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Old 12-30-10, 04:51 PM   #8
razark
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Thx for the advice. It's frustrating cuz i never had this problem in sh3...ever. So i'm struggling to figure out what i'm doin wrong.
Heh. I tried manual targeting in SH3 once. Never managed to hit anything.

You might try one of these methods:
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...&postcount=204
That's how I got started in manual targeting. Set it up right, and range doesn't matter.

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On the ping for range, won't that alert the escorts?
I would think so, but I never use it. Perhaps someone else can better answer that.

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On the spreads, I am firing spreads, i've gotten to the point i'm firing all my torps in front of the target, but last night i only went 5 deg max to the left (ship was moving from right to left) and counted down by 1 deg per torp. Next time, i'm goin 15, 10, 5 and maybe 2.
Yeah, sounds like your data is a bit off. Practice, practice, practice. Try using the stadimeter and checking your data on the attack map screen until you feel very comfortable doing it.

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I'm probably thinking i'm not going to use the stad meter, i might just use the nav map and manually enter ranges and speed. I have done that for speed (the 3 min rule), just not range.
That should work, at least enough for you to hit the target. The map tools can be a bit inaccurate.

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where do you usually set the depth of the torp? Last night, the keel for the ship i was targeting was 24 feet. I set the torp depth to 10-15 feet. I do swear one was going to hit on aft of the ship and went underneath.
I'm usually playing early war, so I set my torpedoes to run as shallow as possible. Either set the depth to minimum, or leave it at the default depth.

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And finally, on another note, in RFB is there a way to ID the ship? There was in FOTRS, but that button is gone in RFB. I do like realism...to a point. I'd prefer to have a weapons officer ID the ship.

Thx for all your help.
Not sure on that one. I play TMO, and haven't touched RFB in a long time.
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