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Originally Posted by Aktungbby
Some of the drafts on a dido cruiser or ranger tanker (3 meters) seem inaccurate from the ship id info. also some of the large merchants show a lot of red paint above the surface line indicating not loaded and therefore not at "book" depth. In any case, when in doubt, set two feet above rated keel, preheat and LOS, to avoid run-under . More important however is placement. A liberty with a keel of 5.8 is tough bugger but when set at 5.0 and hit directly in stern or headon or obliquely in the bow (oncoming) will go under or halt and either sink or or be completely vulnerable to deck gunnery after the convoy passes. Bow-hit troopships are also vulnerable this way when under way; at anchor however a direct stern shot at 5 meters preheated generally sends'em to Davey Jones locker. The large merchants, on 90 degree shot just forward of the stack, will go down on a even keel. A bow-shot carrier at a oblique oncoming angle generally explodes and may sink by the bow (7 meters) Battle-wagons of the Elizabeth and royal sovereign take two to the bow(6meters) to drive them under when at sea but may require a finishing third shot. Battle cruisers (7 meters) go up nicely but take a second shot to finish as do the kent 3 stackers.. hope this helps. Preheat always...more bang for the reichsmark. Viel gluck kaleun ...you are tutored for SHV. PS: the hog islanders and cimmaron tankers take too many eels: if solo use the deck gun-if in a convoy ignore them and hit the freighters and ranger tankers.  |
I have to ask - What do you mean by preheat? I know u-boats had to keep their electric eels at a certain temperature to get the best performance from the battery, and I know this caused them problems - but I didn't think this was modelled in the game.
@larsonboram - If you're using mark 14s in the Pacific, then the two things you need to consider are the tendency of the fish to run deep [up to about 12'] and the tendency to prematurely detonate in heavy seas. Keel shots are preferable because they deliver maximum destructive power, but the rougher the sea, the less chance of them reaching the target.....
Anyways - I didn't think this up myself, I admit, I got it from someone on here, but I can't credit them because I've forgotten who - sorry. But in calm weather set your fish to arrive 6'
above the keel - means you won't always get the keel shot, but it also means that no matter how deep it runs it's still got the best chance of detonation. In rough weather set for 12' above the keel and impact detonation. In this scenario you should try to set the shot up such that the fish impacts at an acute angle. Solution Solver is a handy tool. If you've done your homework on the target and have an accurate course, speed and range, then you could consider using the Vector Analysis attack method.....
As usual, I'm prepared to be proved wrong on this...
