SH3 not so realistic afterall?

Pistitom · 04-25-09, 09:02 AM

Guys, what's with the periscopes underwater? I could use them at a depth of 160 m, very useful when evading depth charges...I suppose in reality one cannot do that, it's too dark down there, right?

nikbear · 04-25-09, 09:06 AM

I can't

Past 25m's and its like pea soup

A Very Super Market · 04-25-09, 09:12 AM

You could easily just not use it after a certain depth. It isn't as if you have important functions to do with it at 200 metres...

Jimbuna · 04-25-09, 01:05 PM

From the detail supplied I presume your playing stock?

Task Force · 04-25-09, 01:17 PM

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Originally Posted by A Very Super Market

You could easily just not use it after a certain depth. It isn't as if you have important functions to do with it at 200 metres...

Look at the deep sea fishies.

Kapt Z · 04-25-09, 01:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Pistitom

Guys, what's with the periscopes underwater? I could use them at a depth of 160 m, very useful when evading depth charges...I suppose in reality one cannot do that, it's too dark down there, right?

I would think. Don't know how 'realistic' using the periscope on a pitch black night with 1940s optics is either. As I remember the original SH didn't even permit you to use the scope at night.

Schütze · 04-25-09, 02:03 PM

Same here. Dark as a bottom after 25. In night i can´t even see the stern...

But easy task to solve, don´t look in the periscope

Pistitom · 04-25-09, 03:02 PM

Well, didn't try it at night-yet, but if I remember well, indeed, around 20-30 m. it's pitch black... but this ain't no problem, on the contrary, quite useful

...I'm using GWX3 by the way.

sunvalleyslim · 04-26-09, 02:30 AM

Guys, what's with the periscopes underwater? I could use them at a depth of 160 m, very useful when evading depth charges...I suppose in reality one cannot do that, it's too dark down there, right?

The operative word here is reality.............periscopes are for looking at the surface and sky, not underwater...........clarity is an issue.........

GoldenRivet · 04-26-09, 02:35 AM

yeah my periscope is pretty much useless below about 30 meters.

Oneshot/Onekill · 04-26-09, 06:53 AM

If I remember right you could see clear as day in stock SH3 underwater.

With GWX, you lose the sunlight from the surface after 30m.

Jimbuna · 04-26-09, 08:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Oneshot/Onekill

If I remember right you could see clear as day in stock SH3 underwater.

With GWX, you lose the sunlight from the surface after 30m.

Yep....more or less.

However, using SH3 Commander water set at level 20 isn't too far away from stock.

Pistitom · 04-26-09, 09:36 AM

Well, interesting...there was no difference at 20 and 160 m. for me....I was just curious how this would work in reality....

04-25-09, 09:02 AM	#1
Pistitom A-ganger Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Budapest Posts: 78 Downloads: 163 Uploads: 0	SH3 not so realistic afterall? Guys, what's with the periscopes underwater? I could use them at a depth of 160 m, very useful when evading depth charges...I suppose in reality one cannot do that, it's too dark down there, right?

04-25-09, 09:06 AM	#2
nikbear Sea Lord Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Northampton,UK Posts: 1,859 Downloads: 86 Uploads: 0	I can't Past 25m's and its like pea soup __________________ 'It is not surely known when the grey wolf shall come upon the seat of the gods' Ericksmal.

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A Very Super Market The Old Man Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Deep in the Wild Canadian suburbs. Posts: 1,468 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	You could easily just not use it after a certain depth. It isn't as if you have important functions to do with it at 200 metres... __________________ The entire German garrison of Vanviken, right here in your thread!

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Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,473 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	From the detail supplied I presume your playing stock? __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

04-25-09, 03:02 PM	#8
Pistitom A-ganger Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Budapest Posts: 78 Downloads: 163 Uploads: 0	Well, didn't try it at night-yet, but if I remember well, indeed, around 20-30 m. it's pitch black... but this ain't no problem, on the contrary, quite useful...I'm using GWX3 by the way.

04-25-09, 02:03 PM	#7
Schütze Seaman Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 41 Downloads: 102 Uploads: 0	Same here. Dark as a bottom after 25. In night i can´t even see the stern... But easy task to solve, don´t look in the periscope

04-26-09, 02:30 AM	#9
sunvalleyslim Ace of the Deep Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Los Angeles, Ca Posts: 1,142 Downloads: 267 Uploads: 0	Guys, what's with the periscopes underwater? I could use them at a depth of 160 m, very useful when evading depth charges...I suppose in reality one cannot do that, it's too dark down there, right? The operative word here is reality.............periscopes are for looking at the surface and sky, not underwater...........clarity is an issue......... __________________ Crew member/ decommission member TM2(SS)(SD) 3/68-7/70 DIESEL BOATS FOREVER USS SEGUNDO (SS398)

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GoldenRivet Subsim Aviator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 8,726 Downloads: 146 Uploads: 0	yeah my periscope is pretty much useless below about 30 meters. __________________

04-26-09, 09:36 AM	#13
Pistitom A-ganger Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Budapest Posts: 78 Downloads: 163 Uploads: 0	Well, interesting...there was no difference at 20 and 160 m. for me....I was just curious how this would work in reality....