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Threadfin · 03-19-07, 02:27 PM

I saw it in a thread a couple hours ago, and now can't find it again to post in there, so sorry for another thread.

In previous subsims I've done manual targeting, shooting from a steady wire, that is, the scope does not track the target, but remains steady and the target sails into, and through, the scope picture. The shot is taken when the wire 'touches' the part of the ship that is the intended aiming point. From my reading, this is the way it was done in reality, and the way I prefer to shoot.

The quote I saw had to do with automatic bearing input for the TDC, and the poster said the target must be 'locked' in order for this to work. My question is can shots be taken from a steady wire, with the target not 'locked'?

03-19-07, 02:27 PM	#1
Threadfin Ace of the Deep Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 1,163 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	Shooting on a steady wire -- possible? I saw it in a thread a couple hours ago, and now can't find it again to post in there, so sorry for another thread. In previous subsims I've done manual targeting, shooting from a steady wire, that is, the scope does not track the target, but remains steady and the target sails into, and through, the scope picture. The shot is taken when the wire 'touches' the part of the ship that is the intended aiming point. From my reading, this is the way it was done in reality, and the way I prefer to shoot. The quote I saw had to do with automatic bearing input for the TDC, and the poster said the target must be 'locked' in order for this to work. My question is can shots be taken from a steady wire, with the target not 'locked'? __________________ What? Behind the rabbit?