shoud have had a shortcut key too )...oh well; Thank you for your time and for the wellcomes.

09-11-09, 11:21 PM	#8
sunvalleyslim Ace of the Deep Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Los Angeles, Ca Posts: 1,142 Downloads: 267 Uploads: 0	De420, As Sailor Steve said "It's there to check out your Pinup Girl"...Hopefully you have a few of Tikigods Pinups lying around for the Crew to enjoy...... __________________ Crew member/ decommission member TM2(SS)(SD) 3/68-7/70 DIESEL BOATS FOREVER USS SEGUNDO (SS398)

09-12-09, 03:06 AM	#9
De420 Swabbie Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Varna , Bulgaria Posts: 6 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Greeen questions ROUND 2 ! FIGHT ! Hehe yeah i too agree with Sailor Steve but there is a slight problem...im currently on a Type II boat and...well...there is no girl poster infront of the radio station, so.... PS: That reminds me - I would like to ask for some advices and tips for career mode -> Like i said im currently playing with a Type II U-boat ( im playing on 60% realism )((god's eye mode is enabled)...the problem is , i have a hard time tracking enemy ships ( i've made 4 patrols and only on 1 i have managed to sink something (1 small merchant ship ). I thought about hanging around enemy ports but that wasnt a good idea. So any help will be appreciated

09-12-09, 03:48 AM	#10
Sledgehammer427 PacWagon Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Drinking coffee and staring at trees in Massachusetts Posts: 2,901 Downloads: 280 Uploads: 0	hmmmm, well, using a type II your attack choices are limited, but you do have some. First, when you spot a ship, track which way it is heading and try to intercept it, that way when the ship crosses your bow, you will be right there, within range, ready to fire. Second, you should try GWX, it gives you a more realistic bang for your buck (found in the SH3 mods workshop, it stickied) that is, if you haven't. but I forgot to add, when you spot that ship and laid out an intercept course, go to ahead flank, nothing wrong with getting there early I would make 2-3 marks of the ship's location, to get an idea of which way it is headed, then, I would use the compass tool to draw a line through them to get an idea of where I am supposed to be when the ship reaches my location. of course, I go the extra distance and lay out the ruler to figure out the range to the target from my position. it's worked very well for me, but I use a type VII, and have a lot more hitting power (I.E. a deck gun, a stern tube, and an extra bow tube) __________________ Cold Waters Voice Crew - Fire Control Officer Cmdr O. Myers - C/O USS Nautilus (SS-168) 114,000 tons sunk - 4 Spec Ops completed V-boat Nutcase - Need supplies? Japanese garrison on a small island in the way? Just give us a call! D4C!

09-12-09, 06:18 AM	#11
De420 Swabbie Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Varna , Bulgaria Posts: 6 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Sledgehammer427, thanks i will play around with the map tools and maybe i'll change my fleet. And about GWX, yes, i really should download it but a mysterious force....for some reason stops me...