Capt. Watt
04-30-07, 08:16 PM
I am a little confused with ship drafts. I came across a convoy with a kongo sitting at the heart if it. After careful flanking and setting up I managed a nice salvo from 1k yards.
I checked the draft by the foldout that came with the game. 9.8 meters. ok.. hmm. My math comes up with 32' and change. With this I set my first two fish at 15' and the third at 7'. firing and hoping I jumped to camera to watch the hits while diving.
My first torpedo (and second) almost miss under the ship!! All three were set for contact. And yes. the first did not hit the battleship. it went off underneath while set to contact. Second fish hit a touch higher than the first but still right on her keel. Third hit almost center between waterline and bottom of the ship.
My question I guess is can I expect to have other draft measurements off by 50% or does anyone know if this was just a fluke?
on a side note.. she went low then rolled. got the kill but she never sank. sitting upside down with two large holes above the water. *laughs*
I checked the draft by the foldout that came with the game. 9.8 meters. ok.. hmm. My math comes up with 32' and change. With this I set my first two fish at 15' and the third at 7'. firing and hoping I jumped to camera to watch the hits while diving.
My first torpedo (and second) almost miss under the ship!! All three were set for contact. And yes. the first did not hit the battleship. it went off underneath while set to contact. Second fish hit a touch higher than the first but still right on her keel. Third hit almost center between waterline and bottom of the ship.
My question I guess is can I expect to have other draft measurements off by 50% or does anyone know if this was just a fluke?
on a side note.. she went low then rolled. got the kill but she never sank. sitting upside down with two large holes above the water. *laughs*