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Patrick_Hillary · 03-27-11, 09:32 PM

*.Ahoy, "Deathtoallofyou". Glad to see that you like the game. Manual Targeting will take an hour to learn but a lifetime to master, however it is very rewarding when you get the hang of it. This I think will be a long post, so you will require patience and perserverance to work it all out. I will invite all critics.***.Here we go.****..First and most important, in order to collect all relevant data you will need to position your boat ahead of the Target. Easier at night...The T.D.C/ Position keeper will do all the necciary work if you treat her right. Try to make an I.D. of your target a.s.a.p. Enter the mast height into the TDC using the tick icon, alternativly do it manualy using the input on top right...Fix your scope on Target and lock it with "L", key. Input a guess of the target speed, 12 Knots, might be ok to start. Input the percieved angle on the bow. Now use the stadimeter and touch the waterline of the ship to the top of the mast. Enter the bearing/range to the TDC. Click twice the first time you do this. Click on the red GSP button on the bottom left of the TDC. This will begin the psudo track of the target with the infomation that you have entered, which by the way is always in error/incorrect. By how much deciedes whether you hit the Target or not..Now the position keeper part of the TDC will constantly update the track of the target..***.The first piece of info which we will require is the Target course. This is displayed top left of the TDC as a boat shape. You will notice at the bow of the target boat is a compass, you can read of the course from here. Also you will see the torpeodo strike angle, repersented as a red arrow. As well as the angle on the bow which will change as the Target moves along the track.***.NOTE.***.I don't know if all this info is available on stock, I would recomend RFB mod + RSRD. The guy's might be able to direct you to the above...Now around three minutes after your initial input, say Target is 5000 yards range, look at the range readout on the TDC. This numder should be counting down, range closing. Take a new range reading with the stadimeter, If the new range is less than the PK, (Position Keeper), reading then either,(1), the Target course is bearing more toward you than your first input, E.G. First Input was course 270, your course 000. Now you will change the Target course to say 250, using the AOW,(Angle on bow), input......Or,(2), the Target course is good, but he is traveling faster than 12 Knots, which will acount for the range being closer than the PK readout. If the AOB is 40 degrees or less then it is more likely the speed which is out, if the AOB is greater that 40 Deg then it is most probally the Target course which is in error. Input the new data into the TDC. E.G. Course 250, speed 12K, range now 4000. Repeat these steps every 2 minutes until the range on the PK and the observed range are in and around the same. There will be some error in your range estimate always. Now we have a good estimate of the ships course. The AOB will change on the PK as the ship tracks along his course....Look at the bottom boat shape on the TDC. This is your Sub. If you point the mouse over the red line you will see the Target ship bearing. It will give you a readout of the reletive bearing of the Target ship E.G.30 Deg Starbord. Now we will use the PK to find the Targets speed. Take a new range/bearing and input into the TDC. Wait for one minute and now look at what the TDC is telling you regards the Bearing. Observe the bearing with the periscope/ Bridge-mastersight. If you notice a difference between the two then the original speed entered is incorrect. If the TDC says bearing is 35 Deg Starbord, but you observe the Target on 38 Deg then the speed that you have entered is too fast, ie. he is travelling slower than the entered speed. If the TDC says 35 Deg Starbord and you observe the Target on 32 Deg then you have entered the speed too slow, he is traveling faster than your input.....The PK of the TDC is constantly updating the ships theoritical course and speed, the difference between what the TDC reading is and the observed data gives you the Error of input. ..By correcting the data entered you should arrive at a situation where the TDC data coincides perfectly with what you are seeing, ie as the ship tracks along its course the TDC bearing will match the observed bearing, the TDC angle on the bow will match what you are seeing and the range will be reducing at the same rate on the TDC as is is in reality.***.This will take alot of practice.***. Perhaps you can use friendly ships outside the harbour to see if you can track them accuratly. IMPORTANT NOTE. A differance in TDC/Observed bearing does not always meen that you have entered an incorect speed. If the ship is closer to you than than you think he will move farther along the track at the same speed than if he were farther away, and you may think that he is going faster. The reverse is true if the Target is farther away than your estimate...When you have set your fish for depth/speed open the outer doors/flood tubes. Your Beautiful TDC will constantly send the required lead/gyro angle to ALL of your torpedo tubes. Take a final range to target. Input. Correct speed if neccesary. Input. Ajust AOB if neccesary. Input.***.There are two/three/more ways to shoot the Torpedoes...****.Easy way is just shoot and spread with the spread angle dial. Tube one right 3/ Tube two dead center/ Tube three left 3 etc. With the PK on and running****.D 'O Kane method. Turn PK off!!! Aim at rear mast, input new bearing, shoot. Aim at center of ship, input new bearing, shoot. Aim at foremast, input new bearing, shoot. This is a diverging spread.***.Or, a longditudinal spread, For which you will turn the PK off, aim at the bow, input new bearing and shoot your fish as the ship crosses the aiming "wire", formast center rearmast. I am sure that there are other methods at administering the coup de grace, but a diverging spread is the best for countering an evasive target.***. I wish you sucess with your long hours of practice, with work this method of PK tracking is 90% effective, for me anyway. Gute Schlacht und Fettes Botte.

