Dark Waters - what am I doing wrong?

VoidsX · 09-19-23, 07:44 AM

I'm having this problem with manual aim. Maybe you could tell me what I'm doing wrong. This is what I do:

- mark the ship twice 3:15 mins apart to get speed/heading
- set the bearing
- set range
- keep the periscope still (unlocked) and fire as the ship passes
- aim for the front tip of the ship (bow) and the center. (2 torps)

They end up hitting the center and the back end blowing off the propeller.

I've tried this a bunch of times taking near perfect measurements of everything and they always end up behind where I was aiming, as if the solution is shifted to the stern side of where it should be, meaning if I was aiming for the mid point it would hit the props or miss completely

propbeanie · 09-19-23, 02:47 PM

With metric, I think you use a flat 3:00 mark. Someone will have to correct me if I'm wrong (I usually use the US side), but DW/OM defaults to using metric... I usually go for three of those marks.

09-20-23, 01:32 AM

@VoidsX

Did you open the torpedo tubes before firing? In case you didn't it will add a few seconds delay to your torpedoes.

derstosstrupp · 09-20-23, 07:11 AM

3:15 is right.

There are 1,852 m in a nautical mile. A knot is 1,852 m in an hour. That’s 30.87 m per minute. We want to know how long it takes 1 knot of speed to travel 100 m to make the “map trick” work, so 100 m / 30.87 m = 3.24 minutes, so roughly 3:15.

I put my money on the torpedo tubes not being ordered prior to the shot.

1Patriotofmany · 09-21-23, 03:46 PM

As the others noted, Q opens the tubes, W shuts them. Open your tubes you will be shooting or all of them for snap shots, I always open all my tubes before any engagement, though I play baby skills. Also the ships may be changing course slightly but I'd bet the prior guesses?

propbeanie · 09-21-23, 08:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by derstosstrupp

3:15 is right.

There are 1,852 m in a nautical mile. A knot is 1,852 m in an hour. That’s 30.87 m per minute. We want to know how long it takes 1 knot of speed to travel 100 m to make the “map trick” work, so 100 m / 30.87 m = 3.24 minutes, so roughly 3:15.

I put my money on the torpedo tubes not being ordered prior to the shot.

Hah! I knew it! Wrong again...

I agree - tube doors...

1Patriotofmany · 09-22-23, 04:41 AM

Another thing to try is if you are shooting more than one, switch to salvo and set the spread. I know I also have the same issue sometime with the auto targeting. I'll set up on the bow and invariably the torp will hit amidships even with the tubes open. Wave conditions I believe can affect accuracy too. If it's stormy with big wave troughs the topedo actually is out of the water surely slowing the time of impact slightly.

09-19-23, 07:44 AM	#1
VoidsX Watch Join Date: Jun 2018 Posts: 29 Downloads: 52 Uploads: 0	Dark Waters - what am I doing wrong? I'm having this problem with manual aim. Maybe you could tell me what I'm doing wrong. This is what I do: - mark the ship twice 3:15 mins apart to get speed/heading - set the bearing - set range - keep the periscope still (unlocked) and fire as the ship passes - aim for the front tip of the ship (bow) and the center. (2 torps) They end up hitting the center and the back end blowing off the propeller. I've tried this a bunch of times taking near perfect measurements of everything and they always end up behind where I was aiming, as if the solution is shifted to the stern side of where it should be, meaning if I was aiming for the mid point it would hit the props or miss completely

09-19-23, 02:47 PM	#2
propbeanie CTD - it's not just a job Join Date: May 2016 Location: One hour from Music City USA! Posts: 10,103 Downloads: 451 Uploads: 2	With metric, I think you use a flat 3:00 mark. Someone will have to correct me if I'm wrong (I usually use the US side), but DW/OM defaults to using metric... I usually go for three of those marks. __________________ "...and bollocks to the naysayers" - Jimbuna

09-20-23, 07:11 AM	#4
derstosstrupp Grey Wolf Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 918 Downloads: 490 Uploads: 0	3:15 is right. There are 1,852 m in a nautical mile. A knot is 1,852 m in an hour. That’s 30.87 m per minute. We want to know how long it takes 1 knot of speed to travel 100 m to make the “map trick” work, so 100 m / 30.87 m = 3.24 minutes, so roughly 3:15. I put my money on the torpedo tubes not being ordered prior to the shot. __________________ Ask me anything about the Type VII or IX! One-Stop Targeting Shop: https://drive.google.com/drive/folde...WwBt-1vjW28JbO My YT Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIJ...9FXbD3S2kgwdPQ

09-20-23, 01:32 AM	#3
JapLance Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	@VoidsX Did you open the torpedo tubes before firing? In case you didn't it will add a few seconds delay to your torpedoes.

09-21-23, 03:46 PM	#5
1Patriotofmany Samurai Navy Join Date: Jul 2017 Posts: 577 Downloads: 117 Uploads: 0	As the others noted, Q opens the tubes, W shuts them. Open your tubes you will be shooting or all of them for snap shots, I always open all my tubes before any engagement, though I play baby skills. Also the ships may be changing course slightly but I'd bet the prior guesses?

09-22-23, 04:41 AM	#7
1Patriotofmany Samurai Navy Join Date: Jul 2017 Posts: 577 Downloads: 117 Uploads: 0	Another thing to try is if you are shooting more than one, switch to salvo and set the spread. I know I also have the same issue sometime with the auto targeting. I'll set up on the bow and invariably the torp will hit amidships even with the tubes open. Wave conditions I believe can affect accuracy too. If it's stormy with big wave troughs the topedo actually is out of the water surely slowing the time of impact slightly.