Aiming the T2 tanker

Danelov · 10-02-09, 10:28 PM

Today in patrol with the U-140(IID) I have finded one of this levianthans tankers , a T2 type tanker, really quite a hugue vessel.
I have only two torpedos availables(one G7A and one G7e)and aiming right and precise was fundamental.
The G7e launched with magnetic pistol with settings a 10m.Big expectative and hopping the torpedo is not a dud. Lucky detonation under the keel and the monster loss power, speed and finally complet stopped.
Well, now , the thing was to aiming my last torpedo, the G7a , exactly where? Bow? , front of the bridge at the stern section?, under the front mast?
Bow shot and then...yeah, a good hit but apart a nice small fire and a some also small listing, nothing more. Definitively that was no the right point to aiming.
With the rough ocean, out of theme to utilise the 20mm againts the monster and I have stopped to wait the miracle.
Maybe the spot was in front of the bridge, at the engine and (or)boilers or fuel tank section.
After two hours, I was resigned , the "boy" dont go down and was very happy there, floating with his small fire aboard.
Umm,nothing to do, time to return to base and well, definitively, a third torpedo was the option.Nothing other.Ce la vie...

Freiwillige · 10-03-09, 12:21 AM

We all have days like that.

At least rest well in the knowledge that it wont be in service for a while

sergei · 10-03-09, 02:39 AM

Yeah, second shot at the engine room probably would have done it.

Fluffysheap · 10-03-09, 08:33 AM

Another thing you can do is try to hit the second torpedo in the same spot as the first. This is a gamble as the second torpedo won't cause much more flooding. But if both torpedoes hit near the same place, the "hit points" for that part of the ship can be reduced to zero and the ship would then sink.

KeptinCranky · 10-03-09, 09:08 AM

If the first hit was near the engines, I'd have gone for a mag shot just in front of the bridge, this is usually sufficient to sink a T2 in one hit, and definitely with the damage already done.

I wouldn;t fire at the spot you already hit, not enough profit for your last eel.

with T2 s always go for just in front of the bridge is what i've found works best

Jimbuna · 10-03-09, 12:32 PM

As per KC......most importantly, learn from the experience.

melnibonian · 10-03-09, 12:41 PM

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Originally Posted by jimbuna

As per KC......most importantly, learn from the experience.

Good Advice

Usually I sink Tankers with one torpedo of running depth 1m and shooting at the area close to the first set of masts. Nevertheless each of us has found his own little tricks, so good luck and good shooting

Shearwater · 10-03-09, 07:07 PM

Newbie question: How do you place your shots that accurately? I'm glad if my torpedoes actually go the way they're intended, usually it's a few degrees to the side (and I don't know why).
Luckily, I've just downed a juicy T-3 with one eel (broke its back). I'm currently off the Northern Irish coast. It's such a peasouper up there that I can't make out any targets until they're 500m in front of me

It all goes so quickly that I'm lucky if I can get a shot at them at all, let alone aim for a specific part of the ship.

Fluffysheap · 10-03-09, 08:52 PM

It's easier when the ship is stopped and the weather is calm or moderate. Then the torpedo will hit just about exactly where you aim it. It's also quite doable when you have a perfect shot lined up, say 1000m at a 90 degree AOB with speed accurately known. In bad weather, with hurried firing solution, and an imperfect angle, things are much harder and it's good just to score a hit. But, sometimes this is the only choice the enemy gives you.

10-02-09, 10:28 PM	#1
Danelov Gunner Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 94 Downloads: 27 Uploads: 0	Aiming the T2 tanker Today in patrol with the U-140(IID) I have finded one of this levianthans tankers , a T2 type tanker, really quite a hugue vessel. I have only two torpedos availables(one G7A and one G7e)and aiming right and precise was fundamental. The G7e launched with magnetic pistol with settings a 10m.Big expectative and hopping the torpedo is not a dud. Lucky detonation under the keel and the monster loss power, speed and finally complet stopped. Well, now , the thing was to aiming my last torpedo, the G7a , exactly where? Bow? , front of the bridge at the stern section?, under the front mast? Bow shot and then...yeah, a good hit but apart a nice small fire and a some also small listing, nothing more. Definitively that was no the right point to aiming. With the rough ocean, out of theme to utilise the 20mm againts the monster and I have stopped to wait the miracle. Maybe the spot was in front of the bridge, at the engine and (or)boilers or fuel tank section. After two hours, I was resigned , the "boy" dont go down and was very happy there, floating with his small fire aboard. Umm,nothing to do, time to return to base and well, definitively, a third torpedo was the option.Nothing other.Ce la vie...

10-03-09, 12:32 PM	#6
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,500 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	As per KC......most importantly, learn from the experience. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

10-03-09, 12:21 AM	#2
Freiwillige The Old Man Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Phx. Az Posts: 1,458 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	We all have days like that. At least rest well in the knowledge that it wont be in service for a while

10-03-09, 02:39 AM	#3
sergei Sea Lord Join Date: May 2008 Location: London UK Posts: 1,788 Downloads: 405 Uploads: 29	Yeah, second shot at the engine room probably would have done it.

10-03-09, 08:33 AM	#4
Fluffysheap Bosun Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 63 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	Another thing you can do is try to hit the second torpedo in the same spot as the first. This is a gamble as the second torpedo won't cause much more flooding. But if both torpedoes hit near the same place, the "hit points" for that part of the ship can be reduced to zero and the ship would then sink.

10-03-09, 09:08 AM	#5
KeptinCranky Ace of the Deep Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Netherlands Posts: 1,050 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	If the first hit was near the engines, I'd have gone for a mag shot just in front of the bridge, this is usually sufficient to sink a T2 in one hit, and definitely with the damage already done. I wouldn;t fire at the spot you already hit, not enough profit for your last eel. with T2 s always go for just in front of the bridge is what i've found works best

10-03-09, 07:07 PM	#8
Shearwater Captain Join Date: May 2009 Location: SUBSIM Radio Room (kinda obvious, isn't it) Posts: 542 Downloads: 45 Uploads: 0	Newbie question: How do you place your shots that accurately? I'm glad if my torpedoes actually go the way they're intended, usually it's a few degrees to the side (and I don't know why). Luckily, I've just downed a juicy T-3 with one eel (broke its back). I'm currently off the Northern Irish coast. It's such a peasouper up there that I can't make out any targets until they're 500m in front of me It all goes so quickly that I'm lucky if I can get a shot at them at all, let alone aim for a specific part of the ship.

10-03-09, 08:52 PM	#9
Fluffysheap Bosun Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 63 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	It's easier when the ship is stopped and the weather is calm or moderate. Then the torpedo will hit just about exactly where you aim it. It's also quite doable when you have a perfect shot lined up, say 1000m at a 90 degree AOB with speed accurately known. In bad weather, with hurried firing solution, and an imperfect angle, things are much harder and it's good just to score a hit. But, sometimes this is the only choice the enemy gives you.