Info: lookout

COMMAND NAME
lookout - Check from ships for other ships and/or sector types

LEVEL
Basic

SYNTAX
lookout 

The lookout command allows ships to report sightings of other ships and land sectors.

The various ranges over which lookout is effective break down into two groups:

Ship to Ship
This range is dependent on both the visibility of the ship being observed and the visual range of the observing ship. (see Info: Ship-types) Submarines at sea are a special case - they cannot be seen by simply looking out from a ship! In order to detect subs at sea, you need to use sonar. Submarines have a very limited range for what ships they can see using their periscope--they can usually only see ships in the same sector. However, all ships (including subs) which are docked in a harbour are visible to all ships (including subs) in adjacent sectors. (see also Info: sonar)

Ship to Sector
This range is effectively 1.0.

For example: [##:##] Command : lookout 24

Groonland (#1) patrol boat #10 @-13,7 Curmudgeon (#4) heavy cruiser #36 @-14,6 Groonland (#1) oil derrick #41 @-14,6 Groonland (#1) tender #53 @-14,6 Groonland (#1) mine 100% eff with approx. 300 civilians @-12,6 Groonland (#1) heavy manufacturing 23% eff with approx. 10 civilians @-11,7