User Guide

• Click Stream to deploy the towed array.

• To stop the streaming or retrieval of the array, click

OFF

• To retrieve the towed array, click Retrieve.

MBT Vents:

The main ballast tank vents are opened and closed automatically by your crew when

you order the ship to dive or surface. If you so choose, you can open and shut the vents manually.

• Click Open to open the vents and submerge the ship.

• Click Shut to close the vents.

Course:

On this Course Indicator, the orange needle indicates current course.The gray needle

indicates ordered course

• To order a new course heading, click the desired bearing on the Course dial.

Engine Order:

The Engine Order Telegraph orders engine speed. Engine speeds translate to ship

speeds as defined in Ship Stations/Task Bar/Orders Menu on p. 36. Flank (maximum) speed for the

Improved Akula-I is 28 kts. Flak Speed for the Akula-II is 30 kts.

• Click the desired option to order that Engine Speed.

Depth:

Actual and ordered depth is shown here in meters.

• Right/left click the digits in the ordered field to order a new depth.

Speed:

Actual and ordered speed is shown here in kts.

• Right/left click the digits in the Ordered field to order a new speed.

Planes:

Your crew controls the bow and stern planes automatically when you change depth but you

can order a course change with the Rudder.

• Click the desired number in the Rudder Indicator to order a Rudder change.The gray needle

indicates the ordered rudder position. Orange the actual position.

• Click

in the Rudder indicator or click in the Course indicator to reset the rudder.

NOTE:

The ship will eventually turn in a circle if you do not reset the rudder to zero or order a

specific course.

Sounding:

This readout shows the depth under the keel in meters.

Emergency Blow:

Blows high-pressure air into your ballast tanks to emergency surface your ship.

Remember to recharge your air banks following an Emergency Blow.

SONAR STATIONS

At the Sonar Stations you monitor the most important sensing equipment on board your submarine.

Six displays, each with a specific purpose, help detect, identify, track, and pinpoint contacts by

employing either active or passive sonar. The sonar suite is composed of these six displays:

Broadband, Narrowband, DEMON,Active,Active Intercept, and Sound Speed Profile (SSP). All six

stations are explained in this section. Information about UUV sensors and their use is covered in

Special Operations and Procedures/Deploying UUVs on p. 149.

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