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Who needs periscopes!

I may have mentioned it before, but it is perfectly possible to use the (passive) hydrophone instead of the periscope as a leading angle indicator when using the vector targeting method. It is so because any hydrophone contact has a certain area which it covers and that area spreads equally in both directions. The area varies but is always equally sized on the left and right

Let's say you are sitting in the right position for your shot, the leading angle you calculated is 10°, the contact in the hydrophone is detectable between e.g. 40 to 50 degrees indicated by the green lamp, meaning it is right in the middle of that< area (at 45°). Simply switch the hydrophone to 5° (original leading angle of 10 minus half of the detection area) and wait for the lamp to go on.

Press the fire button when you see the light and wait for the boom:arrgh!:

I call it the "Blind Samurai" technique:rotfl2:
It is very easy once learned and very safe as you will never use your periscope or use active sonar.

hf

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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk (Post 1201257)

Sweet! Get one with the factory CD and GPS! :rock:

One Radio and Compass http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmLAA2r4DlA :har:

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Originally Posted by Radio (Post 1201638)

:hmmm: this sounds interesting

OOOOO yeah! I just use my sonar operator to call off the bearings, or you can use the sonar vector on the nav map. Either way sonar only Dick O'Kane or John P Cromwell is a ton of fun!

My last sonar John P Cromwell attack was a good news/bad news thing. Good news--three hits for three torpedoes! Bad news: it was the USS Essex!

Go to jail. Go directly to jail. Do not finish your career. Do not collect medals. Do not collect $200.

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Originally Posted by Rockin Robbins (Post 1202021)

My last sonar John P Cromwell attack was a good news/bad news thing. Good news--three hits for three torpedoes! Bad news: it was the USS Essex!

That's the danger when doing shots without a visual ID first. :rotfl2:

What I especially like about the Blind Samurai method is the fact that you can follow your torpedoes in the hydrophone and also hear the enemy ship and the explosions and the sinking. Feels like listening to one of those old great radio shows :DL

Had a circle runner in my last mission, almost hit myself.... luckily I had ordered 1/3 back before shooting, so it passed by right in front of me. :o

The hydrophone only shots are just the best! If in enemy waters you have to take the shot.