HARBOR NAVIGATION
SH5 and TWoS did great things for harbors. One of them, is marking up harbors! Kiel at night is brilliant, and has marker buoys everywhere! But what does it all mean?
Proper harbor navigation is a skill that must be mastered by every U-boat commander.
No Wake.
No wake does not mean you can’t go fast. It just means you have to go fast enough to be able to maintain steerage of your vessel, but slow enough to not create waves, causing moored ships to slap off warfs. Going too fast will definitely wind you up in Doenitz office!
Port Side Passage.
By rules of the nautical Road, ships are to pass on the port side of each other. Now this does not mean for you to go across the harbor in order to pass on the port side of a boat. If the ship is far away enough where you can safely pass it on the starboard side you can. But if one ship approaching you is close enough where you have to slow your speed down, then you should pass on the port side of said ship.
Buoys.
“RED! RIGHT! RETURN!”
Red buoys should be on your starboard side as you return to port. Green on your left as you depart. Easy!
When passing canal entry ways, such as the Kaiser Wilhelm/Kiel entry, boat speeds should be low. It’s technically a lock but it is not modeled. You would have to stop to allow it to fill.
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