I know there was talk before.....

[hazed-]

but how about introducing submarines?

they were mainly surface vessels as the batteries afforded them little time underwater right?

if its impossible to render objects under the surface of the water why not make just the periscope visible in a dive but the whole ship when its surfaced?

or perhaps those small 2 man subs that entered harbours?

we could then add sub pens (new targets) and perhaps after a fleet is respawned they are forced to stay in harbour ports for 10 minutes and thus affording us time to attack them with subs.we really wouldnt need to see the subs just have an indicator for the player in control of them for where they are?.once the bomb is placed you escape.
The PTs and destroyers could have depth charges or we could have a seperate fleet for sub hunting.  

I just thought it could be done because the LVs seem to be able to do the partly submerged thing so why not subs?

[ra]

Speculation:  AH is a 3-D game, but right now the ocean is just a blue ground texture.  If subs were to be modeled with any realism, they would have to be able to submerge, and depth charges would be necessary to sink them down there.  But since there is no 'down there' right now, how would the FE know if depth charges hit the sub?  Subs would require big changes to the ocean modelling.

Also, I'm not sure subs would add enough fun to the game to make all these changes necessary right now.  There are other fish to fry.  Like modelling early war planes.  

ra

[Wotan]

agreed ra..............

I served 6 years on a 688 class sub and love a good sub sim but in AH I'd rather see the strat model as well as the planeset take priority.

 

[Animal]

Wotan,
How did the sub smell inside? did it reek of bellybutton and armpit? or was there some kind of life support system that kept air clean?

[juzz]

I wanna know if he glows in the dark, Homer-style!  

[Animal]

cc, the healthy radioactive glow could come in handy sometimes.

[Wotan]

charcoal filters and co2 scrubbers kept the smell down but there was definately an oder.

Actually got less radiation on the sub then u would get from a day at the beach from the sun.

Some had to share a bunk (hot racking) while 1 guy worked 1 guy slept. they changed sheets but mattress was the same. Also there were racks that fit ovr the torpedos where some slept depending on crew compliment when at sea.

Food was good pay compared to none Sub military was good. I got out after Clinton was first elected and a bunch of congress men came to Norfolk and toured the sub asking about what life would be like with gays onboard.

   

[ 06-09-2001: Message edited by: Wotan ]

[juzz]

"I got out after Clinton was first elected and a bunch of congress men came to Norfolk and toured the sub asking about what life would be like with gays onboard."

Hmmm, I wonder...  

[ 06-09-2001: Message edited by: juzz ]

[hazed-]

Originally posted by Wotan:
in AH I'd rather see the strat model as well as the planeset take priority.

Id like to see the strat changed too but it hasnt changed for almost 16 months so i thought id ask for some new toys.