Using the attack map

breadcatcher101 · 10-20-08, 11:38 AM

Do you guys use this much? I know nothing about it. Is it suppose to let you know if you have a correct firing soultion? I use the plot map all the time and I know the attack map has a purpose but what is it? Silly question, I know.

tomoose · 10-20-08, 11:47 AM

LOL, I'm lurking in the background for this one as, I too, have never used the attack map and I consider myself fair to mediocre with manual targetting (I do all of my calcs on the nav map, plus a lot of nail biting, head-scratching, pencil-scribbling and most important of all cursing!!), LOL.

SteamWake · 10-20-08, 12:16 PM

Ill use it often to make sure I have a particular ship out of a group targeted.

It can be confusing at times when looking into a large group to pick out a particular target.

Wilcke · 10-20-08, 12:44 PM

Same as SteamWake. Nice to confirm the solution. Just a backup to the old Port or Starboard mistakes one can make at times. Sometimes even the simplest of shots can go awry cause you missed a little detail. Its all in the details.

Happy Hunting!

breadcatcher101 · 10-20-08, 01:32 PM

Yeah, talking about a little detail--like the time when I fired 2 bow shots at a stern target. Opps! (Torpedo missed, sir.)

So you can't really use it to know just when to fire. I ask because the firing panel is on the attack map as well as on the scope/TBT screens. I had wondered if it was used to check the gyro angle maybe. What is the little white line for, lead angle or something?

subcpo · 10-20-08, 05:29 PM

I do all my manual targeting using the regular map alone.
Using all the Nav tools I compute SOA and course, then take those and put them in the TBT AOB, Speed, And Distance....It seems like cheating lol but it's what I do in real life so why not lol.
What I dont like about the regular map is that when you zoom in too far the ship icon goes away...does this happen to everyone?

I do not use the attack map.

<S>
Subby

SteamWake · 10-20-08, 06:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by subcpo

What I dont like about the regular map is that when you zoom in too far the ship icon goes away...does this happen to everyone?

I do not use the attack map.

<S>
Subby

Yes, I think this 'bug' came with RFB might be in the vanilla game I dont know.

There is a 'fix' that Nunya and Orion were working on. I have it installed and it works fine.

PM me and Ill send you a copy I think they were trying to work it into a future update of some mods.

Orion2012 · 10-20-08, 07:51 PM

Here is a like that will nullify the zoom problem. If you don't like part of it PM me and i'll explain how to get it tuned to your liking. It's even Rockin Robbins approved!!

FYI: the link is in post 2 as I spaced out and forgot it

Edit:and I spaced out again...http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=142335

SteamWake · 10-20-08, 08:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Orion2012

Here is a like that will nullify the zoom problem. If you don't like part of it PM me and i'll explain how to get it tuned to your liking. It's even Rockin Robbins approved!!

FYI: the link is in post 2 as I spaced out and forgot it

Edit:and I spaced out again...http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=142335

Thanks Orion, did you ever get hooked up with Nunya?

subcpo · 10-20-08, 09:09 PM

In port mod?

Rockin Robbins · 10-21-08, 04:00 PM

Contacts only vanish at higher magnification in Real Fleet Boat. In TMO and stock they remain visible. That is a large part of why I am a TMOplot hawker for RFB players.

Sandman_28054 · 10-22-08, 02:08 AM

Along the same lines, is there a way to zoom in or zoom out using the attack map?

God Bless

Till all are one.

C DuDe · 10-22-08, 08:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sandman_28054

Along the same lines, is there a way to zoom in or zoom out using the attack map?

God Bless

Till all are one.

Try the scroll... same as navmap. but you can't scroll all the way out like the navmap

Rockin Robbins · 10-22-08, 08:40 AM

See the John P. Cromwell thread video for an example of using the attack map in action.

Orion2012 · 10-22-08, 12:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SteamWake

Quote:

Originally Posted by Orion2012

Here is a like that will nullify the zoom problem. If you don't like part of it PM me and i'll explain how to get it tuned to your liking. It's even Rockin Robbins approved!!

FYI: the link is in post 2 as I spaced out and forgot it

Edit:and I spaced out again...http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=142335

Thanks Orion, did you ever get hooked up with Nunya?

Yes and no, we had some discussions but Ultimatly nothing came of it. I believe he released EZ Plot, which includes some tails and such that I did not. More of a beginners plot then mine, or so the post lead me to believe.

