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Originally Posted by vdr1981
And if you turn the boat to the opposite direction?  |
The flag seems to be affected only by the global wind direction set in the mission parameters and it doesn't take into account the U-boat direction/U-boat speed/U-boat air drag.
For example: You are heading South and the wind is blowing toward South too?
Even if you go South at flank speed your flag will always wave in a South direction ( even changing your heading to North ) while, instead, in a RL situation and considering an avarage wind force applied, the flag should wave North due to the U-boat movement/speed ( If you are heading south obviously ). As said you can test this very easily. Go to historical missions and load the one about the test of the German jet aircraft. Once spawned order ahead flak and after a bit order back emergency ( while in the meanwhile looking at the flag behaviour ). I'm sure you will notice it immediately
In brief: the flag waves correctly in respect to the wind direction but wrong in respect to the current U-boat direction/heading.
Said so and keeping the example made above if you are sailing South at flank speed ( and the wind is blowing South ) your flag instead of pointing in the opposite U-boat direction will always wave toward your conning tower. ( Even keeping a very open mindset and a "
what if " scenario in mind, this could be eventually justified, only in case of gales/storms/very strong wind speeds but not surely in situations where the wind speed is inferior to the U-boat speed )
