A Few Things I Have Wondered About

[Sheldon]

After years of playing SH3 there are a few things I have wondered about. Perhaps you experienced skippers can answer.

Opening Tubes: While I lay in wait to loose a few torpedoes at a single large target (as an example) I tend to wait until I have an AoB of 5 degrees either way, then I open each of the tubes: Q Y (to switch to next tube) Q Y Q ... then I mouse click on tube 1 ready to fire. However, when the target finally lines up and I press ENTER to fire there is always a delay. When I am just firing a single torpedo it fires immediately. What am I experiencing? Why the delay?

Pre-Mission Torpedo Selection: In the early war years there are just two types of torpedoes. I can't think of any reason to use the pre-war versions (with the bubble trail) so I always load all of the more common torpedoes ... but it's a pain to have to select each slot one at a time and then double-click on each to load the newer types. Is there a faster way to do this?

Cruising Speed: Whenever I leave base and head to my patrol zone I always travel at 7 knots to keep fuel consumption rate low. This allows me to complete my mission and then spend as much fuel as I need when I am racing to targets. Is this a good or bad idea? It obviously takes me longer to complete missions. On my way home, once all torpedoes have been used (I never return to base with any torpedoes on prinicple), I will cruise as fast as my reserves will allow.

I have more questions but this is a good start. Any comments?

Thanks in advance.