Confused: Interior which way is BOW/STERN?

Payoff · 05-09-07, 05:39 PM

I did a search on this but did'nt find anything.

When I first started with SHIV I assumed the HELM was in the Aft command room/conning tower based on the interior sounds (engine sounds coming from in front of the helm, escorts dropping DC's on my 180 sound bearing coming from in front of the helm) & the dive animation tilting down opposite the helm, especially in the conning tower. I thought it was odd but o.k. Then I go to the scopes and find the OB scope is in the back and Attack scope in the front, but when viewed from the external cam the OB scope is in the front. So I thought they must have just gotten the scopes reversed. Then I start reading about fleet boat steering sytems and find this.

Link

http://www.maritime.org/fleetsub/chap13.htm#13A

Now I'm really confused, because it appears the helm and steering systems are in fact mounted on a forward bulkhead.

So in a nutshell:
A Are the interior sounds reversed?
B Are the scopes reversed?
C Is the dive animation reversed?
or
D All of the above.

How do you Skipper's get your head around this?

05-09-07, 05:39 PM	#1
Payoff Captain Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Nash Town, USA Posts: 525 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Confused: Interior which way is BOW/STERN? I did a search on this but did'nt find anything. When I first started with SHIV I assumed the HELM was in the Aft command room/conning tower based on the interior sounds (engine sounds coming from in front of the helm, escorts dropping DC's on my 180 sound bearing coming from in front of the helm) & the dive animation tilting down opposite the helm, especially in the conning tower. I thought it was odd but o.k. Then I go to the scopes and find the OB scope is in the back and Attack scope in the front, but when viewed from the external cam the OB scope is in the front. So I thought they must have just gotten the scopes reversed. Then I start reading about fleet boat steering sytems and find this. Link http://www.maritime.org/fleetsub/chap13.htm#13A Now I'm really confused, because it appears the helm and steering systems are in fact mounted on a forward bulkhead. So in a nutshell: A Are the interior sounds reversed? B Are the scopes reversed? C Is the dive animation reversed? or D All of the above. How do you Skipper's get your head around this? __________________ "Hit Shokaku class carrier with three out of six torpedos. Recieved 105 depth charges during three hour period. Heard four terrific explosions in the direction of target, two and one half hours after attack. Believe that baby sank!" Lieutenant Commander Herman Kossler USS Cavalla