AI gunnery skills?

602Sqn_Puff · 06-19-06, 01:12 AM

I was wondering how the AI was shaped to hitting with every second shell. Here is the scenario, I was of the coast of England when I spotted a warship , I went straight to peri depth and view her as she approached, an armed trawler, read her info and saw that she could only do 12 knots top speed. Being a brave soul I popped to the surface and ordered ahead flank and weaving back and forth between hard port and hard starboard rudder. Now I was travelling at about 15kts, weaving and was at least 8000m away from her, of course she started to fire at me and after about 3 shots she found the range and I took an absolute battering.Just about every shot found it's target.
[I have spoke to a WWII vet who served on the HMS Cossack { they attacked the Bismark } and he told me how hard it was to hit that ship with the guns....hehe I would say its a little larger than a U Boat]
The AI targeting seems a little too good, has anyone else found this out?
BTW I am now running at 20m silent with me bloody tail between my legs lol

Seminole · 06-19-06, 02:15 AM

I've been disgruntled by the range and accuracy of the merchant gunnery AI.

After wounding an armed merchantman and needing time to reload , but lacking the underwater speed to stay with the stricken ship, I have tried surfacing at 4,000 m to try to run ahead and re-submerge for the second shot.

Even at that distance after 1 or 2 near misses they seem to be able to find the range and pepper my boat but good ....usually with disastrous results.

I imagine some naval men o war would be quite happy with that level of gunnery skill.

CB.. · 06-19-06, 05:04 AM

there are some entrys that allow you adjust the AI gunnery rates etc--in the data/cfg/sim.cfg file (open with notepad)

[AI Cannons]
Max error angle=3 ;[deg]
Max fire range=6000 ;[m]
Max fire wait=12 ;[s]

[AI AA guns]
Max error angle=5 ;[deg]
Max fire range=1000 ;[m]
Max fire wait=7 ;[s]

i don't know how effective they are--

Myxale · 06-19-06, 06:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CB..

there are some entrys that allow you adjust the AI gunnery rates etc--in the data/cfg/sim.cfg file (open with notepad)

[AI Cannons]
Max error angle=3 ;[deg]
Max fire range=6000 ;[m]
Max fire wait=12 ;[s]

[AI AA guns]
Max error angle=5 ;[deg]
Max fire range=1000 ;[m]
Max fire wait=7 ;[s]

i don't know how effective they are--

Would the changes mess-up the DD or BB gunner? Or just the Merchant?

CB.. · 06-19-06, 08:13 AM

im guessing it's all or nothing unless you work up something a bit more specific to alter it all--

Seminole · 06-19-06, 08:37 AM

Thanks for the tip. I'm keeping a txt doc of all the editable factors so I can fine tweak all the things that don't seem or work just right for me.

That:

Max fire range=6000....well... just seems a bit much for a merchant armature gunner.....and explains a lot.

06-19-06, 01:12 AM	#1
602Sqn_Puff Ensign Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland Posts: 233 Downloads: 322 Uploads: 0	AI gunnery skills? I was wondering how the AI was shaped to hitting with every second shell. Here is the scenario, I was of the coast of England when I spotted a warship , I went straight to peri depth and view her as she approached, an armed trawler, read her info and saw that she could only do 12 knots top speed. Being a brave soul I popped to the surface and ordered ahead flank and weaving back and forth between hard port and hard starboard rudder. Now I was travelling at about 15kts, weaving and was at least 8000m away from her, of course she started to fire at me and after about 3 shots she found the range and I took an absolute battering.Just about every shot found it's target. [I have spoke to a WWII vet who served on the HMS Cossack { they attacked the Bismark } and he told me how hard it was to hit that ship with the guns....hehe I would say its a little larger than a U Boat] The AI targeting seems a little too good, has anyone else found this out? BTW I am now running at 20m silent with me bloody tail between my legs lol

06-19-06, 05:04 AM	#3
CB.. Ace of the Deep Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: UK Posts: 1,278 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	there are some entrys that allow you adjust the AI gunnery rates etc--in the data/cfg/sim.cfg file (open with notepad) [AI Cannons] Max error angle=3 ;[deg] Max fire range=6000 ;[m] Max fire wait=12 ;[s] [AI AA guns] Max error angle=5 ;[deg] Max fire range=1000 ;[m] Max fire wait=7 ;[s] i don't know how effective they are-- __________________ the world's tinyiest sh3 supermod- and other SH3/SH2 stuff http://www.ebort2.co.uk/ The best lack all conviction, while the worst Are full of passionate intensity. W.B.Yeats

06-19-06, 08:13 AM	#5
CB.. Ace of the Deep Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: UK Posts: 1,278 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	im guessing it's all or nothing unless you work up something a bit more specific to alter it all-- __________________ the world's tinyiest sh3 supermod- and other SH3/SH2 stuff http://www.ebort2.co.uk/ The best lack all conviction, while the worst Are full of passionate intensity. W.B.Yeats

06-19-06, 02:15 AM	#2
Seminole Ace of the Deep Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Oregon Posts: 1,012 Downloads: 102 Uploads: 0	I've been disgruntled by the range and accuracy of the merchant gunnery AI. After wounding an armed merchantman and needing time to reload , but lacking the underwater speed to stay with the stricken ship, I have tried surfacing at 4,000 m to try to run ahead and re-submerge for the second shot. Even at that distance after 1 or 2 near misses they seem to be able to find the range and pepper my boat but good ....usually with disastrous results. I imagine some naval men o war would be quite happy with that level of gunnery skill.

06-19-06, 08:37 AM	#6
Seminole Ace of the Deep Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Oregon Posts: 1,012 Downloads: 102 Uploads: 0	Thanks for the tip. I'm keeping a txt doc of all the editable factors so I can fine tweak all the things that don't seem or work just right for me. That: Max fire range=6000....well... just seems a bit much for a merchant armature gunner.....and explains a lot.