Lets pretend lol

Punisher_sa · 01-15-06, 03:28 PM

Ok lets pretend that a blackswan friggin frigit shot ur bridge to hell for the second time in one patrol ( not that it happened and if it did i will deny it lol) and the periscope said cheerz i am outa here, now for my question how do i target a ship in battle without surfacing the boat and without a periscope????????

HEMISENT · 01-15-06, 04:17 PM

Sound. But its tricky and takes a lot of practice. I've only been able to do it on slow single merchants
See greyriders sound tutorial.

Punisher_sa · 01-15-06, 04:20 PM

will go and have a look thanx

Soviet_Warlord · 01-15-06, 05:02 PM

Well, you can always try night surface attacks using the UZO.

donut · 01-15-06, 05:26 PM

Is the "O"scope distroyed also?

VonHelsching · 01-15-06, 06:09 PM

Did you try the observation scope? (Never used it, but you could probably do more than observing ships...)

Punisher_sa · 01-15-06, 06:20 PM

well it says that the bridge is destroyed, and if i press f3 or o it is a black screen coz i cant raise it up so i would think that it is dead i think

Kaptan Tommy · 01-15-06, 06:46 PM

I'd break out the apple juice and head for home. If you can't sink 'em with the deck gun (provided you have one, and it's still serviceable), and you can't aim torpedos, it quickly turns into a 'cruise ship'.

Punisher_sa · 01-15-06, 06:50 PM

i was afraid that it might be what i will have to do, well let me go plot a course home, and wont that be a drag as i cant afford to move at more that the slowest speed because i have to go through gibraltar to get back home...

Letum · 01-15-06, 06:54 PM

Find a convoy
get in close at periscope depth (about 700ft)
Set the TDC to aim at 0deg
open all foward tubes
when the first merchant ship is at 350 deg fire all tubes

Your almost bound to hit a ship especialy if you have path following fish.
I have used this tactic before when a destroyer caught me before i had finished my TDC calculations and i sunk 1 and dammaged another

Punisher_sa · 01-15-06, 07:03 PM

cool didnt think of that and i have a whole torp bay full of noise seeking sharks, will have to try that thx.

turnerg · 01-15-06, 07:21 PM

RAM THEM. RAM THEM ALL.

Kaptan Tommy · 01-15-06, 08:28 PM

Hey letum, good idea. I guess that could be referred to as "shooting from the hip" eh?

Let me make a note of this, just in case I find myself in the same situation. Or, I'll just try it out on one of my "start a career just to try out stuff" patrols.

01-15-06, 03:28 PM	#1
Punisher_sa Seaman Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: South Africa Posts: 35 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Lets pretend lol Ok lets pretend that a blackswan friggin frigit shot ur bridge to hell for the second time in one patrol ( not that it happened and if it did i will deny it lol) and the periscope said cheerz i am outa here, now for my question how do i target a ship in battle without surfacing the boat and without a periscope???????? __________________

01-15-06, 04:17 PM	#2
HEMISENT Ace of the Deep Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Northern Illinois Posts: 1,052 Downloads: 135 Uploads: 0	Sound. But its tricky and takes a lot of practice. I've only been able to do it on slow single merchants See greyriders sound tutorial. __________________ Nuke 'em till they glow!

01-15-06, 04:20 PM	#3
Punisher_sa Seaman Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: South Africa Posts: 35 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	will go and have a look thanx __________________

01-15-06, 05:02 PM	#4
Soviet_Warlord XO Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 416 Downloads: 68 Uploads: 0	Well, you can always try night surface attacks using the UZO. __________________

01-15-06, 06:20 PM	#7
Punisher_sa Seaman Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: South Africa Posts: 35 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	well it says that the bridge is destroyed, and if i press f3 or o it is a black screen coz i cant raise it up so i would think that it is dead i think __________________

01-15-06, 05:26 PM	#5
donut The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: The Shifting, Whispering Sands, NM Posts: 1,463 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Is the "O"scope distroyed also?

01-15-06, 06:09 PM	#6
VonHelsching Ace of the Deep Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Athens, Greece Posts: 1,025 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Did you try the observation scope? (Never used it, but you could probably do more than observing ships...)

01-15-06, 06:46 PM	#8
Kaptan Tommy Planesman Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: USA Carson City, NV Posts: 182 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I'd break out the apple juice and head for home. If you can't sink 'em with the deck gun (provided you have one, and it's still serviceable), and you can't aim torpedos, it quickly turns into a 'cruise ship'. __________________ Quit farting around reading the forums and sink some ships!

01-15-06, 06:50 PM	#9
Punisher_sa Seaman Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: South Africa Posts: 35 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	i was afraid that it might be what i will have to do, well let me go plot a course home, and wont that be a drag as i cant afford to move at more that the slowest speed because i have to go through gibraltar to get back home... __________________

01-15-06, 06:54 PM	#10
Letum Navy Seal Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: York - UK Posts: 6,079 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	Find a convoy get in close at periscope depth (about 700ft) Set the TDC to aim at 0deg open all foward tubes when the first merchant ship is at 350 deg fire all tubes Your almost bound to hit a ship especialy if you have path following fish. I have used this tactic before when a destroyer caught me before i had finished my TDC calculations and i sunk 1 and dammaged another __________________

01-15-06, 07:03 PM	#11
Punisher_sa Seaman Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: South Africa Posts: 35 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	cool didnt think of that and i have a whole torp bay full of noise seeking sharks, will have to try that thx. __________________

01-15-06, 07:21 PM	#12
turnerg Bosun Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Georgetown, TX Posts: 67 Downloads: 37 Uploads: 0	RAM THEM. RAM THEM ALL. __________________ Back in the SH2 and DC days, we were happy if the game even booted!!!

01-15-06, 08:28 PM	#13
Kaptan Tommy Planesman Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: USA Carson City, NV Posts: 182 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Hey letum, good idea. I guess that could be referred to as "shooting from the hip" eh? Let me make a note of this, just in case I find myself in the same situation. Or, I'll just try it out on one of my "start a career just to try out stuff" patrols. __________________ Quit farting around reading the forums and sink some ships!