Steering astern!

GJO · 12-05-13, 09:59 AM

I am surprised by the preciseness of the steering with SH3's boats when running astern.

AFAIK, in RL, running astern is rarely used for navigation and is really only used for slowing or stopping. On my own boat in RL, running astern is sometimes necessary due to the narrow nature of the canal but it can be a steering nightmare especially with the slightest breath of crosswind. By contrast the boats in SH3 seem to handle perfectly and precisely with the props running astern (very useful when attacking with the stern torp!) but is this an accurate reflection of the way RL subs would handle?

12-05-13, 09:59 AM	#1
GJO Engineer Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: On the Oxford Canal in England Posts: 202 Downloads: 40 Uploads: 0	Steering astern! I am surprised by the preciseness of the steering with SH3's boats when running astern. AFAIK, in RL, running astern is rarely used for navigation and is really only used for slowing or stopping. On my own boat in RL, running astern is sometimes necessary due to the narrow nature of the canal but it can be a steering nightmare especially with the slightest breath of crosswind. By contrast the boats in SH3 seem to handle perfectly and precisely with the props running astern (very useful when attacking with the stern torp!) but is this an accurate reflection of the way RL subs would handle?