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merc4ulfate · 04-02-15, 04:00 PM

"More often than not my fish are running aft of the target (O'kanes method)"

How do you miss aft?

I enjoy getting in close. My average firing range is 1000-1200 yards. You can do a few things to help yourself.

Have all your doors open
Fastest setting on the fish
Magnetic detonators
Let the target cross your bow or stern and fire when it is 15-10 degrees off 000 or 180.
Change your setting on the offset to retard or lead a few more degrees based on observed angle not actual angle. I do not have time for calculations because I'm in so close that I have to do the math subconsciously and fire. For instance I know a ship traveling at 10 knots and crossing my stern from port to starboard and greater than 90 degrees in it's course to mine will take longer to travel to 180 from 190 than if it's course had been perpendicular so I quickly retard or forward the angle of the fish with the offset to compensate a greater than 90 degree angle or less than 90 degree angle.

Last night I used this on a single column of heavy and light cruisers I stumble across.

They had three DD escorts and all of them to the rear of the column.

I was within 1200 yards of the lead cruiser and fired at the third cruiser first (2000 yards) then the first cruiser(1200 yards) then the second(800 yards). I scored hits on all of them and after going to flank and swinging around for a couple of more fish all three sank. I scored hits on two more but they managed to limp away and I had to dive because of the DD's. The DD's spent perhaps 30 minutes looking for me before rejoining the line. I was at 450 feet and they seemed to have lost me fairly quickly.

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04-02-15, 04:00 PM	#7
merc4ulfate DILLIGAF Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: florida Posts: 2,058 Downloads: 210 Uploads: 0	"More often than not my fish are running aft of the target (O'kanes method)" How do you miss aft? I enjoy getting in close. My average firing range is 1000-1200 yards. You can do a few things to help yourself. Have all your doors open Fastest setting on the fish Magnetic detonators Let the target cross your bow or stern and fire when it is 15-10 degrees off 000 or 180. Change your setting on the offset to retard or lead a few more degrees based on observed angle not actual angle. I do not have time for calculations because I'm in so close that I have to do the math subconsciously and fire. For instance I know a ship traveling at 10 knots and crossing my stern from port to starboard and greater than 90 degrees in it's course to mine will take longer to travel to 180 from 190 than if it's course had been perpendicular so I quickly retard or forward the angle of the fish with the offset to compensate a greater than 90 degree angle or less than 90 degree angle. Last night I used this on a single column of heavy and light cruisers I stumble across. They had three DD escorts and all of them to the rear of the column. I was within 1200 yards of the lead cruiser and fired at the third cruiser first (2000 yards) then the first cruiser(1200 yards) then the second(800 yards). I scored hits on all of them and after going to flank and swinging around for a couple of more fish all three sank. I scored hits on two more but they managed to limp away and I had to dive because of the DD's. The DD's spent perhaps 30 minutes looking for me before rejoining the line. I was at 450 feet and they seemed to have lost me fairly quickly. Generic Mod Enabler - v2.6.0.157 1_TriggerMaru_Overhaul_2-5 1_TMO_25_small_patch RSRDC_TMO_V502 RSRDC_V5xx_Patch1 Improved Ship Physics 2.6_TMO_RSRDC TMO_Visuals_for_RSRDC FJB_Navigation_Maps FJB Color Navigation Map Gyoraitei 11 New Ships + Yamato AA Fix by Miner1436 Ship pack 1 More_DDs_for_AITorpedoLauncher SMALLER SEA PLANTS SMALL SMALLER SEABED ROCKS #5 Depthcharge Sound #2 Other Clouds Webster's Eliminate Floating Plankton for v1.4 and v1.5 Aircraft_reflections Hull_Numbers TMO Smoke Mod AITorpedolauncher __________________ Self-education is, I firmly believe, the only kind of education there is. ~Isaac Asimov~ Mercfulfate 将補日本帝國海軍