User manual GAMES PC SILENT HUNTER 4-WOLVES OF THE PACIFIC

[. . . ] Table of ConTenTs rEAD BEFOrE USING THE GAME . INSIDE BAck cOvEr Each time McClintock shifted his cross hairs from ship to ship, his exec, Ernest Louis ("Ernie") Schwab, Jr. , 1939, would ask, "What's there?" McClintock replied calmly, "Battleship. . . Cruiser. . . Battleships. . . Cruisers. " Clay Blair Jr, Silent Victory. reaD before UsInG THe GaMe Some people are susceptible to epileptic seizure or loss of consciousness when viewing certain types of blinking lights or other stimuli commonly found in our everyday environment . These persons are at risk of having a seizure when they look at certain televised images or when they play video games . Such phenomena can occur even in persons with no medical history of epilepsy and who have never had an epileptic seizure . [. . . ] · A tag attached to each waypoint will show: ­ The distance from the submarine to it (in kilometers) . ­ ETA ­ The time needed to reach it (using the course set with the waypoints and current submarine speed) . ErASEr · With this tool you can delete marks, lines, range circles, and waypoints on the map . · After you select the eraser, any object you touch with it will be deleted . Any map marking, line, range, or waypoint you add can be deleted by left-clicking on it . ZOOM IN ZOOM OUT PerIsCoPe sTaTIon attaCk periSCope pErIScOpE ElEMENTS · Periscope view · Periscope vertical position · Periscope horizontal position · Recognition manual · Chronometer ­ Torpedo timer · Target information ­ Ship type ­ Ship class ­ Range ­ Angle on bow ­ Speed · Torpedo fire control ­ Tubes status ­ Fire button target iNforMatioN SElEcTION When the periscope center passes over a target the following information is automatically displayed on the Information Panel . cASUAl Ship type Range to target Angle on bow Target speed Send data to TDC YES YES YES YES YES ExpErT YES NO NO NO NO SHIp TypE · Expert mode: When a ship type is identified the type will be replaced with the ship class . · Casual mode: The ship is automatically identified, so the ship class is displayed . SEND DATA TO TDc · Expert mode: Left-clicking on the Send Data to TDC icon will: ­ Display the current Range, Angle on Bow, and Speed to TDC . · Casual mode: Whenever the cursor passes over a target, the information will automatically be sent to TDC . rESET DATA · Expert mode: Left-clicking will: ­ Reset the information from the Information Panel and TDC to zero . · Casual mode: Whenever the cursor is not over a target, you will launch the torpedo on the current bearing . lOck TArGET Left-click on the Lock button in Periscope view to follow the selected target . You will have the freedom to move the periscope to the left or right in order to center the periscope over any ship compartment . SOlUTION (ONly FOr cASUAl MODE) Whenever the periscope center pass over a ship, a small triangle will appear under the ship . The triangle's color will reflect the solution effectiveness . · Green: Excellent · Yellow: Good · Red: Bad brIDGe sTaTIon BiNoCularS While using the binoculars, you have two orders available: · Lock target · Engage target eNgage target order When you give the Engage Target order the AI will choose to engage, depending on the target type, with: · Deck gun: Surface targets . · Flak guns: Air targets . TbT sTaTIon The Torpedo Bearing Transmitter (TBT) is a large binocular affixed to a special post on the deck of U . S . Historically it was used in 1943 to help obtain the bearing and range to a target during surface torpedo attacks . In our game, the TBT will be available from the start of the war, simulating the ability of the crew to transmit orders verbally rather than automatically through the rotating post of the TBT . In 3D mode, go to the bridge (shortcut: F4) and left-click on the large binoculars that you see mounted in the center . Or, you can press the U key on the keyboard to be transported directly to the TBT . NOTE: This station, like the bridge, is only accessible while surfaced . Function-wise, this station is almost identical to the two periscopes, except that the range-finding mechanics are missing the split image function . Refer to the Periscope descriptions and the chapter on conducting torpedo attacks for further information . TDC sTaTIon ConDUCTInG TorPeDo aTTaCKs One cannot overestimate the importance of the torpedo attack in the training of the submarine officer . To quote the official submarines doctrine of the U . S . Navy, as formalized by ComSubPac in February, 1944: The primary objectives of submarines are enemy ships. The primary weapon of the submarine is the torpedo; the secondary weapons are the mine and gun. [. . . ] German Army launches "Battle of the Bulge" offensive on the Western Front . American forces invade Phillipine island of Luzon . German lines on Eastern Front collapse . Roosevelt, Churchill and Stalin meet at Yalta Conference . [. . . ]