User Guide

Charts
The Charts station is reached by pressing F5, or moving the pointer until it
reads Charts. The Charts station contains charts of the current patrol area,
showing important features such as depth information, enemy bases, ship-
ping lanes, and ports of call. Visible enemy ships and reports of enemy
vessels are indicated on the chart for tracking purposes depending on the
realism level. Boxes that are available while viewing the charts allow for
maneuvering, setting way points along a course and general map controls.
At high levels of zoom the submarine is represented by a blue box trailing a
line away from its heading.
Sonar
At lower speeds the submarine’s sonar can detect other vessels. This is indi-
cated on the map by a line along the relative bearing of the target. The line
is either gray, representing a set of low-speed screws, or orange, represent-
ing high-speed screws. High-speed screws are usually warships, while
low-speed screws can be either a merchant ship of some sort, or a warship
travelling at low speed.
Map Controls
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Captain’s Cabin
Ship Identification Manual
The Ship Identification Manual on the captain’s bookshelf is a valuable tool in
prosecuting the war against the enemy and not our own shipping. The Ship
Identification Manual contains views of thirteen classes of enemy vessels at
various angles. The displacement, length and maximum speed in knots are
also listed. A copy of this manual is available on the bridge to be used with the
Target Bearing Transmitter (TBT) and at the periscope.
Logbook
The Logbook can be viewed in the Captain’s
Cabin or by pressing F10. This is where the
crew’s victories are recorded as enemy ship-
ping is harried across the Pacific.
Calendar
Left-clicking here shows more than the cur-
rent date. Weather information, the phase of
the moon, and rising and setting times for the
sun and moon are also listed here.
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