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banjo · 12-19-08, 10:51 AM

Early in the war (in this game) many Jap ships did not have any guns. Later on most are armed. What I do is carefully scan the ship (and I am usually inside 800 yards when I fire torpedos). If after one or two torpedos the ship is still making way and showing no sign of immediate sinking, and if I see no guns, I will surface and finish her off with the deck gun. I find the 'aim at waterline' function to be the most effective. Also, while I am surfacing I watch the ship thru the periscope with one finger on the crash dive button. Once in a while I don't see machine gunners until they open up. That's when I crash dive. I am currently using TMO and the machine guns are not deadly, but I treat them as if they are. Never surface within gun range of any ship that has a gun. If you have external camera enabled, and you don't mind cheating a little, you can also do a 'fly by' before you surface and check the ship out at very close range.

12-19-08, 10:51 AM	#10
banjo Grey Wolf Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 762 Downloads: 55 Uploads: 0	Early in the war (in this game) many Jap ships did not have any guns. Later on most are armed. What I do is carefully scan the ship (and I am usually inside 800 yards when I fire torpedos). If after one or two torpedos the ship is still making way and showing no sign of immediate sinking, and if I see no guns, I will surface and finish her off with the deck gun. I find the 'aim at waterline' function to be the most effective. Also, while I am surfacing I watch the ship thru the periscope with one finger on the crash dive button. Once in a while I don't see machine gunners until they open up. That's when I crash dive. I am currently using TMO and the machine guns are not deadly, but I treat them as if they are. Never surface within gun range of any ship that has a gun. If you have external camera enabled, and you don't mind cheating a little, you can also do a 'fly by' before you surface and check the ship out at very close range. Last edited by banjo; 12-19-08 at 10:52 AM.