November 26, 20214 yr Do any of you sail the submarines in P3D? If so how? What do you do? Is there a control panel? Is there a periscope so you can see outside? Do you navigate by geographical coordinates (LAT-LON)? Why did LM put them in a flight simulator? Noel The tires are worn. The shocks are shot. The steering is wobbly. But the engine still runs fine.
November 26, 20214 yr The only thing I know about submarines is watching the races on Saturday nights with either Sandi Lee, Patti Ann, or Donna Jean...... Intel 10700K @ 5.1Ghz, Asus Hero Maximus motherboard, Noctua NH-U12A cooler, Corsair Vengeance Pro 32GB 3200 MHz RAM, RTX 2060 Super GPU, Cooler Master HAF 932 Tower, Thermaltake 1000W Toughpower PSU, Windows 10 Professional 64-Bit, 100TB of disk storage. Klaatu barada nickto.
November 26, 20214 yr Moderator Noel, L-M's P3D was not developed to be strictly a "flight simulator." It was purposely designed to be an all-purpose military simulator encompassing; tanks, boats, submarines, aircraft, et cetera. With the tools provided, the military can script their own scenarios using any mobile assets they wish! Fr. Bill AOPA Member: 07141481 AARP Member: 3209010556 Avsim Board of Directors | Avsim Forums Moderator
November 27, 20214 yr If submarines interest you there are some fascinating WW2 books that I've enjoyed: Wahoo & Clear the Bridge, both by Richard O'Kane Iron Coffins by Herbert Werner U-Boat War by Bucheim is also fascinating, with amazing pictures - inspiration for Das Boot I believe.
November 27, 20214 yr Author I'm not all that interested in submarines. I just wondered if anyone has 'flown' them in the simulator? Noel The tires are worn. The shocks are shot. The steering is wobbly. But the engine still runs fine.
November 27, 20214 yr Moderator Noel, I tried out the submarine briefly when it first appeared in P3D and frankly just couldn't get enthused about it. Fr. Bill AOPA Member: 07141481 AARP Member: 3209010556 Avsim Board of Directors | Avsim Forums Moderator
November 28, 20214 yr Author Well, I don't know how to make it work. Where are the controls? I was expecting something like the cockpit or the controls around a periscope. How do you make it go? All I get is an outside view of it floating on the water. Noel The tires are worn. The shocks are shot. The steering is wobbly. But the engine still runs fine.
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