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Raven Morpheus · 11-01-13, 03:47 AM

I'm using the Dick O'Kane method for shooting - it's the only one I've learnt so far and it seems the least complicated to me.

I don't use the PK at all.

Yesterday I was trying to take down a tanker, ran out of forward facing torpedoes, so I moved into position for an aft tube shot, however it went wrong and I missed completely, this is what I did -

The target was coming from the right so I set the scope to 200 (if the target was coming from the right for a front tube attack I'd set the scope to 20).
Range was already set, but I clicked on the send to TDC button twice anyway.
I set the AOB to port 70 degrees, because I was on the targets port side and 70 is 90 minus the offset in the scope (20) and then I clicked the send to TDC button twice.
Speed was already set, but again I clicked on the send to TDC button twice anyway.

Then I fired when the target was passing 200 on my scope.

The fish then went and did a u-turn and headed for a point in front of my sub.

So what went wrong?

11-01-13, 03:47 AM	#1
Raven Morpheus Machinist's Mate Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 125 Downloads: 143 Uploads: 0	Aft tube shots? I'm using the Dick O'Kane method for shooting - it's the only one I've learnt so far and it seems the least complicated to me. I don't use the PK at all. Yesterday I was trying to take down a tanker, ran out of forward facing torpedoes, so I moved into position for an aft tube shot, however it went wrong and I missed completely, this is what I did - The target was coming from the right so I set the scope to 200 (if the target was coming from the right for a front tube attack I'd set the scope to 20). Range was already set, but I clicked on the send to TDC button twice anyway. I set the AOB to port 70 degrees, because I was on the targets port side and 70 is 90 minus the offset in the scope (20) and then I clicked the send to TDC button twice. Speed was already set, but again I clicked on the send to TDC button twice anyway. Then I fired when the target was passing 200 on my scope. The fish then went and did a u-turn and headed for a point in front of my sub. So what went wrong?