Need help with using sonar

Col. Caldwell · 09-25-07, 08:50 PM

Hi, everyone. It's my first post here on the forums, but I've been playing SH3 for several months now. I started my career in 1939 and now I'm in 1942. I recently got sonar for my boat but I'm having trouble using it. I looked in the online Wiki manual but it didn't help. I had a ship locked in my periscope but the sonarman said "No target selected" when I click either button for the sonar. I had the sonarman follow a sound contact and ordered him again for a sonar reading but he still said "No target selected." Any tips would be appreciated. Thanks.

joegrundman · 09-25-07, 09:19 PM

welcome to subsim!

The thing to do is go to the hydrophone station, make sure you are tuned onto the bearing of the target and then send a ping.

Col. Caldwell · 09-25-07, 09:23 PM

Thanks for the reply. Do I have to tune into the bearing myself? I tried ordering the sonarman to follow the hydrophone contact and then tried to ping but it didn't work.

Brag · 09-25-07, 10:26 PM

First, welcome aboard!

Your soundman will tell you no contact if you have the ship in sight (stock bug). If you need a sound bearing , lower your periscope. Hope this helps

Huskalar · 09-26-07, 05:00 AM

Welcome to Subsim, Herr Kaleun!

SmokinTep · 09-26-07, 05:37 AM

Welcome dude..............happy hunting.

andylegate · 09-26-07, 06:33 AM

Welcome Herr Kaluen!

Col. Caldwell · 09-26-07, 07:47 PM

Thanks for the tips and welcomes. I figured out how to use the sonar now. I had to manually tune the hydrophone to a contact and then get a sonar reading. Thanks again for the tips and I look forward to sharing some of my experiences playing SH3.

09-25-07, 08:50 PM	#1
Col. Caldwell Gunner Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: New York City Posts: 100 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	Need help with using sonar Hi, everyone. It's my first post here on the forums, but I've been playing SH3 for several months now. I started my career in 1939 and now I'm in 1942. I recently got sonar for my boat but I'm having trouble using it. I looked in the online Wiki manual but it didn't help. I had a ship locked in my periscope but the sonarman said "No target selected" when I click either button for the sonar. I had the sonarman follow a sound contact and ordered him again for a sonar reading but he still said "No target selected." Any tips would be appreciated. Thanks.

09-25-07, 09:19 PM	#2
joegrundman Ocean Warrior Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 2,689 Downloads: 34 Uploads: 0	welcome to subsim! The thing to do is go to the hydrophone station, make sure you are tuned onto the bearing of the target and then send a ping. __________________ "Enemy submarines are to be called U-Boats. The term submarine is to be reserved for Allied under water vessels. U-Boats are those dastardly villains who sink our ships, while submarines are those gallant and noble craft which sink theirs." Winston Churchill

09-25-07, 09:23 PM	#3
Col. Caldwell Gunner Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: New York City Posts: 100 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	Thanks for the reply. Do I have to tune into the bearing myself? I tried ordering the sonarman to follow the hydrophone contact and then tried to ping but it didn't work. __________________ Craig Ferguson: "Shouldn't they be hunting Godzilla? A whale isn't going to destroy Tokyo; Godzilla is!"

09-25-07, 10:26 PM	#4
Brag Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Docked on a Russian pond Posts: 7,072 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	First, welcome aboard! Your soundman will tell you no contact if you have the ship in sight (stock bug). If you need a sound bearing , lower your periscope. Hope this helps __________________ 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/

09-26-07, 06:33 AM	#7
andylegate Medic Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: SC, USA Posts: 168 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Welcome Herr Kaluen! __________________ My Real Life Navy Brag Page Below http://www1.freewebs.com/andylegate/

09-26-07, 05:00 AM	#5
Huskalar Ensign Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 221 Downloads: 176 Uploads: 0	Welcome to Subsim, Herr Kaleun!

09-26-07, 05:37 AM	#6
SmokinTep Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Suffolk, Virginia Posts: 1,027 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Welcome dude..............happy hunting.

09-26-07, 07:47 PM	#8
Col. Caldwell Gunner Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: New York City Posts: 100 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	Thanks for the tips and welcomes. I figured out how to use the sonar now. I had to manually tune the hydrophone to a contact and then get a sonar reading. Thanks again for the tips and I look forward to sharing some of my experiences playing SH3. __________________ Craig Ferguson: "Shouldn't they be hunting Godzilla? A whale isn't going to destroy Tokyo; Godzilla is!"