A ha. You guys are awesome.
I will definitely take advantage of the mod to pre-set my torpedo arrangement and what you advise about opening the tubes makes sense. I guess I just assumed the doors stayed open unless I fired a torpedo or closed the doors myself.
With the speed of cruising, I am glad others do this too. It just seemed to make more sense. There were a couple times when I was new to the game that I just cruised at standard and it left very little fuel to chase down ships. And, yes, I do adjust according to boat type and distance to mission coordinates.
I did not realize that the pre-war torpedoes were faster. I have noticed that that they were more reliable in rough waters. I also have seen the enemy ships attempt to speed away and maneuver evasively with the bubble trails clearly giving away the attack. I'll have to think about this.
As for AoB, I am likely not phrasing myself well and I need a better tutorial than the printed manual for making ... manual attacks. From what I understand, the ideal AoB is 90 degrees on either side of my target. I generally try to position myself ahead of the enemy's path, about 1000 meters from where they will be when I attack. In periscope view I identify the target and ready to fire (after ensure crew are properly allocated). Below the tube selector I can see the AoB meter and, after locking on to the target, I watch the meter until it counts down or up to 360. At 355 or 5 degrees I open the torpedo door and at 0 I fire. If I am trying for an engine or bow hit I will adjust manually.
Thank you all very much. You are going to make me a better skipper and I appreciate it.
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