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Bothersome · 04-01-14, 04:26 PM

Yes thanks, it helps quite a bit. Allowed me to re-think the attack method and offer a vote in my mind as to how best to take on the convoy.

There is one thing I don't really like about a column attack. Shooting the first target first is going to alert the second target that the convoy is under attack. So his speed and course is no longer constant. This will most likely cause a miss. This is what I was trying to find a way to avoid.

Shooting a line (where the second ship is further away on the other side of the first) the O'Kane method works well. For an electric 29 knot torpedo and a ship spacing of 750 yards would make the firing solution fire the torpedoes 46 seconds apart. This is very doable.

Anyone have any optimizations on shooting a column and make simultaneous hits? After all, a small convoy will have a column before a line and there are more small convoys than large ones and are more likely to meet one.

Thanks again for the insight.

04-01-14, 04:26 PM	#7
Bothersome Planesman Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 194 Downloads: 64 Uploads: 0	Yes thanks, it helps quite a bit. Allowed me to re-think the attack method and offer a vote in my mind as to how best to take on the convoy. There is one thing I don't really like about a column attack. Shooting the first target first is going to alert the second target that the convoy is under attack. So his speed and course is no longer constant. This will most likely cause a miss. This is what I was trying to find a way to avoid. Shooting a line (where the second ship is further away on the other side of the first) the O'Kane method works well. For an electric 29 knot torpedo and a ship spacing of 750 yards would make the firing solution fire the torpedoes 46 seconds apart. This is very doable. Anyone have any optimizations on shooting a column and make simultaneous hits? After all, a small convoy will have a column before a line and there are more small convoys than large ones and are more likely to meet one. Thanks again for the insight.