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Hitman · 09-02-09, 12:37 PM

The easiest way to get torpedo hits in terms of calculations, is in fact the most difficult one to execute in the game. But it works simplier than any other:

Get very, very CLOSE to the target and as perpendicular to its course as possible. A shot from 500-700 yards on a target that travels perpendicularly has more chances of hitting than any other. So get so close that the target fills the whole scope at low power zoom, and shoot at it with a moderate lead (5-10 degrees, depending on the estimate of speed you have -which you can roughly tell if it is slow, medium or fast simply by observing how high the bow wake is).

In fact for this method you don't even need the TDC (And in an S-Boat that would be historically correct, as they had none fitted) and it would be a good exercise to learn to estimate distances, angles and speeds in the game, something a real commander practiced a lot and considered essential for his job.

I have readed records of Otto Kretschmer -german ace- firing shots straight from the bow (No input al all to the TDC, just shooting in the same direction the sub is pointing at) at merchants that where closeby, crossing in front of the bow of his U-Boat, and hitting amidships.

Getl close and at a favourable angle (perpendicular), then shoot when the target is 5-10 degrees before your bow, going to cross in front of you.

Good luck

09-02-09, 12:37 PM	#2
Hitman Pacific Aces Dev Team Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Spain Posts: 6,109 Downloads: 109 Uploads: 2	The easiest way to get torpedo hits in terms of calculations, is in fact the most difficult one to execute in the game. But it works simplier than any other: Get very, very CLOSE to the target and as perpendicular to its course as possible. A shot from 500-700 yards on a target that travels perpendicularly has more chances of hitting than any other. So get so close that the target fills the whole scope at low power zoom, and shoot at it with a moderate lead (5-10 degrees, depending on the estimate of speed you have -which you can roughly tell if it is slow, medium or fast simply by observing how high the bow wake is). In fact for this method you don't even need the TDC (And in an S-Boat that would be historically correct, as they had none fitted) and it would be a good exercise to learn to estimate distances, angles and speeds in the game, something a real commander practiced a lot and considered essential for his job. I have readed records of Otto Kretschmer -german ace- firing shots straight from the bow (No input al all to the TDC, just shooting in the same direction the sub is pointing at) at merchants that where closeby, crossing in front of the bow of his U-Boat, and hitting amidships. Getl close and at a favourable angle (perpendicular), then shoot when the target is 5-10 degrees before your bow, going to cross in front of you. Good luck __________________ One day I will return to sea ...