Edit: No, you can install it anytime, it only overwrites a few .dds files which don't really even have to be there. Install it at anytime.

10-20-08, 11:38 AM	#1
breadcatcher101 Captain Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Southeastern USA Posts: 546 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Using the attack map Do you guys use this much? I know nothing about it. Is it suppose to let you know if you have a correct firing soultion? I use the plot map all the time and I know the attack map has a purpose but what is it? Silly question, I know.

10-20-08, 11:47 AM	#2
tomoose Grey Wolf Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 930 Downloads: 23 Uploads: 0	Lurking LOL, I'm lurking in the background for this one as, I too, have never used the attack map and I consider myself fair to mediocre with manual targetting (I do all of my calcs on the nav map, plus a lot of nail biting, head-scratching, pencil-scribbling and most important of all cursing!!), LOL.

10-20-08, 12:44 PM	#4
Wilcke The Old Man Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,441 Downloads: 234 Uploads: 0	Same as SteamWake. Nice to confirm the solution. Just a backup to the old Port or Starboard mistakes one can make at times. Sometimes even the simplest of shots can go awry cause you missed a little detail. Its all in the details. Happy Hunting! __________________ Wilcke **For the best in Fleet Boats go to: Submarine Sim Central. http://forum.kickinbak.com/index.php Check out: A Brief Introduction to the Pacific Submarine War by Ducimus http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=128185 Operation Monsun plus OMEGU, the #1 ATO Solution for SH4! Signature Art by Gunfighter**

10-20-08, 07:51 PM	#8
Orion2012 Commodore Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 611 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Here is a like that will nullify the zoom problem. If you don't like part of it PM me and i'll explain how to get it tuned to your liking. It's even Rockin Robbins approved!! FYI: the link is in post 2 as I spaced out and forgot it Edit:and I spaced out again...http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=142335 __________________ RFB Tester - "Deviance" http://hosted.filefront.com/Orion2012/

10-21-08, 04:00 PM	#11
Rockin Robbins Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: DeLand, FL Posts: 8,900 Downloads: 135 Uploads: 52	Contacts only vanish at higher magnification in Real Fleet Boat. In TMO and stock they remain visible. That is a large part of why I am a TMOplot hawker for RFB players. __________________ Sub Skipper's Bag of Tricks, Slightly Subnuclear Mk 14 & Cutie, Slightly Subnuclear Deck Gun, EZPlot 2.0, TMOPlot, TMOKeys, SH4CMS

10-20-08, 12:16 PM	#3
SteamWake Rear Admiral Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 13,224 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Ill use it often to make sure I have a particular ship out of a group targeted. It can be confusing at times when looking into a large group to pick out a particular target.

10-20-08, 01:32 PM	#5
breadcatcher101 Captain Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Southeastern USA Posts: 546 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Yeah, talking about a little detail--like the time when I fired 2 bow shots at a stern target. Opps! (Torpedo missed, sir.) So you can't really use it to know just when to fire. I ask because the firing panel is on the attack map as well as on the scope/TBT screens. I had wondered if it was used to check the gyro angle maybe. What is the little white line for, lead angle or something?

10-20-08, 05:29 PM	#6
subcpo Sailor man Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 45 Downloads: 14 Uploads: 0	I do all my manual targeting using the regular map alone. Using all the Nav tools I compute SOA and course, then take those and put them in the TBT AOB, Speed, And Distance....It seems like cheating lol but it's what I do in real life so why not lol. What I dont like about the regular map is that when you zoom in too far the ship icon goes away...does this happen to everyone? I do not use the attack map. <S> Subby

10-20-08, 09:09 PM	#10
subcpo Sailor man Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 45 Downloads: 14 Uploads: 0	In port mod?

10-22-08, 02:08 AM	#12
Sandman_28054 Captain Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 547 Downloads: 279 Uploads: 0	Along the same lines, is there a way to zoom in or zoom out using the attack map? God Bless Till all are one.

10-22-08, 08:40 AM	#14
Rockin Robbins Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: DeLand, FL Posts: 8,900 Downloads: 135 Uploads: 52	See the John P. Cromwell thread video for an example of using the attack map in action. __________________ Sub Skipper's Bag of Tricks, Slightly Subnuclear Mk 14 & Cutie, Slightly Subnuclear Deck Gun, EZPlot 2.0, TMOPlot, TMOKeys, SH4CMS