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Shredd27
08-10-12, 07:25 PM
Is it not possible to enter information manually when you have automatic targeting enabled? I've run into some situations in the fog (yes, another fog situation as well) where I know where the target is but I'm not able to plot a solution for it because I don't "officially" have it in visual range. Also, even as close as 2000 yards there was no reading on it on sonar so I had no info from that either. I ended up having to pound a Large Modern Composite into the deep with my deck gun while his 2 dd escorts were distracted with where they thought I was. It would have been much easier if I could have plotted a torpedo solution. :ping:
Rockin Robbins
08-10-12, 07:27 PM
Nope, I'm afraid there is no way to enter information when you're on auto targeting. The buttons are even missing from the TDC dials.
Shredd27
08-10-12, 07:41 PM
/sigh. Oh well,.. further motivation to bone up on my manual skills. You can change the realism settings while in the office in the middle of a career though,.. correct?
Rockin Robbins
08-11-12, 08:42 AM
Yes, just go to port, end that cruise to get to the office, select the options and turn manual targeting on.
Shredd27
08-11-12, 06:12 PM
Sweet,. I figured as much. I'll be doing that soon then but in the meantime I'll keep practicing my manual skills by always using the map and the identification book rather than just relying on the automatic system all the time. I'm sure I can handle plotting solutions for merchant ships no problem, I'm just nervous about having the pressure of a DD bearing down on me and needing to come up with a solution quickly. "How deep is that thermal layer again???" :timeout:
fireftr18
08-11-12, 08:16 PM
Sweet,. I figured as much. I'll be doing that soon then but in the meantime I'll keep practicing my manual skills by always using the map and the identification book rather than just relying on the automatic system all the time. I'm sure I can handle plotting solutions for merchant ships no problem, I'm just nervous about having the pressure of a DD bearing down on me and needing to come up with a solution quickly. "How deep is that thermal layer again???" :timeout:

Not deep enough!:gulp:
TorpX
08-12-12, 12:50 AM
I'm sure I can handle plotting solutions for merchant ships no problem, I'm just nervous about having the pressure of a DD bearing down on me and needing to come up with a solution quickly. "How deep is that thermal layer again???" :timeout:
I feel the same way about those 'kill or be killed' situations, so I avoid the DD's as much as possible. This, I think, is the easiest "solution".