transit is taking place.

Keeping a close watch while transiting is the key to finding easy, unescorted
targets, as well as the key to seeing aircraft and escorts first. In the
submarine service, the saying is, "He who is found first, dies first.
" Remember that stealth has always been the submarine's primary advantage.
Once that advantage is given away, the tables will completely turn.

The best vantage point from which to oversee a transit is not from the bridge,
as some rookies assume, but the "geo plot." The geo plot is my name for the
overhead screen with the red ring that denotes visibility range. Aircraft and
ships will appear on the geo plot long before they are sighted by the
lookouts.

Transiting is usually done in high time compression (unless you've got a
lot of time to kill), and I advise that when transiting the following rules
be followed. First and foremost, never leave the geo plot while in high time
compression. Instead, go to 1X time compression and do what needs to be done,
then return to the geo plot and crank up the compression again. Throughout
the patrol, radio reports of convoy sightings will be coming in. I recommend
that the patrol area and the surrounding areas be memorized or written down.
That way, there is no need to come out of the geo plot to find out if the
reported convoy is in range. Another method is to use the fine chart that
is supplied with the game. Simply spread the chart out, put a dime where
the patrol area is, and look to see if the spotted convoy is within reach.
Meanwhile, always listen to the radio reports. Whenever I am transiting, I
keep an eye on the geo plot, with my finger on the <Enter> key. Hitting
the <Enter> key takes the boat immediately to 1X time compression.
Whenever a plane or a ship is spotted on the geo plot, simply hit <Enter>
and buy some time to think.
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