A proper signal report of enemy ships or fleets for the nation chat

[Gysendorf]

Hello land lubbers!

 

In the Danish-Norway Navy there is a big ammount of land lubbers who don't know a proper ship shape signal report of enemy fleets or ships. I guess it won't be better in other navies with so many land lubbers.

So land lubbers of what information consists a good signal report ?

1. Nation
2. Fleet or Ship
3. Positioning relativ to the next harbour
4. Heading, which direction the fleet/ship sails (East or west ...)
5. If possible more specific would be good.
6. Consistence of the Fleet (how many ships and which rate)
7. Information if you are following/chasing (If you plan to get an attacking fleet)

An example:

"Signal report! British fleet WSW of Amalienborg heading West, in the area of the west cap of Amalienborg, consists of one 3rd rate, two Trincomolee, one Belle Poule and two Frigates,  I am east of them and following."

If you cannot write with 10 fingers a ship shape signal report as land lubber, maybe a shorter form is a compromise:

"SR: GB fleet WSW Amalienborg heading W, 3rd, 2 trinc, belle & 2 frigs, follow E behind."

 

For only one ship signal report you replace the word fleet with the type of ship.

 

So godspeed land lubbers

Gysendorf

 

P.S: See Acronyms list for shorter shipnames if you cannot type with 10 fingers, see -> http://forum.game-labs.net/index.php?/topic/6821-acronyms-list/

Edited June 13, 2017 by Gysendorf
updated to mega patch 10.x

[Hethwill, the Red Duke]

We keep it simple.

 

- W of F.Oran. 2 frigates, headin NE

 

 

ships descriptions get divided in 3 categories

small ships

frigates

SOLs

 

no need for specifics.

[Eishen]

 your list lacks bearing, much better in Hethwill example "headin NE"

[Gysendorf]

Right I forgot heading, so updated. But actual I have most time to read:

"Enemy fleet near VQ."

 

Edited April 5, 2016 by Gysendorf

[KuroNyra]

In France we have something else:

 

<<Hey, there's a fleet near ###

- Ally or ennemy?

- IDK. How do you tell?

- France or another nation?

- Another nation.

- WICH ONE?

- IDK it's in English.

- WRITE IT!

- K.

- It's ###

- Ok, going where?

- To the left?

- Wich cap?

- Cap?

- North? South?!

- A little bit to the Nort,, North-West.

- How many?

- A lot

- How... Many.

- At least 7 or 8, there's a big one with them.

- What ship?

- Victory, and some others.

- .... And the rest?

- 3rd rate, Bello, belle and reno.

- How many of wich ship?

- IDK. 2 reno, 2 belle, 3 bello, and 5 3rd.

- That's more than eight.

- Ho yeah there's some French with them now. >>

Edited April 5, 2016 by KuroNyra

[Hethwill, the Red Duke]

Yeah, I love the "A LOT!!!" classic line

 

then we go into detail...

 

5

 

 

lmao a lot

[KuroNyra]

Yeah, I love the "A LOT!!!" classic line

 

then we go into detail...

 

5

 

 

lmao a lot

Another variant

 

<< How many?

- Too many. >>

 

<< How many?

- Enought to kick our butt back to Paris. >>

 

<< How many?

- I forgot how to count. >>

Edited April 5, 2016 by KuroNyra

[Gysendorf]

Other nation, same problem, good to know that land lubbers are everywhere

[Gysendorf]

Sorry for pushing this out of the grave, but looks like in Denmark-Norge still actual a problem