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PapaG39
11-11-07, 04:03 PM
In the SH3 community manua, under "Ship Weak Spots" it shows a picture of a few ships and where their engine room, fuel tanks & ammo bunkers are.

The T2 Tanker is shown, but *NOT* the T3 Tanker.

The T2 Tanker shows the engine room well forward of the smoke stack.
Is this correct?

Is there a diagram somewhere of the T3 Tanker, or any other ships?

Lzs von swe
11-11-07, 04:46 PM
Go to Jimbunas filefront site and download shipchart.pdf, I´m not sure it contains all ships but most of them anyway.

KeptinCranky
11-11-07, 04:46 PM
I'm sure there are but as a general guideline it's always best to aim for the 1st mast, most merchant ships go down with just 1 eel, may take a while for them to take the hint and sink though.

For warships I always aim a mag shot at the 2nd forward turret

The only notable exception is the Passenger/Cargo :shifty: that has no weak spots, none, not one, nuttin' :damn:

Sailor Steve
11-11-07, 06:17 PM
The T2 Tanker shows the engine room well forward of the smoke stack.
Is this correct?
No, not even close. The real T2's boiler and engine rooms are at the stern.
http://www.aukevisser.nl/t2tanker/id492.htm

Is there a diagram somewhere of the T3 Tanker, or any other ships?
I couldn't find one, but the best bet is to remember that the funnel (smokestack) is almost always going to be right over the boiler room, or very near it.

U49
11-11-07, 07:01 PM
I'm sure there are but as a general guideline it's always best to aim for the 1st mast, most merchant ships go down with just 1 eel, may take a while for them to take the hint and sink though.


I agree, that's what to try... I still need more torpedoa as I am to stupid for manual targeting to make it correct every time. :(

PapaG39
11-12-07, 03:45 PM
yeah thanks, Jimbunas filefront site and the **ShipChart.pdf ** was exactly what I was looking for.

Wish I had a color printer though.....

thanks guys..


U49...Don't wory about the manual targeting though... I will never do the complete manual targeting either. By the time I would get it figured out the ship would have sailed past gone on to port & unloaded.

I have just as much fun tracking down a ship and getting in position for a shot. I use that little green triangle that was put in the game for guys like me.
When it gets about 15 degrees from where I want to shoot I unlock the auto thing & use the cross hairs to hit where I want. It is just as much fun for me anyway.

sasquatch
11-13-07, 08:56 PM
shipchart.pdf is an AMAZING source. Just started my first career and I'm always referring to it. No more wasting 3 eels on a C3 (just one now).

PapaG39
11-13-07, 09:39 PM
Yes, it is one of those things that a Kaptian would have at his finger tips.

I can't find the Tramp Steamer, Pax/Cargo or that other abortion from the states..can't think of the name right now...,but it's not their either... lol

This will do me just fine though and I am thankful for it.

thanks Jimbuna....