Promoting targets

Sgian Dubh · Joined: 14 Sep 2002 Posts: 148

Hi all,

A foolish question perhaps as I haven't finished the manual yet, but I was in a Quick Mission and wanted to promote a classified contact to gain the assistance of the nearby ASW frigate.

I could not figure out how to do this. Is this only possible in MP games? If so, that is a bit of a disappointment.

And, yes I had my Radio Mast up. I had come shallow specifically for this purpose.

Sonoboy · Joined: 31 Aug 2005 Posts: 59

right click on what you want to promote and select promote to link

Sgian Dubh · Joined: 14 Sep 2002 Posts: 148

Under what heading on the rigth-click menu?

I did a right-click, expecting that that would be the correct place. I saw nothing that said Promote. So is it nested under another heading?

Thanks

Wildcat · Joined: 10 Jan 2002 Posts: 438

It's not. I'm not sure if you can promote to link offline. Online it's the 2nd last option on the right click menu in the map screen (I think anyways, might be 3rd last)

Deathblow · Joined: 11 Sep 2005 Posts: 392

Also, be sure that your at the correct depth for your radio (the radio mast) to work. On the SW, periscope depth (61ft) is still too deep for the raido mast (depth 59ft). There is a chart in the Appendix of the manual (Appendix C-1) with the correct mast depths. On the 688, Akula, and Kilo where periscope depth = radio depth, so its not a problem.

Other than that I'm not sure what the problem is. Once your radio mast is up (not the wire, but the mast, the wire doesn't transmit) then there should be a "promote to link" option on the contacts right click menu. If that doesn't work, not sure what the problem is.