Newb tactics advice

Toonz · 02-06-18, 09:26 AM

Hello All,

Its day 5 of my patrol (1940). It has been uneventful to this point.Its night and my Watch Officer has spotted a lone merchant.I suspect it is an enemy merchant has it has no lights on.I will need to get close to get a look at its flag.

Being a newb I thought I would find out what sound tactics I should use to attack (providing it is indeed an enemy ship). I’m on the surface at 1/3 speed.I use manual targeting.

My questions is how should I proceed? I’m re-learning this sim and I’m hoping to get some help on the best practices for various situations.

As always, thanks in advance.

Toonz

Aktungbby · 02-06-18, 10:28 AM

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My questions is how should I proceed?

carefully, with trepidation

Fanuboat · 02-06-18, 10:34 AM

Surface attack using uzo or submerged its up to you.
By calm sea you can also use deckgun torpedo are expansive and should be reserved for big fish.

Sailor Steve · 02-06-18, 01:49 PM

One thing to understand is the lights. In the stock game no ship has lights on, ever. The ship lights are supplied by a mod which is incorporated into several supermods, and they accomplish this by creating a new category of ship. Ships with lights on will always be neutral, but a lot of neutrals will also have them off, so identifying the flag is an absolute must.

bstanko6 · 02-06-18, 04:06 PM

This was an old topic I wrote awhile back. My resource was the U-boat Kriegsmsrine handbook. Since you have a lone ship, this is what I would do.

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=219438

Toonz · 02-06-18, 05:05 PM

Excellent stuff. I will try a night surface attack with the deck guns.

Follow up question(s). How can you tell if your U-boat has been spotted by the merchant? If spotted by the merchant and it is not armed are there any other consequences?

Toonz

02-06-18, 09:26 AM	#1
Toonz Watch Join Date: May 2001 Posts: 15 Downloads: 20 Uploads: 0	Newb tactics advice Hello All, Its day 5 of my patrol (1940). It has been uneventful to this point.Its night and my Watch Officer has spotted a lone merchant.I suspect it is an enemy merchant has it has no lights on.I will need to get close to get a look at its flag. Being a newb I thought I would find out what sound tactics I should use to attack (providing it is indeed an enemy ship). I’m on the surface at 1/3 speed.I use manual targeting. My questions is how should I proceed? I’m re-learning this sim and I’m hoping to get some help on the best practices for various situations. As always, thanks in advance. Toonz

02-06-18, 10:34 AM	#3
Fanuboat Torpedoman Join Date: Jun 2017 Posts: 117 Downloads: 51 Uploads: 0	Surface attack using uzo or submerged its up to you. By calm sea you can also use deckgun torpedo are expansive and should be reserved for big fish. __________________ Silent Hunter III Channel. http://www.youtube.com/c/SilentHunterIII Last edited by Fanuboat; 02-06-18 at 10:56 AM.

02-06-18, 01:49 PM	#4
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	One thing to understand is the lights. In the stock game no ship has lights on, ever. The ship lights are supplied by a mod which is incorporated into several supermods, and they accomplish this by creating a new category of ship. Ships with lights on will always be neutral, but a lot of neutrals will also have them off, so identifying the flag is an absolute must. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

02-06-18, 04:06 PM	#5
bstanko6 Admiral Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Murwik Naval Academy Posts: 2,130 Downloads: 390 Uploads: 13	This was an old topic I wrote awhile back. My resource was the U-boat Kriegsmsrine handbook. Since you have a lone ship, this is what I would do. http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=219438 __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] BSTANKO6'S SH5 NAVAL ACADEMY http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPbe...W2NArCA/videos DISCORD https://discord.gg/6tFeTSUmVc

02-06-18, 05:05 PM	#6
Toonz Watch Join Date: May 2001 Posts: 15 Downloads: 20 Uploads: 0	Excellent stuff. I will try a night surface attack with the deck guns. Follow up question(s). How can you tell if your U-boat has been spotted by the merchant? If spotted by the merchant and it is not armed are there any other consequences? Toonz Last edited by Toonz; 02-06-18 at 05:31 PM.