Dick O'Kane Method and Auto TDC Together

[aso544]

Is there any way to combine the 2? Say use the auto TDC to gather the initial info but prior to shooting set up the periscope to hit individual points of the ship like the DOM allows you to?

I tried a search but I couldn't find it or I over looked it

[Harmsway!]

There are two parts to torpedoing a ship.

1) The first part is to position your sub for the best possible set up. This is where you should spend most of your effort because it is the most vital in getting a good solution.

2) The second part is coming up with the solution using either auto or manual TDC.

With auto TDC your crew will enter the solution into the TDC. All you have to do is point the scope and fire. However don't lock on the target, just point the scope to the part of the ship you want to hit. To do this you must turn OFF the PK.

[magic452]

No need to use O'Kane with auto targeting. Just unlock the periscope and point at the parts of the target you want to hit. Auto targeting auto updates the firing solution to where ever the scope is pointed.

Magic

[merc4ulfate]

I never send anything to TDC. For stern shots I leave my scope at 180 degrees. I do not change anything at all. Whether coming from port to starboard or the other way around it really doesn't matter. I normally am within 1000 meters when I fire. I will follow the ship, tube doors open and I will wait until the ship is at 190 or 170 respectively and quickly shift my scope to 180 and fire. There is a built in offset at this range of ten degrees and I have learned to compensate for it by using this meathod. I have a 95% hit rate doing this. I also use the same method for firing the forward tubes.

I change no settings. I do no math. I have simply learned to lead the target by estimating speed in my head. Could I tell you how fast it was going? NO! But my brain doesn't need a number.

I find that if I have accidentally click any buttons anywhere this all gets thrown off so I have it set on manual targeting and never change anything except my scope heading. I will even at times keep the scope down and simply move the scope in order to fire in a direction I wish the fish to go too. I have used this method firing at radar bearings only and sunk merchants and capital ships in storms with it using non-homing torpedoes, it works that well.

The auto targeting makes it boring for me. Like harmsway said I make sure I am in a good position first. If I can not get into a good position and know this going into a run I will not ever try and simply move on. I'll position myself in front of convoys, night attacks from a perpendicular angle to the convoy and I'll get ahead of task forces and capital ships if possible and simply sit there all stop at periscope depth and wait for them. I'll do what ever I can to make sure I'm in the best position possible before I attack.


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[Eesocks]

I never send anything to TDC

Same here,all I want to get is a fairly accurate speed. The targets course doen't need to be that accurate,as long as it's within 4 or 5 degrees.
The best thing about this method is range doesn't matter really the angles are the same at 4500 yds as they are at 1000 yds. I uesd this method when SH4 1st came out, and after recently returning to the game I've not found an easier or quicker way.