Silent Hunter III Review

[Fishu]

Originally posted by Nath_____
Anyway... could those torpedos really turn once they left the tube?  Did they have some kind of built in gyro?  I always thought WW2 torpedos were only accurate in so far as how you could lead the target with the firing platform.

Yes.
U-boats could have launched multiple torpedoes at multiple targets at "same time", if the next target had a same course (convoys).

[Nefarious]

Originally posted by Pongo
I was hunting arround in the config files trying to get my rest time between patrols down from a month(why would it take a month to rearm the 5 torps and the quart of oil in a Type II?) I found that out and set it to a week.
 

Explain in Detail Please. I would like to know how.

And after the Fall of France do you automatically Transfer to differet bases? Or do you have to select it?

[Pongo]

Quicker for you to look at the config files then for me to tell you from memory.

[CyranoAH]

[singing mode on]What a difference... a (gun) day makeees[/singing mode off]

After sinking no more than a lone C2 in the II subs, I had a blast with my first VIIB. 40 Tons and munition to spare, but the weather was awful and I didn't think a real commander would stay without torpedoes, so I ended the patrol.

I was leaving the E coast of England with a single astern torp left... rough seas... C2 in sight, darn!

I bet on the single shot magnetic pistol wonder and pray... "Torpedo Missed Sir!"... but wait, explosion right under its soft spot! Enemy target destroyed! Yesss!!

Having loads of fun, and still in 1940!

Daniel

[g00b]

I'm into nov '42 in my career now. Still in the 1st flotilla. I found a HUGE convoy, managed to sink all the escorts, took out two T3 tankers and C3 cargo and a couple merchants before that. It was too stormy to use the deck gun and I ran outta torps, I tailed them for a week waiting for the storm break to no avail, sigh... There was a bunch of fat liberty cargo and troop transports just waiting to be shelled mercilessly.

52,000 tons in one mission though.

g00b

[Saintaw]

July 41, I just went to Gibraltar "for a quick look-see" after an empty patrol zone... hadn't seen much last time, and I had only fired 2 torps so far... I am in for quite a treat

Airplanes as soon as you get near the coast (I found it doubdfull, since weather is bad & there's medium fog...) nevertheless, I spot a nice C2 ahead, It'll take a while to catch up (11 Kts at flank speed... 15 kts wind in the face). While I'm shadowing him, I have to get underwasser often, since those pesky airplanes come round every 10 minutes or so... and now I have 5 destroyers chasing me. 4 Actualy, already took care of one

The IXB feels like a bus next to the IIVC, but the ammo load is tempting...

[Pongo]

Originally posted by GScholz
Considering they serviced the whole sub including hull inspections and engine overhauls, a month is more realistic. Even longer if the boat had damage or were to be fitted with new equipment.

German engines need an overhaul after half a tank of fuel? Dont think so. If the game took into account the state of your boat and crew I would leave it as is. But a 6 day patrol in clear weather with out a ping of sonar and no dive deeper then 20 meters doenst take a ship yard 5 weeks to get you out the door again. The crew was unhurt, the ship was unhurt. When I saw that my next patrol was in October I said the happy times will be over too soon at this rate and adjusted it.
I aggree it would take a month to rest a war weary crew and refit and renew a war weary boat.

[Furious]

Originally posted by Furious
I find it frustrating that we can't shoot bearings on the Nav map.

Ok, someone modded it to do just that.

http://forums.ubi.com/eve/ubb.x?a=tpc&s=400102&f=9091085392&m=6241078692

..and its use

http://forums.ubi.com/eve/ubb.x?a=tpc&s=400102&f=9091085392&m=6241078692

[Fishu]

Originally posted by Saintaw
The IXB feels like a bus next to the IIVC, but the ammo load is tempting...

..and with more fuel you can cruise at faster speeds.
Tho, with less fuel they have to give you shorter missions, if you feel lazy

The two stern tubes are nice, along with 2 reserve + 2 external loadouts.

Sometimes I just do a drive by shooting at the convoys, by running right through, while shooting torps ahead and behind, then rinse and repeat from the other side

[Nefarious]

I'm gonna tune it down to a week and a half or two, A month is just too long for me to wait. My Crew is too anxious to get killed i suppose.

[-tronski-]

Originally posted by Fishu
You get negative renown  

Doh!  

I knew there had to be something...

Originally posted by Pongo
Tronski
I think medals are only based on tonage per patrol. The knights cross is defaulted to 40 000 tones. So I bet that liner got you the knights cross but cost you some prestige points.
Uboat badge is 10k
Iron Cross second is 20 k
Iron Cross first is 30k
Knights cross is 40k.
Dont know if they do diamonds and stuff at higher levels.

I was hunting arround in the config files trying to get my rest time between patrols down from a month(why would it take a month to rearm the 5 torps and the quart of oil in a Type II?) I found that out and set it to a week. And I found the medals config. I might have missunderstood it (maybe its tons in your career?) but thats what it looked like.

Im playing with the torp computer and with external camera.

I've got about 177k tons = gold oakleaves, diamonds, swords. Still haven't got a U-boat combat badge though

 Tronsky

[Staga]

Sightseeing
Too bad my IX didn't had deck gun...

[beet1e]

I couldn't work out why it was taking so long for my torps to be reloaded. I had an energetic crew in the torp room, but it seemed to be one long coffee break.

Well Duh! I was rigged for silent running.

Had an interesting duel with a destroyer yesterday. My sub was on the surface so that flak gun repairs could be made. A destroyer appeared from nowhere - my hydrophone or sonar must also have been damaged. In fact my boat was a bit of a mess. I had three guys at the deck gun, and even though the destroyer was blasting my boat, the deck gunners were returning fire and really had the destroyer blazing. (I think the destroyer was out of depth charges(?)) I turned to evade, and also to align with the destroyer and fired the aft torpedo from about 400m for a successful hit - first time I ever won a "duel" with a destroyer.

No career yet - still in single mission mode!

[moose]

i think its a general thing that the hydrophone operator is about as good as hellen keller when it comes to picking up ships. apparently in a career the best thing is to have your highest ranking petty officers be the sonarmen with the radio qual. because otherwise they cant tell crap

i was sitting behind a C3 in a storm and the range from my sonar guy was like 3000m off. he was saying ship at 000 @ 3300m and i came up to look and almost got my periscope broken off i was so close.

[Gixer]

I don't understand this constant complaint about Hydrophone Operators. Maybe you should look at how your operating the boat as captain before blaming bugs and AI.


...-Gixer