First Torpedo Kill

Ryds · 06-29-17, 01:02 PM

Woohoo!

I picked up a Medium Old Split Freighter 2. Got its range and bearing, waited 5 mins to get its course. Burned at ahead full to cut it off further down the line. Got there at almost exactly the right time. Turned the boat so AOB was 90 degrees or there abouts - this is the only bit I didn't calculate I guessed it was around 97 odd. Input all the data...

Fired tubes 1 and 2 and waited about 30 seconds (range was about 1000m)...

Lost my nerve and fired tubes 3 and 4!

One of them hit, dunno which one!

Quick question, on the Gyroangle display (at the bottom of the TDC), where it says the degrees is that where it is indicating to me that I should fire the torp once the target crosses that line on the periscope?

The first 3 I fired were when it crossed 0 but the 4th I saw that the gyroangle was at 10 degrees so I fired the final one then. As I say, I'm not sure which one hit.

Anyways, I'm well please with that, consider me hooked on this game!

Steiger · 06-29-17, 03:43 PM

Cancel all your plans and obligations, 'cause you're addicted. Time to put "submarine captain" on your resumé.

Ryds · 06-29-17, 04:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Steiger

Cancel all your plans and obligations, 'cause you're addicted. Time to put "submarine captain" on your resumé.

Haha! Nearly 4 hours later and I'm still playing. Just made it to the North Sea. Better go get some sleep though ad pick it up tomorrow - those liberty ships aren't gonna sink themselves!

Steiger · 06-29-17, 05:28 PM

If you don't look like this after a session of subsimming then you aren't trying hard enough.

Ryds · 06-30-17, 02:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Steiger

If you don't look like this after a session of subsimming then you aren't trying hard enough.

Gonna watch that this weekend too.

attack122 · 06-30-17, 08:54 AM

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Aktungbby · 06-30-17, 09:09 AM

attack122!

after a bit of a silent run!

RealMadDad · 07-04-17, 08:57 AM

I play the game 100% realistic and only try the 90 degree position, use the stadimeter to calculate the distance and the clock to calculate the speed, then move the Periscope until the Gyroangle display with both arrows is pointing upwards and you know when to fire the torpedos, the rest is guts feeling. But by now I get the targets by 90 percent.

Save your torpedos normally 1 is sufficient (destroyers smaller ships and tankers) sometime two. If there is no destroyer aroind you can surface and sink it with you deck gun. Take care to keep distance as they might be able to fire back...

06-29-17, 01:02 PM	#1
Ryds Watch Join Date: Jun 2017 Posts: 16 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	First Torpedo Kill Woohoo! I picked up a Medium Old Split Freighter 2. Got its range and bearing, waited 5 mins to get its course. Burned at ahead full to cut it off further down the line. Got there at almost exactly the right time. Turned the boat so AOB was 90 degrees or there abouts - this is the only bit I didn't calculate I guessed it was around 97 odd. Input all the data... Fired tubes 1 and 2 and waited about 30 seconds (range was about 1000m)... Lost my nerve and fired tubes 3 and 4! One of them hit, dunno which one! Quick question, on the Gyroangle display (at the bottom of the TDC), where it says the degrees is that where it is indicating to me that I should fire the torp once the target crosses that line on the periscope? The first 3 I fired were when it crossed 0 but the 4th I saw that the gyroangle was at 10 degrees so I fired the final one then. As I say, I'm not sure which one hit. Anyways, I'm well please with that, consider me hooked on this game!

06-29-17, 03:43 PM	#2
Steiger Planesman Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 187 Downloads: 20 Uploads: 0	Cancel all your plans and obligations, 'cause you're addicted. Time to put "submarine captain" on your resumé. __________________

06-29-17, 05:28 PM	#4
Steiger Planesman Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 187 Downloads: 20 Uploads: 0	If you don't look like this after a session of subsimming then you aren't trying hard enough. __________________

06-30-17, 09:09 AM	#7
Aktungbby Gefallen Engel U-666 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: On a tilted, overheated, overpopulated spinning mudball on Collision course with Andromeda Galaxy Posts: 30,008 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	welcome back! attack122! after a bit of a silent run! __________________ "Only two things are infinite; The Universe and human squirrelyness?!!

07-04-17, 08:57 AM	#8
RealMadDad Mate Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: Vienna, Austria Posts: 51 Downloads: 21 Uploads: 0	Good Hunting Mate! I play the game 100% realistic and only try the 90 degree position, use the stadimeter to calculate the distance and the clock to calculate the speed, then move the Periscope until the Gyroangle display with both arrows is pointing upwards and you know when to fire the torpedos, the rest is guts feeling. But by now I get the targets by 90 percent. Save your torpedos normally 1 is sufficient (destroyers smaller ships and tankers) sometime two. If there is no destroyer aroind you can surface and sink it with you deck gun. Take care to keep distance as they might be able to fire back... __________________ RealMadDad Founder of the GLADIUS gaming community Strength and Honor!

06-30-17, 08:54 AM	#6
attack122 Nub Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 4 Downloads: 114 Uploads: 0	: Kaleun_Wink:: Kaleun_Salute: