[merc4ulfate]

I do not use a bearing tool at all when I fire ... I have found it is not so hard to learn to lead a target.

Getting past escorts is also not so hard. I have found if I refrain from being greedy I can set under very deep and after the lead escort has past I simply rise to periscope depth and fire at the closest target.

At 1000 yards a lead of ten degrees is sufficient to strike the target. Capital ships I lead 15-20 degrees.

I do not see where loading a mod I do not need is necessary.

"you can have 20 gigs of memory in your system, but still CTD with the right modification or situation. "

I would rephrase this and instead say, "you can have 20 gigs of memory in your system, but still CTD with the WRONG modification or situation."

If your using a method of attack that does not require a tool that will over load a system ... then why use the tool? That would be like saying ... "Every time I drop a bomb to kill the fly in my house, my house cases on fire." and then complaining about it.

The bearing tool isn't needed it is desired by some. The desire to have a thing does not always equate to a pleasurable outcome.

I choose not to use it simply because I do not need it.

"A mod like the 3000 Yard Bearing Tool isn't at fault for making an accurate tool in-game".

I find it is a fault if your tool causes more harm than a service it provides. If the job can be done without the tool then I would say never load the tool. I do not need GPS to navigate but it is nice to have ... until the power goes out ... then those who rely on GPS to navigate are lost while those who know the stars will simply move along the path they have chosen.

There are ways of sinking ships in SH4 with manual settings without the bearing tool and they are affective methods.

There are some who use Kentucky windage when firing a rifle. It is little different for me when firing at a ship in the game.