User manual GAMES PC SUB COMMAND

[. . . ] . 10 CONTROLLABLE UNITED STATES SUBMARINES . . 10 MANUAL STRUCTURE ­ AN OVERVIEW . . 13 WHAT YOU SEE ISN'T ALWAYS WHAT IS THERE!. 16 FIRE CONTROL: COUNTERMEASURE LAUNCHER (SEAWOLF ONLY) . [. . . ] Assign that Contact's ID to a tube containing a weapon appropriate for the contact. s To shoot a weapon down a specific LOB select Snapshot instead of a specific contact ID. If a contact still has a visible LOB on the Fire Control map you can only target it with a Snapshot. You can not assign that contact's ID to a tube. Enter presets for the weapon in the selected tube. Presets are instructions given to the weapon before it is launched regarding its search mode, when it should enable, and the maximum and minimum depth run depth among others. Presets differ depending on the weapon type. These are defined later in this chapter. s If your Fire Control Auto Crewman is on, he enters the presets for you. s For a Snapshot, enter the desired LOB along with other desired presets. Before you can launch the weapon you must do the following: · Flood the tube and equalize the pressure in the tube with that of the water outside the ship. The Seawolf's torpedo tubes and the 688(I)'s VLS tubes are equalized automatically after they are flooded. In the 688(I) and Akula a torpedo tube must be equalized manually after it is flooded. The muzzle door is the opening in the sub's hull through which the weapon passes. Opening this door generates noise that could be detected by nearby ships and subs. s To stop this process or to change the weapon in the tube, or reload the tube after the weapon has been launched, the muzzle door must first be closed. This reverses the process and allows a different weapon to be loaded. NOTE: A torpedo or a UUV can no longer be wire-guided once the muzzle door of the tube that fired it has been closed. Closing the muzzle door cuts the guidance wire. BASIC LAUNCH PROCEDURES FOR LAND TARGETS To attack a land target from Fire Control, the latitude and longitude coordinates of the site must be fed into the fire control system and a series of waypoints defined for the missile to follow. The coordinates are usually defined in a tasking message. Select a tube containing a land attack missile. (In the 688(I) and Akula go to the Launch Panel to see what weapons are loaded in each tube or from the Target Display panel click the preset button for a tube to see the name of the weapon loaded. ) 2. [. . . ] Perimeter Box The platform patrols the area along the perimeter of the box. Random Box The platform patrols the area in a random pattern. Sonobuoy Search (Only available to aircraft carrying sonobuoys) Click and drag in the Mission Editor map to place a search area for the aircraft to follow during gameplay. Transit Search The platform travels to each of the four waypoints and searches for enemy contacts. [. . . ]