How to use ENTER COURSE & HOVER?

[MarkShot]

My helo ASW patrol pick up a contact. So, I sent them to go prosecute which I guess split them from the main group.

Now, the contact dissappeared, but I suspected the sub was still there. So, I wanted my ASW assets to patrol the area. Okay, so I build a search pattern via the COURSE EDITOR. But here is the problem, I order to get my helos to use their dipping sonar, I have to HOVER at VLOW. However, if I HOVER (0kts), then I will never get to the next waypoint so that I can go dip there also.

In other words, how to I set up a series of dipping waypoints? Thanks.

[Zap]

I'm sorry, I must have read something more into your thread title. And thought I was going to find a lesson on the missionary position[:)]

[Stalintc]

ORIGINAL: MarkShot

My helo ASW patrol pick up a contact. So, I sent them to go prosecute which I guess split them from the main group.

Now, the contact dissappeared, but I suspected the sub was still there. So, I wanted my ASW assets to patrol the area. Okay, so I build a search pattern via the COURSE EDITOR. But here is the problem, I order to get my helos to use their dipping sonar, I have to HOVER at VLOW. However, if I HOVER (0kts), then I will never get to the next waypoint so that I can go dip there also.

In other words, how to I set up a series of dipping waypoints? Thanks.

Hi Mark,

Well have to admit you have come across one of the parts of HCE that does require quite a bit of your attention if you do it outside of a formation.

It looks to me like you have laid yourself out a nice little plan for your dipping sonar stops, the only thing I can say is in order to get your helo to move to the next dipping point, you will have to either delete the order when you are done, or simply

- select the unit

- click speed

- chose *cruise* and click ok


This will always override the current order state applied by the course you have plotted until it reaches the next waypoint.

You have already laid out good groundwork for a semi autonomous dipping sonar sweep, well done to you! this is in turn is now requiring less input from you although it will require a little bit still.

The one thing which I may even post on the wish list which I think would open some more possibilities such as what you mentioned, is a timer which counts down before it goes to the next waypoint\processes the next order in the list, so you could essentially set how long you want to dip for before going to the next waypoint, totally negating the need for you to go change its speed order.

Sorry there is no easy way around it Mark

[TonyE]

Yup, I'm with Stalintc there, regrettable but my approach there is to manually choose Cruise after each of the stops at the waypoints.