User Guide

TERMS DEFINED
■ In this manual ‘click’ always refers to a left mouse click. Right mouse clicks are designated as
‘right-clicks’.
OK checkmark
■ The words OK and YES refer to this checkmark.
Cancel circle
■ CANCEL and NO refer to the ‘Cancel’ circle.
■ For simplicity, the Improved Akula-I and the Akula-II submarines are referred to simply as Akula
in this manual.Their interfaces are identical.Their capabilities are slightly different.
■ A contact is anything detected visually or by one of your ship’s sensors.A contact is sometimes
referred to as a track.A contact, or track should not be confused with a tracker.
■ A tracker is a device used to automatically follow an assigned sonar signal.When a tracker is
assigned to a sonar contact, also called a track, periodic updates on the contact’s bearing are
sent to TMA.A tracker is not a track, but it ‘tracks’ a track.
■ Each sub interface refers to designated contacts with slightly different words. In this manual
any reference to an
alphanumeric designation , a Contact ID , or a Track ID refers to designations
assigned when a contact is detected.This is a letter with a number appended (e.g. S01,E01,
R01,V01).Any reference to a Sierra number refers to a Sonar contact. M or Master contacts are
Merged contacts.
NOTE: The keyboard commands described in this manual refer to the default settings shipped with
the game. If you have changed your hot key assignments in the Options>Controls page, the
keyboard commands listed here may not be accurate.
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