User Guide

about the contact is seen in the Data Display Indicator and in the 3D view.The information in the
DDI has a different format than that seen when Show Truth is OFF.
When ON no Contact IDs are seen in the TMA or Fire Control Drop-down lists.You can only engage
Truth contacts from the Nav map using the Contact menu’s Engage With command or by shooting
a Snapshot at the contact from the Fire Control Target Display.
Truth is OFF by default and must be enabled here or by using the keyboard command or the Nav
Map menu.The default keyboard command is shown.
• Press
v
+
q
+
T
to toggle the display of truth on the Navigation Map.
• From the Nav Map menu select Layers>Show Truth. Select Layers>Hide Truth to turn truth OFF
again.
NOTE: A host in a multiplayer game can turn OFF the Show Truth capability so no players in the
game can use it.
Show Link Data: When ON, friendly or allied contacts appear on the map as blue symbols of the
correct platform type. Since this information is provided from your link to other ships and satellites,
they are designated as Link reports and have an
L designation on the Nav and Fire Control maps.
Clicking on an
L contact on the map displays information in the DDI, in the 3D view and the
location of the platform that is accurate as of the last Link report. Link data is reported on a time
delay so the locations may not be exact but they are the locations with a high level of confidence.
Link information is updated on the map as long as the option is ON.
If the Show Link Data option is ON when you leave a mission, it is also ON at the start of the next
mission.
This option can also be set as follows:
• Press
q
+
v
+
A
to toggle the display of Link Data for allied platforms and land sites.
• From the Nav Map menu select Layers>Show/Hide Link Data.
NOTE: L contacts do not display in the TMA Select drop-down list. Some land sites are designated
during mission design as Auto Detect.A land site so designated is always visible and also
has an
L designation. It remains visible even if Hide Link Data is selected. L and L contacts
do appear in the Fire Control Target list.
Fire Control Quick Launch: When ON the time it takes to unload and load weapons and
countermeasures is reduced as follows:
■ Weapon unload/load time drops from 16 – 18 minutes (depending on the sub) to approximately
35 seconds.
■ Weapon load time drops from 8 – 9 minutes (depending on the sub) to 20 seconds.
■ Countermeasure unload/load time drops from nearly 6 minutes to 14 seconds.
■ Countermeasure load time drops from 3 minutes to 8 seconds.
Enable Tool Tips: When ON the name of the screen, button name or function and in some cases
additional information displays when the cursor is held over game labels, buttons and entry fields.
3D: Set screen resolution and 3D effects and testing options. Select Disable 3D to completely
disable 3D in a mission.
CREW: Activate or deactivate Auto Crewmen.When ON,Auto Crewmen perform specific game tasks
as follows:
Radar Auto Crew: When ON, Radar Auto Crewman marks and updates all Radar contacts as long as
the Radar is on.
TMA Auto Crew: When ON,TMA Auto Crewman merges contacts, performs TMA assessment, and
enters Firing Solutions for all designated contacts.
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