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Alky	05-09-11 10:34 AM

Targeting Question

Somewhere in these forums I'm sure I saw a tutorial video on using the 3 little circles with numbers to get a solution on the target. I can't seem to find it and I don't know who made it. Does anyone know where I could get more info on it? Thanx! :)

Jaguar

05-09-11 12:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Alky (Post 1660309)

No need to, just line up the target, put the number 1,2 or 3 over the ships 1,2 or 3 and then fire.

Alky	05-09-11 01:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Jaguar (Post 1660375)

No need to, just line up the target, put the number 1,2 or 3 over the ships 1,2 or 3 and then fire.

I don't really understand the significance of the numbers or how to put them over the target :cry:

stoianm

05-09-11 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Alky (Post 1660442)

I don't really understand the significance of the numbers or how to put them over the target :cry:

To be the most acurate... lock the target... than you must to put you number 1 to match target number one (in the moment they are matched ... shoot torpedo) .. or your number 2 to match target number 2... and so on

You can also lock target... than... target number 3 try to be between your number 3 and number 2... shoot torpedo.. but this is not so acurate like when you perfect mach numbers... target number 2 between your number 2 and 1 - fire ... target number 1 between your number 1 and your uboat - fire...

Jaguar

05-09-11 01:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Alky (Post 1660442)

I don't really understand the significance of the numbers or how to put them over the target :cry:

Me too, but it works all the same:D.

Alky	05-09-11 01:47 PM

I've watched the assorted videos on targetting, manual and auto, but there are somethings that my thick head won't absorb. In SH4 the auto targeting was pretty simple, but here, not so much. I'm just looking for a simple way to acquire a target and draw from the hip and fire. Later when I feel more at ease with the sim, I'll turn the realism knob up more as I go :DL
Thanx for your replies!

Jaguar

05-09-11 01:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Alky (Post 1660477)

I'm just looking for a simple way to acquire a target and draw from the hip and fire. Later when I feel more at ease with the sim, I'll turn the realism knob up more as I go :DL

Then just put the target ship in your periscope/UZO and do not lock. Keep the ship in your sights and fire.
It's clearly seen in the mini-map, when you have the target centered in periscope/UZO, torpedo trajectory on the mini-map automatically go to an intercept course. :up:

weallstink

05-09-11 01:55 PM

Hey I just started playing too, in the tutorial mission with auto aim, you just lock the target and fire the torpedo and it hits, but I'm on the first mission now and when i lock a target and fire a torpedo it misses all of the time. Am I doing something wrong, are there more steps involved with the auto targeting?

Trevally.

05-09-11 01:58 PM

Ok - try this:-

Switch off TDC with the XO
Lock onto target (space bar)
Unlock target
Aim scope at ship and fire

It is a while since I saw this but I think that worked.
Give it a try:up:

Jaguar

05-09-11 01:58 PM

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Originally Posted by weallstink (Post 1660484)

After tutorial, if you lock at the target you got TDC running, so you must learn how to use it or go with the "automatic" and "semi-automatic" methods explained bellow.

Jaguar

05-09-11 01:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Trevally. (Post 1660488)

Ok - try this:-
Switch off TDC with the XO
Lock onto target (space bar)
Unlock target
Aim scope at ship and fire
It is a while since I saw this but I think that worked.
Give it a try:up:

No need to lock/unlock Trevally.:03:

Trevally.

05-09-11 02:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Jaguar (Post 1660490)

No need to lock/unlock Trevally.:03:

Thanks Jaguar:up:

stoianm

05-09-11 02:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Trevally. (Post 1660488)

Ok - try this:-

Switch off TDC with the XO
Lock onto target (space bar)
Unlock target
Aim scope at ship and fire

It is a while since I saw this but I think that worked.
Give it a try:up:

this is:arrgh!:

Trevally.

05-09-11 04:17 PM

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Originally Posted by stoianm (Post 1660506)

this is:arrgh!:

:haha:

Yes but we all start somewhere:up:
Getting the feel of the game is a lot easier using this.
Then upgrade to my "TDC Helper":D

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