Yeah, GWX is awesome.
I also use lifeboats and debris. That is very cool.
The FM interior mod (is that what we are talking about) is very cool, but I find it can tax the resources of your machine, so if you start having CTD, disable it. Plus if you switch to a type IX it is no longer applicable.
Manual targeting is easy if you do 90 degree attacks. That is, you approach your target 90 degrees to its heading.
Here is how you do it:
1) Determine target speed. There are formulas, or you can use your stopwatch to determine the number of meters it travels in 3:15 using the stopwatch. This also gives the speed. This is the most important piece of information.
2) Drive your u-boat 90 degrees to the target's heading. The closer you get, the better your odds of a hit and the less chance of a premature detonation (those almost never happen under 1000m). I try and shoot from 1000m or less. 500m if I can manage it.
3) Set your scope (uzo or periscope) to 000 bearing. Turn on your TDC to manual mode.
4) Set the Angle on the Bow to either 90 degrees port or starboard, depending on which side of the ship you are. If you are on the starboard side of the target, turn the dial to 90 degrees to the right. If you are on the port side of the target, turn the dial 90 degrees to the left.
5) Set the target's speed.
6) Turn off the TDC manual mode.
7) Turn your scope until the Gyroangle reads "000". You should be turning towards the target. This allows you to "lead" the target as obviously you must fire some few degrees away from straight ahead in order to hit the target when it is actually straight ahead.
8) When the target crosses your vertical reticule, fire your torpedo. If you desire to strike multiple places on the target specifically, shoot as those places cross the reticule.
Distance to target is irrelevant with this method, so long as you are within range of your torpedoes, of course.
The close you are to your target the less susceptible you will be to errors in measurements or evasive maneuvers by your target.
If you want to start shooting from angles other than 90 degrees to track you will have to learn about how to estimate the target's angle on the bow. Sometimes you will want to do this if you are trying to slide a magnetic torp under a target that is not at 90 degrees to you.
But your optimal setup is a 90-degree attack. You have the best likelihood of impact detonation at that angle.
Steve
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