depth charger in water

Joe S · 06-10-07, 12:31 PM

Is it possible to get a report of depth charges in the water? Thanks! Joe S

orangenee · 06-10-07, 12:44 PM

Short answer, no. I think there's supposed to be but there isn't, the only way you can tell they MIGHT be coming is if you hear a DD speed up with the hydrophone.

Laffertytig · 06-10-07, 02:07 PM

seems crazy that they would remove this when it was already in SH3. where is the logic in that!

nomad_delta · 06-10-07, 02:25 PM

I'm disappointed by this, too. It really seems like this would be important information when evading depth charges is such an important part of the game. Who knows, maybe they'll add it back in the 1.3 patch. (not holding my breath though)

nomad_delta

Joe S · 06-10-07, 03:34 PM

every subsim since Sub Battle Simulator has had this feature, there is no excuse for not having it. JOe S

Crosseye76 · 06-11-07, 12:52 PM

Could you actually hear the splash of depth charges entering the water in Real Life?

I know it was common practice to count the number of explosions, and some accounts mention hearing the "Click" of the pistol firing just before the explosion if the charge was close to the sub.

I know that the scene of the Sonar man with the head phones clamped on his head, looking up at the skipper in quiet dread and saying "Depth charges!" or "Wasserbomben !" is a staple of every Hollywood Submarine over the last 60 years...... but is it accurate ?

AVGWarhawk · 06-11-07, 01:19 PM

Yes, sonar could hear them drop and the click was audible by human ear if the DC was close enough.

SteamWake · 06-11-07, 02:15 PM

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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

Yes, sonar could hear them drop and the click was audible by human ear if the DC was close enough.

I think that click is the origin of the term "pucker factor".

the_belgian · 06-11-07, 02:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Laffertytig

seems crazy that they would remove this when it was already in SH3. where is the logic in that!

They just didn't finnish the product.In the office you can click the picture of the saylor(you in your early navy days)to open the captains history but notting happens...

orangenee · 06-11-07, 02:50 PM

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Originally Posted by the_belgian

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Originally Posted by Laffertytig

seems crazy that they would remove this when it was already in SH3. where is the logic in that!

They just didn't finnish the product.In the office you can click the picture of the saylor(you in your early navy days)to open the captains history but notting happens...

I'd always wondered why you could highlight it but nothing happenns when you click it.:hmm:

Laffertytig · 06-11-07, 07:19 PM

have any mods attempted to fix this?

SteamWake · 06-11-07, 07:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Laffertytig

have any mods attempted to fix this?

Kind of doubt it. Its one of those hard coded 'if then' things.

If only the dev's had been given a little more time.

razark · 06-11-07, 08:51 PM

I coulda sworn I'd seen this message once or twice.

Maybe I'm mistaken, but it stuck out because I'd thought I'd seen it, but very very rarely.

SteamWake · 06-11-07, 08:54 PM

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Originally Posted by razark

I coulda sworn I'd seen this message once or twice.

Maybe I'm mistaken, but it stuck out because I'd thought I'd seen it, but very very rarely.

It was in SH3.... maybe your having flash backs

Laffertytig · 06-12-07, 04:43 AM

this really is one of those features that should be in the game, surely it wouldnt be that hard to implement. maybe if we ask the devs they might add it in the patch?

06-10-07, 12:31 PM	#1
Joe S XO Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 409 Downloads: 28 Uploads: 0	depth charger in water Is it possible to get a report of depth charges in the water? Thanks! Joe S

06-11-07, 12:52 PM	#6
Crosseye76 Lieutenant Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 258 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Could you actually hear the splash of depth charges entering the water in Real Life? I know it was common practice to count the number of explosions, and some accounts mention hearing the "Click" of the pistol firing just before the explosion if the charge was close to the sub. I know that the scene of the Sonar man with the head phones clamped on his head, looking up at the skipper in quiet dread and saying "Depth charges!" or "Wasserbomben !" is a staple of every Hollywood Submarine over the last 60 years...... but is it accurate ? __________________ There are only two kinds of ships. Submarines and Targets.

06-11-07, 01:19 PM	#7
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,253 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Yes, sonar could hear them drop and the click was audible by human ear if the DC was close enough. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

06-10-07, 12:44 PM	#2
orangenee Engineer Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 211 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Short answer, no. I think there's supposed to be but there isn't, the only way you can tell they MIGHT be coming is if you hear a DD speed up with the hydrophone.

06-10-07, 02:07 PM	#3
Laffertytig Grey Wolf Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 757 Downloads: 110 Uploads: 0	seems crazy that they would remove this when it was already in SH3. where is the logic in that!

06-10-07, 02:25 PM	#4
nomad_delta Planesman Join Date: May 2007 Location: San Francisco, California Posts: 185 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	I'm disappointed by this, too. It really seems like this would be important information when evading depth charges is such an important part of the game. Who knows, maybe they'll add it back in the 1.3 patch. (not holding my breath though) nomad_delta

06-10-07, 03:34 PM	#5
Joe S XO Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 409 Downloads: 28 Uploads: 0	every subsim since Sub Battle Simulator has had this feature, there is no excuse for not having it. JOe S

06-11-07, 07:19 PM	#11
Laffertytig Grey Wolf Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 757 Downloads: 110 Uploads: 0	have any mods attempted to fix this?

06-11-07, 08:51 PM	#13
razark Ocean Warrior Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 2,731 Downloads: 393 Uploads: 12	I coulda sworn I'd seen this message once or twice. Maybe I'm mistaken, but it stuck out because I'd thought I'd seen it, but very very rarely.

06-12-07, 04:43 AM	#15
Laffertytig Grey Wolf Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 757 Downloads: 110 Uploads: 0	this really is one of those features that should be in the game, surely it wouldnt be that hard to implement. maybe if we ask the devs they might add it in the patch?