Problems With 100% Realism Torpedoes

Gustav Schiebert · 11-14-12, 05:26 AM

Hi again all,

Getting to grips with SH3 and the forums a bit now, both are new to me. I'm having a few problems with manual torpedo aiming on 100%.

First off, just to reassure you all, I've trawled these forums and found some excellent guides - mostly Dantenoc's Illustrated Guide - which have all been great helps. I'm on SH3 with GWX and SH3 Commander.

Finding a ship: not a problem, nor is plotting an intercept course or anything like that. Even gathering target data is not a problem, I've got quite good at doing this to within +/-10%.

There are two problems - the first is with speed. While I can guess/work out AOB and range pretty well, the speed is awful. How long do you have to leave the timer running? It always either gives me 2kts or 751kts, something silly like that, and I have to guess. If I leave it any longer than 15-20 secs it can ruin the shot totally, and the original range and AOB you put in could be completely off.

Secondly, once I've got the speed, AOB and range that I select on the Attack Periscope, the data's not sent through to the TDC. I gather all the data, then I have to go on the TDC, uncheck the 'manual input' button and twiddle in the numbers. Which can take 10 seconds, and ruin my shot, even as close as 1000m.

I suspect that it might be something to do with the difficulty settings, maybe the 'weapon officer assist' option? But when I turn 'weapon officer assist' on and 'only manual target data gathering' on, it puts the info in automatically.

Perhaps I should explain what I want out of the game here. I want to manually gather the data, then just press fire - in real life, I'd be shouting out the AOB, speed, etc and the bosun would put them in to the control room TDC. I shouldn't have to do it myself. I suspect there's some difficulty setting or button I need to press, if anyone knows what it is I'd be really grateful!

11-14-12, 05:26 AM	#1
Gustav Schiebert Sparky Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: AM52 Posts: 151 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	Problems With 100% Realism Torpedoes Hi again all, Getting to grips with SH3 and the forums a bit now, both are new to me. I'm having a few problems with manual torpedo aiming on 100%. First off, just to reassure you all, I've trawled these forums and found some excellent guides - mostly Dantenoc's Illustrated Guide - which have all been great helps. I'm on SH3 with GWX and SH3 Commander. Finding a ship: not a problem, nor is plotting an intercept course or anything like that. Even gathering target data is not a problem, I've got quite good at doing this to within +/-10%. There are two problems - the first is with speed. While I can guess/work out AOB and range pretty well, the speed is awful. How long do you have to leave the timer running? It always either gives me 2kts or 751kts, something silly like that, and I have to guess. If I leave it any longer than 15-20 secs it can ruin the shot totally, and the original range and AOB you put in could be completely off. Secondly, once I've got the speed, AOB and range that I select on the Attack Periscope, the data's not sent through to the TDC. I gather all the data, then I have to go on the TDC, uncheck the 'manual input' button and twiddle in the numbers. Which can take 10 seconds, and ruin my shot, even as close as 1000m. I suspect that it might be something to do with the difficulty settings, maybe the 'weapon officer assist' option? But when I turn 'weapon officer assist' on and 'only manual target data gathering' on, it puts the info in automatically. Perhaps I should explain what I want out of the game here. I want to manually gather the data, then just press fire - in real life, I'd be shouting out the AOB, speed, etc and the bosun would put them in to the control room TDC. I shouldn't have to do it myself. I suspect there's some difficulty setting or button I need to press, if anyone knows what it is I'd be really grateful! __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] GWX 3 + OLC Gold + 100% Realism + Commander "Attack! Always attack!"