Shooting in the Rain

spike12 · 11-22-08, 08:19 PM

So here I was ,trackin' a merchie at night ,in the rain,no visability, and positioned perpendicular (90 degrees more or less) to his course of travel.So what did I do?
1.went to periscope depth to aquire contact.
2.using the marker,a nomograph(I had RFB & Op Monsun)and the 3 minute rule,I determined his speed(lets use 8 kts for ex.)
3.manually inputed his speed in the TDC
4.selected a 3 torp salvo with 0 spread,slow speed,magnetic detonation,depth at 2 or 4 metres.
5.set my AOB to 90 degres (port or starbord,depending on which way he's crossing my bow)
6.adjusted my bearing to bring my gyroangle to 0 degrees, and checked to see where bearing was at(important)
7.made some last minute adjustments in the TDC(especally on the AOB)and the bearing line(if necessary).
8.opened the tube,waited for his sonar line to meet my bearing line,and when it did;LOS!
9.if its done right,one merchie turned into a sub

So far this technique has worked for me twice in a row so far.

EDIT;
this is still a WIP and I'll probably continue perfect& simplify the process.

11-22-08, 08:19 PM	#1
spike12 Gunner Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 98 Downloads: 113 Uploads: 0	Shooting in the Rain So here I was ,trackin' a merchie at night ,in the rain,no visability, and positioned perpendicular (90 degrees more or less) to his course of travel.So what did I do? 1.went to periscope depth to aquire contact. 2.using the marker,a nomograph(I had RFB & Op Monsun)and the 3 minute rule,I determined his speed(lets use 8 kts for ex.) 3.manually inputed his speed in the TDC 4.selected a 3 torp salvo with 0 spread,slow speed,magnetic detonation,depth at 2 or 4 metres. 5.set my AOB to 90 degres (port or starbord,depending on which way he's crossing my bow) 6.adjusted my bearing to bring my gyroangle to 0 degrees, and checked to see where bearing was at(important) 7.made some last minute adjustments in the TDC(especally on the AOB)and the bearing line(if necessary). 8.opened the tube,waited for his sonar line to meet my bearing line,and when it did;LOS! 9.if its done right,one merchie turned into a sub So far this technique has worked for me twice in a row so far. EDIT; this is still a WIP and I'll probably continue perfect& simplify the process. Last edited by spike12; 11-25-08 at 08:25 AM.