Target range, does it matter?

JuanLiquid · 05-11-17, 03:33 AM

I was calculating the range, and only the range, using the Weapons officer. However I went fully manual and I have a question about the range.

When I see a target I'm able to quickly calculate its speed, and using my eye only, its AOB. However the range is more difficult to estimate, and when I want counter attack some destroyers or I just surfaced in the middle of a convoy, I do not have the time to setup the range or to use the attack disk to calculate it.

My question is, how important is the range for non-FaT torpedoes? I'm getting lately more torpedo failures than usually, they detonate too soon or they go too depth. Does the range influence those mistakes? Does the range influence too much on the torpedo direction? I think it doesn't, but I need confirmation to know if I just having bad luck or I really need setup the range.

05-11-17, 03:33 AM	#1
JuanLiquid Machinist's Mate Join Date: Jun 2016 Posts: 130 Downloads: 60 Uploads: 0	Target range, does it matter? I was calculating the range, and only the range, using the Weapons officer. However I went fully manual and I have a question about the range. When I see a target I'm able to quickly calculate its speed, and using my eye only, its AOB. However the range is more difficult to estimate, and when I want counter attack some destroyers or I just surfaced in the middle of a convoy, I do not have the time to setup the range or to use the attack disk to calculate it. My question is, how important is the range for non-FaT torpedoes? I'm getting lately more torpedo failures than usually, they detonate too soon or they go too depth. Does the range influence those mistakes? Does the range influence too much on the torpedo direction? I think it doesn't, but I need confirmation to know if I just having bad luck or I really need setup the range.