Historically, can you really see under water with your periscope?

[Silver_Silence]

I use periscope under water to avoid depth charges, sub net and even mine. but it is realistic?

[Letum]

No.

[onelifecrisis]

You can see IRL, but not as far as you can see in this game.
RL underwater visibility is anywhere from zero (murky water) to maybe 50m (super-clear water). Whereas in stock SH3 you can see about 150m IIRC.

[Silver_Silence]

thx for the quick reply.
is there a mod to fix that?

[onelifecrisis]

Originally Posted by Silver_Silence

thx for the quick reply.
is there a mod to fix that?

I think SH3C has an option which changes underwater visibility but I'm not sure exactly what it changes... it might just make the water "murkier" without actually reducing the visibility distance. Someone else will know.

OLCE2 reduces underwater visibility to 50m. That's how I know how far you can see... I had to research* it for realism.

*research
Noun, countable and uncountable, plural researches
1. The act of repeated googling.

[Letum]

You are lucky to see more than 2m in the sea near me!

[Paul Riley]

Surprised me that,I would have thought a PS in real life would have had no problem viewing under water,as long as the visibility of the water itself was good of course.
I imagine the water in some of the Pacific areas to be almost crystal clear,or at the very least clear.
:hmm:
I myself use the OS to monitor DCs dropping if they are near me,so long as I dont keep it raised too much out of its housing.A useful aid sometimes that tactic.

[PsFr]

Originally Posted by Paul Riley

Surprised me that,I would have thought a PS in real life would have had no problem viewing under water,as long as the visibility of the water itself was good of course.
I imagine the water in some of the Pacific areas to be almost crystal clear,or at the very least clear.
:hmm:
I myself use the OS to monitor DCs dropping if they are near me,so long as I dont keep it raised too much out of its housing.A useful aid sometimes that tactic.

Wouldn't it be dangerous in real life probably (if you are too deep and do that ) though ? i thought maybe it could damage your periscope with the pressure , not sure if it was built to be deployed when the sub is under periscope depth , well just asking , if someone has a definite answer about this , would be nice to tell , cheers

[Silver_Silence]

Hail all,
I set water clarity at 3 using SH commander, but I think it can see just as well as before in my existing career. Do I need to restart the career for it to take effect?

thx

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by Silver_Silence

Hail all,
I set water clarity at 3 using SH commander, but I think it can see just as well as before in my existing career. Do I need to restart the career for it to take effect?

thx

Your better off performing a 'rollback' when in port before making any adjustments.

I've adjusted at every level from 1 to 20 over time and have noticed marked changes.

[Sailor Steve]

Originally Posted by Silver_Silence

Hail all,
I set water clarity at 3 using SH commander, but I think it can see just as well as before in my existing career. Do I need to restart the career for it to take effect?

thx

A silly question, but did you click 'Apply' before clicking 'Okay'? Mine is set for 3 and I can see about 20 yards in daylight, which means that from the initial 'Ship Camera' viepoint I can barely see the propellors from the stern view.

Or were you trying for a better view? Higher is clearer.