03-27-11, 09:32 PM	#7
Patrick_Hillary Watch Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 20 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	Death to the Stranger .Ahoy, "Deathtoallofyou". Glad to see that you like the game. Manual Targeting will take an hour to learn but a lifetime to master, however it is very rewarding when you get the hang of it. This I think will be a long post, so you will require patience and perserverance to work it all out. I will invite all critics..Here we go...First and most important, in order to collect all relevant data you will need to position your boat ahead of the Target. Easier at night...The T.D.C/ Position keeper will do all the necciary work if you treat her right. Try to make an I.D. of your target a.s.a.p. Enter the mast height into the TDC using the tick icon, alternativly do it manualy using the input on top right...Fix your scope on Target and lock it with "L", key. Input a guess of the target speed, 12 Knots, might be ok to start. Input the percieved angle on the bow. Now use the stadimeter and touch the waterline of the ship to the top of the mast. Enter the bearing/range to the TDC. Click twice the first time you do this. Click on the red GSP button on the bottom left of the TDC. This will begin the psudo track of the target with the infomation that you have entered, which by the way is always in error/incorrect. By how much deciedes whether you hit the Target or not..Now the position keeper part of the TDC will constantly update the track of the target...The first piece of info which we will require is the Target course. This is displayed top left of the TDC as a boat shape. You will notice at the bow of the target boat is a compass, you can read of the course from here. Also you will see the torpeodo strike angle, repersented as a red arrow. As well as the angle on the bow which will change as the Target moves along the track..NOTE..I don't know if all this info is available on stock, I would recomend RFB mod + RSRD. The guy's might be able to direct you to the above...Now around three minutes after your initial input, say Target is 5000 yards range, look at the range readout on the TDC. This numder should be counting down, range closing. Take a new range reading with the stadimeter, If the new range is less than the PK, (Position Keeper), reading then either,(1), the Target course is bearing more toward you than your first input, E.G. First Input was course 270, your course 000. Now you will change the Target course to say 250, using the AOW,(Angle on bow), input......Or,(2), the Target course is good, but he is traveling faster than 12 Knots, which will acount for the range being closer than the PK readout. If the AOB is 40 degrees or less then it is more likely the speed which is out, if the AOB is greater that 40 Deg then it is most probally the Target course which is in error. Input the new data into the TDC. E.G. Course 250, speed 12K, range now 4000. Repeat these steps every 2 minutes until the range on the PK and the observed range are in and around the same. There will be some error in your range estimate always. Now we have a good estimate of the ships course. The AOB will change on the PK as the ship tracks along his course....Look at the bottom boat shape on the TDC. This is your Sub. If you point the mouse over the red line you will see the Target ship bearing. It will give you a readout of the reletive bearing of the Target ship E.G.30 Deg Starbord. Now we will use the PK to find the Targets speed. Take a new range/bearing and input into the TDC. Wait for one minute and now look at what the TDC is telling you regards the Bearing. Observe the bearing with the periscope/ Bridge-mastersight. If you notice a difference between the two then the original speed entered is incorrect. If the TDC says bearing is 35 Deg Starbord, but you observe the Target on 38 Deg then the speed that you have entered is too fast, ie. he is travelling slower than the entered speed. If the TDC says 35 Deg Starbord and you observe the Target on 32 Deg then you have entered the speed too slow, he is traveling faster than your input.....The PK of the TDC is constantly updating the ships theoritical course and speed, the difference between what the TDC reading is and the observed data gives you the Error of input. ..By correcting the data entered you should arrive at a situation where the TDC data coincides perfectly with what you are seeing, ie as the ship tracks along its course the TDC bearing will match the observed bearing, the TDC angle on the bow will match what you are seeing and the range will be reducing at the same rate on the TDC as is is in reality..This will take alot of practice.. Perhaps you can use friendly ships outside the harbour to see if you can track them accuratly. IMPORTANT NOTE. A differance in TDC/Observed bearing does not always meen that you have entered an incorect speed. If the ship is closer to you than than you think he will move farther along the track at the same speed than if he were farther away, and you may think that he is going faster. The reverse is true if the Target is farther away than your estimate...When you have set your fish for depth/speed open the outer doors/flood tubes. Your Beautiful TDC will constantly send the required lead/gyro angle to ALL of your torpedo tubes. Take a final range to target. Input. Correct speed if neccesary. Input. Ajust AOB if neccesary. Input..There are two/three/more ways to shoot the Torpedoes....Easy way is just shoot and spread with the spread angle dial. Tube one right 3/ Tube two dead center/ Tube three left 3 etc. With the PK on and running.D 'O Kane method. Turn PK off!!! Aim at rear mast, input new bearing, shoot. Aim at center of ship, input new bearing, shoot. Aim at foremast, input new bearing, shoot. This is a diverging spread..Or, a longditudinal spread, For which you will turn the PK off, aim at the bow, input new bearing and shoot your fish as the ship crosses the aiming "wire", formast center rearmast. I am sure that there are other methods at administering the coup de grace, but a diverging spread is the best for countering an evasive target.**. I wish you sucess with your long hours of practice, with work this method of PK tracking is 90% effective, for me anyway. Gute Schlacht und Fettes Botte.