Some Newbie Stuff

scudder · 10-11-11, 01:06 AM

Ok, just finished my first patrol (sank 0 TONS of shipping, but anyway...) and noticed 2 things: 1) On the IIA the men at the helm have depth dials, rudder position dials, engine RPM dials, and water level/bow angle indicators in clear view from where they're sitting. What I don't see is a compass! Kind of difficult to follow heading orders without one, no? Of course, there's probably something I don't know, so feel free to educate me. 2) Most of the water between Wilhelmshaven and the Eastern coast of England seems awfully shallow. Again, I know nothing about the actual seabed out there IRL, but just curious if this was accurate. Seems like in SH2 it was a lot easier to find deep, deep water.

Osmium Steele · 10-11-11, 07:50 AM

The two positions to which you refer are bow and stern planesmen.

The rudder controls are one the forward bulkhead. The box with BBC stamped on it.

Steve corrected me on this one a few months back.

frau kaleun · 10-11-11, 08:10 AM

Wikipedia says the average depth of the North Sea is 95 meters. It's really just a bit of the European continental shelf that is not elevated enough to stay above sea level, lol.

If you want to get as much depth under your keel as possible without having to go around Britain I'd suggest heading north to the upper coast of Norway. Some nice consistently deep(er) water up there IIRC.

scudder · 10-11-11, 09:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Osmium Steele

The two positions to which you refer are bow and stern planesmen.

The rudder controls are one the forward bulkhead. The box with BBC stamped on it.

Steve corrected me on this one a few months back.

Ah ha! Those gauges at the bottom are DIVE PLANE indicators, NOT rudder position indicators. If only I'd paid attention to the gauges when we were actually moving.

10-11-11, 01:06 AM	#1
scudder Sailor man Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Western MA Posts: 43 Downloads: 35 Uploads: 2	Some Newbie Stuff Ok, just finished my first patrol (sank 0 TONS of shipping, but anyway...) and noticed 2 things: 1) On the IIA the men at the helm have depth dials, rudder position dials, engine RPM dials, and water level/bow angle indicators in clear view from where they're sitting. What I don't see is a compass! Kind of difficult to follow heading orders without one, no? Of course, there's probably something I don't know, so feel free to educate me. 2) Most of the water between Wilhelmshaven and the Eastern coast of England seems awfully shallow. Again, I know nothing about the actual seabed out there IRL, but just curious if this was accurate. Seems like in SH2 it was a lot easier to find deep, deep water.

10-11-11, 07:50 AM	#2
Osmium Steele Ace of the Deep Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Upper midwest USA Posts: 1,101 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	The two positions to which you refer are bow and stern planesmen. The rudder controls are one the forward bulkhead. The box with BBC stamped on it. Steve corrected me on this one a few months back. __________________ In the month of July of the year 1348, between the feasts of St. Benedict and of St. Swithin, a strange thing came upon England... My U297 build thread

10-11-11, 08:10 AM	#3
frau kaleun Rear Admiral Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Skyri--oh who are we kidding, I'm probably at Lowe's. Again. Posts: 12,706 Downloads: 168 Uploads: 0	Wikipedia says the average depth of the North Sea is 95 meters. It's really just a bit of the European continental shelf that is not elevated enough to stay above sea level, lol. If you want to get as much depth under your keel as possible without having to go around Britain I'd suggest heading north to the upper coast of Norway. Some nice consistently deep(er) water up there IIRC.