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magic452 · 10-12-13, 01:45 AM

A couple of more points.

The name of the game is Approach. The better your approach the more successful you'll be. As already pointed out by Dolus05 patience is the most valuable thing you can have, take your time get way ahead of your target and get set up long before it gets there. You have a big speed advantage over all but the fastest war ships so use that speed to your advantage and get ahead of the target. Never use flank or full speed anywhere near a target 1/3 at the most.

Plot the targets course and extend that plot line way out there and position yourself a thousand yards or so off the extended line and let the target come to you. You can be setting there at silent running at 0 knots till they get close enough to do your firing set up. Position your boat so that your bow is aimed at the plot line about 90° or less. In my opinion about 75° is best, a smaller target but more room for error.

As for AoB the B is the Bow of the target ship not yours. The position of your bow has nothing to do with it, it's the target. Port and starboard on the AoB dial you set to what ever side of the target you will see. The port and starboard of AoB will be the same for the stern tubes as it is for the bow.

From left to right you will see the starboard side of the target so set AoB to starboard. Right to left use port.

Always turn on the PK and than input data, speed first than AoB and last bearing and range.

Forget that school mission it isn't worth a darn. Your far too close to the convoy and you have already been spotted the second you start the mission. Go on a patrol or single mission and find a single target and save the game as soon as you get one, you than can practice different approaches and see which works best. You can also get some practice with all aspects of manual targeting. Don't do a career mission where you have an area and an objective. You just want to practice. No Captain was ever sent out on a war patrol without some practice. Pick a war patrol after mid'43 so that you have radar makes learning much easier, you've got enough to learn without the handicap of having to get within visual range to get the data for a good target plot.

Magic

10-12-13, 01:45 AM	#4
magic452 Sea Lord Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Reno Nevada USA Posts: 1,860 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	A couple of more points. The name of the game is Approach. The better your approach the more successful you'll be. As already pointed out by Dolus05 patience is the most valuable thing you can have, take your time get way ahead of your target and get set up long before it gets there. You have a big speed advantage over all but the fastest war ships so use that speed to your advantage and get ahead of the target. Never use flank or full speed anywhere near a target 1/3 at the most. Plot the targets course and extend that plot line way out there and position yourself a thousand yards or so off the extended line and let the target come to you. You can be setting there at silent running at 0 knots till they get close enough to do your firing set up. Position your boat so that your bow is aimed at the plot line about 90° or less. In my opinion about 75° is best, a smaller target but more room for error. As for AoB the B is the Bow of the target ship not yours. The position of your bow has nothing to do with it, it's the target. Port and starboard on the AoB dial you set to what ever side of the target you will see. The port and starboard of AoB will be the same for the stern tubes as it is for the bow. From left to right you will see the starboard side of the target so set AoB to starboard. Right to left use port. Always turn on the PK and than input data, speed first than AoB and last bearing and range. Forget that school mission it isn't worth a darn. Your far too close to the convoy and you have already been spotted the second you start the mission. Go on a patrol or single mission and find a single target and save the game as soon as you get one, you than can practice different approaches and see which works best. You can also get some practice with all aspects of manual targeting. Don't do a career mission where you have an area and an objective. You just want to practice. No Captain was ever sent out on a war patrol without some practice. Pick a war patrol after mid'43 so that you have radar makes learning much easier, you've got enough to learn without the handicap of having to get within visual range to get the data for a good target plot. Magic __________________ Reported lost 11 Feb. 1942 Signature by depthtok33l Last edited by magic452; 10-12-13 at 01:57 AM.