fire up a torpedo without the TDC

abchirk · 01-27-09, 04:19 PM

Hi
is it possible to fire up torpedos without using the TDC?
Just givng an angle and thats it?
I tried it with setting speed from TDC to 0 tried it with different ranges...
but it seems that he is doing what he wants.

no way to deactivate the TDC??

Its just annoying!

Fincuan · 01-27-09, 04:31 PM

1) Set speed to 0
2) Point scope to desired bearing
3) Send range and bearing
4) Fire

abchirk · 01-27-09, 04:46 PM

hm but I have to set the range...

I cannot guess the range when there are only some seconds.

Isn't there another way without guessing range?

Fincuan · 01-27-09, 05:06 PM

Guess, that's the key. Without range there's no solution.

abchirk · 01-27-09, 05:23 PM

hm damn...

It was possible in SH3....

that doesn't make sense in my eyes... that you cannot fire up a torpedo just with an angle...

Rockin Robbins · 01-27-09, 05:36 PM

No, that doesn't make sense. And that makes sense because it is possible. I grab the plastic triangle in the range/bearing setting dial

and pull it down as far as I can.

That sets it for about 1450 yards. Then set speed zero. Point the periscope, push the send range/bearing button and the torpedo will go roughly up that bearing.

I say roughly because there is some parallax error between the periscope and the torpedo tubes, plus the torpedo reach. The smaller the gyro angle, the more precise your bearing will be. This is true of U-Boats and Fleet Boats.

Check out the Sub Skipper's Bag of Tricks thread for further ideas and tutorials.

Welcome to the sunny side of sub simming: the Pacific!

Fincuan · 01-27-09, 05:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by abchirk

It was possible in SH3....

that doesn't make sense in my eyes... that you cannot fire up a torpedo just with an angle...

No it wasn't, even then you'd have to have something as range. The u-boat TDC has some default range that it'll use if the player doesn't input anything. So does the fleet boat one, but since the US TDC is not tied to the periscope you'll have to manually send a bearing, which in SH4 also sends the range. Anytime the gyro angle would be something else than zero, like 0.001, there MUST BE a range or there can't be a solution.

01-27-09, 04:19 PM	#1
abchirk Swabbie Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 12 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	fire up a torpedo without the TDC Hi is it possible to fire up torpedos without using the TDC? Just givng an angle and thats it? I tried it with setting speed from TDC to 0 tried it with different ranges... but it seems that he is doing what he wants. no way to deactivate the TDC?? Its just annoying!

01-27-09, 05:36 PM	#6
Rockin Robbins Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: DeLand, FL Posts: 8,900 Downloads: 135 Uploads: 52	No, that doesn't make sense. And that makes sense because it is possible. I grab the plastic triangle in the range/bearing setting dial and pull it down as far as I can. That sets it for about 1450 yards. Then set speed zero. Point the periscope, push the send range/bearing button and the torpedo will go roughly up that bearing. I say roughly because there is some parallax error between the periscope and the torpedo tubes, plus the torpedo reach. The smaller the gyro angle, the more precise your bearing will be. This is true of U-Boats and Fleet Boats. Check out the Sub Skipper's Bag of Tricks thread for further ideas and tutorials. Welcome to the sunny side of sub simming: the Pacific! __________________ Sub Skipper's Bag of Tricks, Slightly Subnuclear Mk 14 & Cutie, Slightly Subnuclear Deck Gun, EZPlot 2.0, TMOPlot, TMOKeys, SH4CMS Last edited by Rockin Robbins; 01-27-09 at 08:19 PM.

01-27-09, 04:31 PM	#2
Fincuan Admiral Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Suomi, sauna, puukko, perkele Posts: 2,346 Downloads: 39 Uploads: 0	1) Set speed to 0 2) Point scope to desired bearing 3) Send range and bearing 4) Fire

01-27-09, 04:46 PM	#3
abchirk Swabbie Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 12 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	hm but I have to set the range... I cannot guess the range when there are only some seconds. Isn't there another way without guessing range?

01-27-09, 05:06 PM	#4
Fincuan Admiral Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Suomi, sauna, puukko, perkele Posts: 2,346 Downloads: 39 Uploads: 0	Guess, that's the key. Without range there's no solution.

01-27-09, 05:23 PM	#5
abchirk Swabbie Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 12 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	hm damn... It was possible in SH3.... that doesn't make sense in my eyes... that you cannot fire up a torpedo just with an angle...