No Waypoints

Iron Budokan · 03-06-07, 09:31 PM

Anyone ever run a patrol without using any waypoints on the map? Just give your navigator a direction and a speed and off you go in your Type IX? I did it last patrol. Kinda fun, especially when I had to manuever in close to a supply boat, Corrientes, to refuel and get a load of new torps.

Kpt. Kozloff · 03-06-07, 09:47 PM

I've done it a lot of times. It helps when you run a higher TC with god's eye view and suddenly get a contact, you don't have to erase miles of waypoints then.

High Voltage · 03-06-07, 09:50 PM

I find that without waypoints I tend to drift too much for my liking, especially at higher TC's...

Kpt. Kozloff · 03-06-07, 10:05 PM

You've got the point here High Voltage. That is a downside, isn't it? Especially in a bad weather, correction of the course is pretty frequent then.

Brag · 03-07-07, 07:52 AM

In bad weather I'll stick a waypoint to prevent heading drift

Corsair · 03-07-07, 07:59 AM

That's the part I like less when I play with manual navigation. Stupid helmsmen can't keep the boat on course on surface when the wind picks up. With very bad weather it's no problem as I am mostly submerged and just surface for reload, but with medium rough conditions you have to keep an eye on the compass. As I use max 128 TC and the big 6 dials, I usually don't drift too far away from course though... With manual navigation it is very important to try to keep the boat on course otherwise after 2 or 3 days of cloudy weather you can end far away from where you think you are...

Kumando · 03-07-07, 09:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Corsair

That's the part I like less when I play with manual navigation. Stupid helmsmen can't keep the boat on course on surface when the wind picks up. With very bad weather it's no problem as I am mostly submerged and just surface for reload, but with medium rough conditions you have to keep an eye on the compass. As I use max 128 TC and the big 6 dials, I usually don't drift too far away from course though... With manual navigation it is very important to try to keep the boat on course otherwise after 2 or 3 days of cloudy weather you can end far away from where you think you are...

Thats the beauty of it

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Steppenwolf · 03-07-07, 01:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Kpt. Kozloff

I've done it a lot of times. It helps when you run a higher TC with god's eye view and suddenly get a contact, you don't have to erase miles of waypoints then.

Select the Triangle and press Shift-Delete, ALL waypoints will be deleted.

03-06-07, 09:31 PM	#1
Iron Budokan Sea Lord Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 1,778 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	No Waypoints Anyone ever run a patrol without using any waypoints on the map? Just give your navigator a direction and a speed and off you go in your Type IX? I did it last patrol. Kinda fun, especially when I had to manuever in close to a supply boat, Corrientes, to refuel and get a load of new torps. __________________ "You will take on England wherever you find her ships, and you will break her power at sea." --Iron Coffins, Herbert A. Werner http://kennethmarkhoover.com

03-06-07, 09:47 PM	#2
Kpt. Kozloff Frogman Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Jersey - Channel Islands, UK Posts: 305 Downloads: 30 Uploads: 0	I've done it a lot of times. It helps when you run a higher TC with god's eye view and suddenly get a contact, you don't have to erase miles of waypoints then. __________________ GWX1.03/Cmdr2.7/plus all sorts of tweaks

03-06-07, 09:50 PM	#3
High Voltage Chief Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: U-33. Depth Charges...sinking.. Posts: 325 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I find that without waypoints I tend to drift too much for my liking, especially at higher TC's... __________________ The new-moon night is black as ink. Off Hatteras the tankers sink. While sadly Roosevelt counts the score-- Some fifty thousand tons--by MOHR

03-06-07, 10:05 PM	#4
Kpt. Kozloff Frogman Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Jersey - Channel Islands, UK Posts: 305 Downloads: 30 Uploads: 0	You've got the point here High Voltage. That is a downside, isn't it? Especially in a bad weather, correction of the course is pretty frequent then. __________________ GWX1.03/Cmdr2.7/plus all sorts of tweaks

03-07-07, 07:52 AM	#5
Brag Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Docked on a Russian pond Posts: 7,072 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	In bad weather I'll stick a waypoint to prevent heading drift __________________ 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/

03-07-07, 07:59 AM	#6
Corsair Ace of the Deep Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Toulouse France Posts: 1,140 Downloads: 51 Uploads: 0	That's the part I like less when I play with manual navigation. Stupid helmsmen can't keep the boat on course on surface when the wind picks up. With very bad weather it's no problem as I am mostly submerged and just surface for reload, but with medium rough conditions you have to keep an eye on the compass. As I use max 128 TC and the big 6 dials, I usually don't drift too far away from course though... With manual navigation it is very important to try to keep the boat on course otherwise after 2 or 3 days of cloudy weather you can end far away from where you think you are... __________________ NYGM 3.4A / Living SH3 V5.1 + SH3 Commander