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XenonSurf · 06-19-20, 02:10 PM

I recently was far away of a task force with a juicy battleship at 8400 yards but at perfect -90° AOB. No second chance to get in position (convoy was faster than my sub). Theoretically enough distance for the MK14 at slow speed with 33 knots travel time. I have set the depth to 15 feet and launched 3 torpedos in desperation, but I should have chosen a 1 and 2 degree difference angle relative to my first torpedo to score at least 1 hit, without that I could only see 3 misses as a result

But at that distance it was a fool idea to fire anyway I think.
The clock remained black in that case IIRC, also because I didn't get a direct lock on the target, I had to hit L to get a solution for some seconds (without manual targetting) , the clock didn't pop-up in that case, I had to display it manually, then I had to go to the attack map to see the torpedos run for about 3 minutes.

XS

06-19-20, 02:10 PM	#4
XenonSurf Sea Lord Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Germany, Italy Posts: 1,703 Downloads: 107 Uploads: 4	I recently was far away of a task force with a juicy battleship at 8400 yards but at perfect -90° AOB. No second chance to get in position (convoy was faster than my sub). Theoretically enough distance for the MK14 at slow speed with 33 knots travel time. I have set the depth to 15 feet and launched 3 torpedos in desperation, but I should have chosen a 1 and 2 degree difference angle relative to my first torpedo to score at least 1 hit, without that I could only see 3 misses as a result But at that distance it was a fool idea to fire anyway I think. The clock remained black in that case IIRC, also because I didn't get a direct lock on the target, I had to hit L to get a solution for some seconds (without manual targetting) , the clock didn't pop-up in that case, I had to display it manually, then I had to go to the attack map to see the torpedos run for about 3 minutes. XS Last edited by XenonSurf; 06-19-20 at 02:18 PM.