My first Manual TDC Kill.

ridyard12 · 02-14-08, 05:06 PM

This is my first manual TDC kill, and its been a long struggle to be honest but rewarding. credit goes to the subsim community for the tutorials and videos and helpful advice that personifies this community. so id like to share it with you

plotting target position markers with compass and protractor:

Working out the target course as a bearing from North. could of worked it out as an AOB angle also.

the result:

ive noticed that when you have a good few position markers on the map you notice anomalies like on the scatter graphs you did at school for science after an lab experiment, obviously due to human error and the fact that you cant 100% measure out exact distances on SH4 (an intentional dev decision). so i treat my pos markers like a scatter graph and draw a line of 'Best Fit' to get the target course.

this is really useful when boats 'zig zag' because even though they do so they are actually moving on a set course. imagaine a car going down a straight road but swerving constantly from the left side of the road to the right, even though its swerving or 'zig zaging' it still has has a set course i.e. the road. in silent hunter 4 you just have to find that course and reduce the set target speed to get a hit (to account for the zig zagging). but thats another story.

just wanted to share that with you guys and any new players like myself new to the mysteries of manual tdc.

regards,

Andrew.

Rockin Robbins · 02-14-08, 05:31 PM

Good job there. A little more practice and you'll be ready for Trigger Maru, featuring Ducimus' evil depth bombing aircraft! Nothing messes with your concentration during an attack like a few loud booms that come from nowhere.

tedhealy · 02-14-08, 05:51 PM

Congrats! I hope it's the first of many

You'll never want to go back to auto targeting.

Paajtor · 02-14-08, 05:51 PM

Yeah, especially since his mod has aircraft that are able to spot a submerged sub, just beneath the surface....am I right?
Good job on the manual kill. I'm working on it

Please excuse me....I just come from SH3, anticipating on the upcoming SH4 Uboat addon.

ridyard12 · 02-14-08, 06:16 PM

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Please excuse me....I just come from SH3, anticipating on the upcoming SH4 Uboat addon.

some of my friends wont even buy the game till the expansion come out. but each to their own i guess

jazman · 02-14-08, 06:35 PM

It's a thrill.

02-14-08, 05:06 PM	#1
ridyard12 Swabbie Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 13 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	My first Manual TDC Kill. This is my first manual TDC kill, and its been a long struggle to be honest but rewarding. credit goes to the subsim community for the tutorials and videos and helpful advice that personifies this community. so id like to share it with you plotting target position markers with compass and protractor: Working out the target course as a bearing from North. could of worked it out as an AOB angle also. the result: ive noticed that when you have a good few position markers on the map you notice anomalies like on the scatter graphs you did at school for science after an lab experiment, obviously due to human error and the fact that you cant 100% measure out exact distances on SH4 (an intentional dev decision). so i treat my pos markers like a scatter graph and draw a line of 'Best Fit' to get the target course. this is really useful when boats 'zig zag' because even though they do so they are actually moving on a set course. imagaine a car going down a straight road but swerving constantly from the left side of the road to the right, even though its swerving or 'zig zaging' it still has has a set course i.e. the road. in silent hunter 4 you just have to find that course and reduce the set target speed to get a hit (to account for the zig zagging). but thats another story. just wanted to share that with you guys and any new players like myself new to the mysteries of manual tdc. regards, Andrew.

02-14-08, 05:31 PM	#2
Rockin Robbins Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: DeLand, FL Posts: 8,900 Downloads: 135 Uploads: 52	Cool! Good job there. A little more practice and you'll be ready for Trigger Maru, featuring Ducimus' evil depth bombing aircraft! Nothing messes with your concentration during an attack like a few loud booms that come from nowhere. __________________ Sub Skipper's Bag of Tricks, Slightly Subnuclear Mk 14 & Cutie, Slightly Subnuclear Deck Gun, EZPlot 2.0, TMOPlot, TMOKeys, SH4CMS

02-14-08, 05:51 PM	#4
Paajtor The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: The Dutch mountains Posts: 1,551 Downloads: 64 Uploads: 1	Yeah, especially since his mod has aircraft that are able to spot a submerged sub, just beneath the surface....am I right? Good job on the manual kill. I'm working on it Please excuse me....I just come from SH3, anticipating on the upcoming SH4 Uboat addon. __________________

02-14-08, 06:35 PM	#6
jazman Commander Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Crush Depth Posts: 449 Downloads: 50 Uploads: 0	It's a thrill. __________________ "The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him." -- Chesterton

02-14-08, 05:51 PM	#3
tedhealy Grey Wolf Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: St. Louis, MO, USA Posts: 772 Downloads: 13 Uploads: 0	Congrats! I hope it's the first of many You'll never want to go back to auto targeting.