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Originally Posted by Narf
(although I wish the recog manual had a search function
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I use the WE Assistance to identify the target. After that I just click 'Ship' up on the clipboard and the manual turns to the right page.
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Before installing it, I was able to sink C2's with 7000+ tons in one or two good torpedo hits, in the worst case I had to add another ~20 keel line shots with the 88mm after I screwed up my first eel.
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This surprises me, because 10 years ago when the game was new one of the bigger complaints was how hard the C2 was to sink. Mods like GWX and NYGM fixed that.
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Now even a measly 5000 ton freighter will eat 3-4 torpedos (no duds) midships before it even considers sinking, which is a tad too unrealistic for my taste.
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From a patrol log I posted on May 3:
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0057: Freighter, Clan Allen class - 6300 tons.
0113: Racing to get into position. Can see his flag - British.
0122: Fired tube 1. Torpedo exploded before reaching target.
0123: Fired tube 2, set to run deeper. This one hit!
0125: Target slowing.
0134: Target stopped. Crew abandoning ship.
0514: After 4 hours target still not sinking. Sky growing light. Patrol boats may be about. Going for second shot.
0523: Fired tube 3. Nice big explosion.
0558: Target sank. BF2444.
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6300 tons. Two torpedoes.
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The cannon has become a pea shooter, too - after hitting one of said freighters with two eels I decided to end it with the cannon, and it took me over 100 shots(!), nearly all water line, before it was destroyed.
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From the same patrol log:
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0900: Anshun class - 3400 tons.
0901: He's seen us! Trying to run!
0930: Range 1600 meters. Time for some deck gun practice.
0935: Target already listing, coming to stop.
0938: Ceased fire. 29 rounds expended. 2 missed. 27 hits. Congratulated Bootsmann August Möller on his good shooting.
1000: Interrogated captain. SS Amiénois, 3494 tons. Despite the shelling all his crew are safe.
1217: SS Amiénois sank.
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3400 tons, 27 shells.
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...1&postcount=13
I'm not sure why you're having these problems and I'm not. There has to be a reason somewhere, but I'm not sure what it is.