a little something for the newer captains out there

Capt. Shark Bait · 05-10-07, 06:06 AM

tho i'm sure the vets are aware of it. i noticed one of 2 things. if you hear a DD accelerate, its screws have cleared the water in heavy seas, or it's starting a depth charge run. if it's the latter, you'd best goto flank speed and put your rudder hard over for a few seconds then back to midships. when it slows got to 1/3 while at silent running and go deep. kept me from sinking while taking on 3 DDs per orders following a contact report sent, and i got 2 of them

Sailor Steve · 05-10-07, 10:32 AM

Good points. One of the flaws I thought Das Boot had was the captain never ordered any changes until after the depth charges were going off.

I always say, if you hear them speed up, or even approaching (or if you hear the charges drop):

1) Change speed (Flank is good)

2) Change course

3) Change depth

4) Go silent again

Always keep 'em guessing.

kakemann · 05-10-07, 10:34 AM

Good point, Steve!

Kant Schwimm · 05-10-07, 10:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

Good points. One of the flaws I thought Das Boot had was the captain never ordered any changes until after the depth charges were going off.

I always say, if you hear them speed up, or even approaching (or if you hear the charges drop):

1) Change speed (Flank is good)

2) Change course

3) Change depth

4) Go silent again

Always keep 'em guessing.

If that fails...

5) Blow balast

6) Raise white flag

:p

Or...

5) Bendover with head between legs

6) Kiss ass goodbye

Sailor Steve · 05-10-07, 11:23 AM

:rotfl: :rotfl:

I can't think of anything to follow that with! Excellent finish!

05-10-07, 06:06 AM	#1
Capt. Shark Bait Ace of the Deep Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: in a convergance zone Posts: 1,186 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	a little something for the newer captains out there tho i'm sure the vets are aware of it. i noticed one of 2 things. if you hear a DD accelerate, its screws have cleared the water in heavy seas, or it's starting a depth charge run. if it's the latter, you'd best goto flank speed and put your rudder hard over for a few seconds then back to midships. when it slows got to 1/3 while at silent running and go deep. kept me from sinking while taking on 3 DDs per orders following a contact report sent, and i got 2 of them __________________ Leiser und tödlicher edler Ritter der Tiefe Corsair Vengeance M70; ASUS Crosshair V Formula-Z; FX 8350; Asus 7870; Samsung SyncMaster 2243SWX; coolmax CUG950B 950w psu; 8GB Kingston HyperX DDR3; Corsair M4 SSD 128GB, WD 1TB; x18 DVR212D; 7SP1

05-10-07, 10:32 AM	#2
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Good points. One of the flaws I thought Das Boot had was the captain never ordered any changes until after the depth charges were going off. I always say, if you hear them speed up, or even approaching (or if you hear the charges drop): 1) Change speed (Flank is good) 2) Change course 3) Change depth 4) Go silent again Always keep 'em guessing. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

05-10-07, 10:34 AM	#3
kakemann Samurai Navy Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Pretty close to the big german cruiser Blücher in Norway Posts: 568 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 0	Good point, Steve! __________________ My SH4 releases compatible with SH4 1.5 and earlier: Kakemann and ATR-42's Silent Hunter 4 Music FIX Kakemann and Lurker_hlb3 Destroyer sensors and radar FIX Tutorial: How to add new music tracks to SH4

05-10-07, 11:23 AM	#5
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	:rotfl: :rotfl: I can't think of anything to follow that with! Excellent finish! __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo