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I'm goin' down · 03-07-11, 02:09 AM

Armitead knosw what he is talkking about.

I prefer to come in below the thermal lawyer if I am in deep water. Plot the TF course. Set up of O'Kane. Do not surface until the first dd passes your zero bearing. You will be in the TF perimeter and fire away. You can use manual targeting if you have time to fiddle with the range dials when you surface, but O'Kane is simpler.

Shallow water. After plotting the TF course and speed, set up for manual targeting using the Easy Aob. Submerge and move to 3000 to 3,500 yds. Fire when the first dd crosses zero bearing and your target moves within range. Alternative, use the constant bearing technique.

Manual targeting example. My machine crashed after I hit a Yamato in July, 44 with 5 torps at a running depth of 25 feet, and it did not sink. I got to replay the mission as a result, as the mission was not saved. The second time I hit it with 5 torps running at 32-34 feet. Range on both attack runs was 3,600 yds. The second time the Yamato sailed off...again. Two hours later, as my boat was chasing the dds that accompanied it, I caught sight of it at long range behind me. It was dead in the water. I circled back and hit it with three more torpedoes, making eight total hits. It went down, finally. I sailed back to port expecting the medal of honor, but all I ended up with when I docked was a promotion to a desk job....the war had ended!

03-07-11, 02:09 AM	#10
I'm goin' down Ocean Warrior Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Notify command we have entered the Grass Sea Posts: 2,822 Downloads: 813 Uploads: 0	listen to armistead Armitead knosw what he is talkking about. I prefer to come in below the thermal lawyer if I am in deep water. Plot the TF course. Set up of O'Kane. Do not surface until the first dd passes your zero bearing. You will be in the TF perimeter and fire away. You can use manual targeting if you have time to fiddle with the range dials when you surface, but O'Kane is simpler. Shallow water. After plotting the TF course and speed, set up for manual targeting using the Easy Aob. Submerge and move to 3000 to 3,500 yds. Fire when the first dd crosses zero bearing and your target moves within range. Alternative, use the constant bearing technique. Manual targeting example. My machine crashed after I hit a Yamato in July, 44 with 5 torps at a running depth of 25 feet, and it did not sink. I got to replay the mission as a result, as the mission was not saved. The second time I hit it with 5 torps running at 32-34 feet. Range on both attack runs was 3,600 yds. The second time the Yamato sailed off...again. Two hours later, as my boat was chasing the dds that accompanied it, I caught sight of it at long range behind me. It was dead in the water. I circled back and hit it with three more torpedoes, making eight total hits. It went down, finally. I sailed back to port expecting the medal of honor, but all I ended up with when I docked was a promotion to a desk job....the war had ended!