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

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, 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