SH3 messages - somebody hear my?

Yoriyn · 02-03-08, 04:19 PM

I have a question. During patrol U-boats sends lots of informations to BdU, and BdU to U-boats. It is possible to hear information sending to another U-boot from example BdU. Because sometimes i recieve information like : "U-xxxx raport status." or "2 MERCHANTS SUNK FOR 2700 TONS. 1 MERCHANTS CAPUTRED. AN 3181, U-38". This is a realistic?

GoldenRivet · 02-03-08, 04:21 PM

i think it would depend on if the U-boat you overheard was operating on the same frequency band as you.

as far as whether or not this was something that happened in real life... i have no Idea.

Rwolf · 02-03-08, 05:47 PM

I think it would be possible, since in the BdU archives there were notes on some subs occasionally not responding themselves but instead messages being relayed by other subs. I would think damaged antennas or poor transmitters may be the cause here.

Brag · 02-03-08, 05:50 PM

U-Boars maintained listening watches on certain frequencies. So they would hear messages from U-boats to BDU and BDU to U-boats.

Of course, the allies listened too, once they cracked the Enigma codes, they knew exactly what the U boats were doing.

T.Von Hogan · 02-03-08, 11:42 PM

Radio messeges are like loose lips, they sink ships. The only tme i send a contact is on a convoy. Otherwise only God and my crew know where we are.....oh and the enemy as we sink em

Sailor Steve · 02-04-08, 01:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Yoriyn

Because sometimes i recieve information like : "U-xxxx raport status." or "2 MERCHANTS SUNK FOR 2700 TONS. 1 MERCHANTS CAPUTRED. AN 3181, U-38". This is a realistic?

The messages you receive are scripted in; they are messages that were sent in real life and are there only for immersion. There was another thread recently in which a player reported getting a message that his own sub had been sunk.

irish1958 · 02-04-08, 01:39 PM

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Originally Posted by T.Von Hogan

Radio messeges are like loose lips, they sink ships. The only tme i send a contact is on a convoy. Otherwise only God and my crew know where we are.....oh and the enemy as we sink em

Actually, the U-Boats has so call in almost every day. Donitz apparently didn't think the Allies could triangulate the boats.

Kaptain Hans Wolf · 02-05-08, 06:25 AM

a lot of the aces didint like reporting in to base regularly for fear of being detected, such as Otto Kretschmer, who had been given the nickname silent otto for his lack of radio messages to bdu. anyway, back to the topic, i myself have never encountered radio messages to that nature, only the boring old, keep up the good work, or, be more agressive, and the occasional(i say occasional) convoy reports. and the messages being sent wer often on the same frequency that the other u-boats were using so they would have sometimes picked up messages from other u-boats intended for bdu./ cheers.

02-03-08, 04:19 PM	#1
Yoriyn Planesman Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Control room Posts: 181 Downloads: 154 Uploads: 0	SH3 messages - somebody hear my? I have a question. During patrol U-boats sends lots of informations to BdU, and BdU to U-boats. It is possible to hear information sending to another U-boot from example BdU. Because sometimes i recieve information like : "U-xxxx raport status." or "2 MERCHANTS SUNK FOR 2700 TONS. 1 MERCHANTS CAPUTRED. AN 3181, U-38". This is a realistic? __________________ Oblt.zS. Kurt Hanke, commander of U-83 (Type VIIB) in WaW 5. Patrol 1 - at sea : 5 ships - 10095 BRT My filefront mods link To Battle Station order mod for SH3 and more

02-03-08, 04:21 PM	#2
GoldenRivet Subsim Aviator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 8,726 Downloads: 146 Uploads: 0	i think it would depend on if the U-boat you overheard was operating on the same frequency band as you. as far as whether or not this was something that happened in real life... i have no Idea. __________________

02-03-08, 05:50 PM	#4
Brag Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Docked on a Russian pond Posts: 7,072 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	U-Boars maintained listening watches on certain frequencies. So they would hear messages from U-boats to BDU and BDU to U-boats. Of course, the allies listened too, once they cracked the Enigma codes, they knew exactly what the U boats were doing. __________________ 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/

02-05-08, 06:25 AM	#8
Kaptain Hans Wolf A-ganger Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: New Zealand Posts: 75 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	hi a lot of the aces didint like reporting in to base regularly for fear of being detected, such as Otto Kretschmer, who had been given the nickname silent otto for his lack of radio messages to bdu. anyway, back to the topic, i myself have never encountered radio messages to that nature, only the boring old, keep up the good work, or, be more agressive, and the occasional(i say occasional) convoy reports. and the messages being sent wer often on the same frequency that the other u-boats were using so they would have sometimes picked up messages from other u-boats intended for bdu./ cheers. __________________ Kaptain Hans Wolf U-48 Type VII B U Boot Flotilla Wegener 3 patrols 48.291 tonnes sunk "i do not know what weapons world war 3 will be fought with, but world war 4 will be fought with sticks and stones"

02-03-08, 05:47 PM	#3
Rwolf Watch Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Sweden Posts: 21 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	I think it would be possible, since in the BdU archives there were notes on some subs occasionally not responding themselves but instead messages being relayed by other subs. I would think damaged antennas or poor transmitters may be the cause here.

02-03-08, 11:42 PM	#5
T.Von Hogan Planesman Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: mississippi Posts: 190 Downloads: 51 Uploads: 0	Radio messeges are like loose lips, they sink ships. The only tme i send a contact is on a convoy. Otherwise only God and my crew know where we are.....oh and the enemy as we sink em