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Peto · 11-21-07, 01:31 PM

The other night I got into 2500 yards on a 0 wind night without getting spotted. I flooded down to the point that I was on batteries and no one else would go on the bridge with me. I'm using the latest Trigger_Maru (1_6_5).

The big trick (I think) is presenting a small profile. Keep your bow pointed at them and keep your speed low. It takes a lot more patience to do a surface attack than a submerged approach IMO. It actually takes me longer. If I hurry, they find me.

History: US Subs learned to attack on the surface but many of their shots were fairly long (2000 plus). The Japanese had very good optics and lookouts. They relied/trusted their lookouts more than they trusted their radar (on the average). There are exceptions to the rule (Tang went between 2 escorts on the surface less than a 1000 yards from each) but exceptions don'y happen often in game--the lookouts are never more tired one night than any other. It'd be nice to factor in a random generator for sensors but I've never figured out a way to do it...

Cheers!!!!

11-21-07, 01:31 PM	#14
Peto Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: The details of my life are quite inconsequential Posts: 1,049 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	The other night I got into 2500 yards on a 0 wind night without getting spotted. I flooded down to the point that I was on batteries and no one else would go on the bridge with me. I'm using the latest Trigger_Maru (1_6_5). The big trick (I think) is presenting a small profile. Keep your bow pointed at them and keep your speed low. It takes a lot more patience to do a surface attack than a submerged approach IMO. It actually takes me longer. If I hurry, they find me. History: US Subs learned to attack on the surface but many of their shots were fairly long (2000 plus). The Japanese had very good optics and lookouts. They relied/trusted their lookouts more than they trusted their radar (on the average). There are exceptions to the rule (Tang went between 2 escorts on the surface less than a 1000 yards from each) but exceptions don'y happen often in game--the lookouts are never more tired one night than any other. It'd be nice to factor in a random generator for sensors but I've never figured out a way to do it... Cheers!!!! __________________ If your target has a 30 degree AOB, the range from his base course line equals the current range divided by 2.