Aft torpedo aiming

rsvette12 · 03-28-10, 12:21 AM

Hi Guys:

How do you aim the aft torpedo, you do not see the guide line in the TAI when I fire it the torpedo makes a hard left, the bearing and angle dials are at 0, not sure how this works, thank you gents.

Rich

kylania · 03-28-10, 12:57 AM

Same as the front ones, just have to have Tube V selected and point your periscope towards bearing 180. You can hit things to the side with the rear tube, but it's generally best for things behind you. Turn your sub to bring your stern to bear then as you spin towards 180 degrees on your scope the TAI line will appear.

rsvette12 · 03-28-10, 10:59 AM

Hi:

I did exactly what you stated 180 degrees on scope gauges set for a straight shot and the torpedo comes out goes to the left then hooks to the left again and heads towards the front of sub,. no idea whats going on ?

Rich

karamazovnew · 03-28-10, 11:27 AM

Hmmm.... that's weird... Did you have the TDC on or off? In SH5 terminology, TDC off means that the TDC is not linked to the movement of the periscope.
One other thing is that SH5 resets the AOB when you take a "speed" reading. This can cause huge problems at short range.
The best advice would be to get TheDarkWraith's TDC interface which shows the TDC dials. You'll be able to see what's going wrong as you can clearly see the gyro angle. As a rule, for a target with 0 speed, if you point the periscope at 180, the number 5 tube should show a gyro of 0 (or 360). Then again some torpedoes did have faulty gyros or got their rudders stuck and thus became "circle runners".

robbo180265 · 03-28-10, 11:29 AM

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Originally Posted by rsvette12

Hi:

I did exactly what you stated 180 degrees on scope gauges set for a straight shot and the torpedo comes out goes to the left then hooks to the left again and heads towards the front of sub,. no idea whats going on ?

Rich

Stupid question.

You're not still locked on something in front of you?

kraznyi_oktjabr · 03-28-10, 11:35 AM

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Originally Posted by karamazovnew

Hmmm.... that's weird... Did you have the TDC on or off? In SH5 terminology, TDC off means that the TDC is not linked to the movement of the periscope.
One other thing is that SH5 resets the AOB when you take a "speed" reading. This can cause huge problems at short range.
The best advice would be to get TheDarkWraith's TDC interface which shows the TDC dials. You'll be able to see what's going wrong as you can clearly see the gyro angle. As a rule, for a target with 0 speed, if you point the periscope at 180, the number 5 tube should show a gyro of 0 (or 360). Then again some torpedoes did have faulty gyros or got their rudders stuck and thus became "circle runners".

Is this modelled correctly in SH5? Can you sink yourself with your own torpedo?

karamazovnew · 03-28-10, 11:37 AM

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Originally Posted by kraznyi_oktjabr

Is this modelled correctly in SH5? Can you sink yourself with your own torpedo?

No idea. I usually shoot with a 000 gyroangle so... Anyway, the dud rate in SH5 seems very low anyway. I think I only had one dud in 2 years of war.

SabreHawk · 03-28-10, 12:51 PM

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Originally Posted by robbo180265

Stupid question.

You're not still locked on something in front of you?

I'd say this is the ticket, and very likely what's happening. That torpedo is set to a heading beyond it's range and why it's taking a hard turn,( to turn to it's max. possible) after release.

Then again, could just be yer not hiking your leg just right..................

03-28-10, 12:21 AM	#1
rsvette12 Lieutenant Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 263 Downloads: 132 Uploads: 0	Aft torpedo aiming Hi Guys: How do you aim the aft torpedo, you do not see the guide line in the TAI when I fire it the torpedo makes a hard left, the bearing and angle dials are at 0, not sure how this works, thank you gents. Rich

03-28-10, 12:57 AM	#2
kylania Silent Hunter Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 3,528 Downloads: 118 Uploads: 0	Same as the front ones, just have to have Tube V selected and point your periscope towards bearing 180. You can hit things to the side with the rear tube, but it's generally best for things behind you. Turn your sub to bring your stern to bear then as you spin towards 180 degrees on your scope the TAI line will appear. __________________

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03-28-10, 10:59 AM	#3
rsvette12 Lieutenant Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 263 Downloads: 132 Uploads: 0	Hi: I did exactly what you stated 180 degrees on scope gauges set for a straight shot and the torpedo comes out goes to the left then hooks to the left again and heads towards the front of sub,. no idea whats going on ? Rich

03-28-10, 11:27 AM	#4
karamazovnew The Old Man Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Bucharest, Romania Posts: 1,403 Downloads: 151 Uploads: 0	Hmmm.... that's weird... Did you have the TDC on or off? In SH5 terminology, TDC off means that the TDC is not linked to the movement of the periscope. One other thing is that SH5 resets the AOB when you take a "speed" reading. This can cause huge problems at short range. The best advice would be to get TheDarkWraith's TDC interface which shows the TDC dials. You'll be able to see what's going wrong as you can clearly see the gyro angle. As a rule, for a target with 0 speed, if you point the periscope at 180, the number 5 tube should show a gyro of 0 (or 360). Then again some torpedoes did have faulty gyros or got their rudders stuck and thus became "circle runners".