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Originally Posted by PapaG39
Well, I've been having a blast for about 10 days now. A lot of it has been very frustrating, but I just need to sort some things out in my pea brain.
1) I don't believe that I can play without the auto calculating shot thingie. I just can't do the math fast enough or correctly enough to even be anywhere near where I need to be.
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Yes, you can. It isn't about being able to do the math quick enough, you have plenty of time while you are gathering data and setting up for the shot (except for those uncomfortably close situations, like in heavy fog).
What you need is some kind of tool that will help you do those calculations in an intuitive way. You need this:
You can get Hitman's Kriegsmarine Whiz Wheel here:
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=114351
Using the wheel, you can get an accurate AOB and speed (two of the three things needed) to plug into the vorhaltrechner.
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2) I keep turning the wrong way to line up on something when in a hurry. It's not natural for me yet with the heading, AOB & just where I am pointing in reference to the target. I think that will come back to me in time.. At 67 I'm just a bit slower then I use to be lol..
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You'll get used to it. It just takes practice. Remember, if the target is in front of you and heading from port to starboard, the AOB is starboard. If the target is in front and moving from starboard to port, the AOB is port. Reverse those for a target behind you.
I usually just rotate myself in my head to visualize the port/starboard thing, and I've gotten to the point where I almost never goof it up.
THen again, the other side of the whiz wheel can help you visualize it:
It's an amazing, and authentic, tool. I suggest you download it and build one as soon as you can. There are instructions for it's use in that thread I pointed you to above.