New Player with "simple questions"

LordDakson · 09-20-15, 08:00 PM

Hi there everyone

Just found and bought SH3 and installed GWX (due to the numerous recommendations made here and on steam where i purchased the game) and have been having a blast learning all about the controls, and torturing myself using manual targetting and trying to follow Wazzoos guide with the "fast 90 method". Lot of fun, this game cannot be beaten for atmosphere! I feel like a uboat captain.

After struggling along for about 4 days, i thought i'd come and ask a couple of questions that might help me out. so without further ado, here they are.

1. Using Wazoos guide, everything seems to go along as planned, i spot the target, mark the bearing and range, work out its speed in knots, plot a 90 degree intercept point, intercept at 90. Firing solution, to my untrained eye looks good. I set the TDC stuff, (000 bearing and 90 port/starboard AoB) take a final range and open tubes and shoot. However, my torpedo seems to arrive late to the party (not by much, maybe 30-50ms?) every time. Are they spotting the torpedo and moving out of the way? or am i doing something wrong.

2. Generally speaking, when moving to your patrol area, how do you move? what speeds a good fuel saving speed thats not so slow your men would die of old age before you got there? When should i cruise on the surface and when should i be under? Also, if sent over to the irish sea region, should i go through the channel and straights of dover or would you recommend a newb head over the top of England?

3. This is a tough one to answer i'm guessing, but what sort of range should i be diving if i spot a merchant? On a patrol last night, the weather was clear, with zero wind, and i have the "16km atmosphere" from the gwx mod installed. My watchman reported a merchant moving slow at long range, i used the uzo to spot it, it was a little fishing boat. I ranged it, it was around 15km away. Suddenly it started zig-zagging and using the 3.15m method, while watching it and trying to sneak up to it. its speed went from around 5 knots to 7 knots, and thats zig-zagging.

4. My deckgun only seems to have HE shells? is this correct? am i doing something wrong?

I think thats enough of my pestering you old hands

Hope they're not stupid questions, For the record i'm playing with 80% realism, with just external camera, weapons officers calculations (as mine just flat out don't work) and map markers to "confirm" my charting.

Thank you in advance for any and all help, much appreciated. Hope i can get the hang of all this soon.

09-20-15, 08:00 PM	#1
LordDakson Nub Join Date: Sep 2015 Posts: 2 Downloads: 20 Uploads: 0	New Player with "simple questions" Hi there everyone Just found and bought SH3 and installed GWX (due to the numerous recommendations made here and on steam where i purchased the game) and have been having a blast learning all about the controls, and torturing myself using manual targetting and trying to follow Wazzoos guide with the "fast 90 method". Lot of fun, this game cannot be beaten for atmosphere! I feel like a uboat captain. After struggling along for about 4 days, i thought i'd come and ask a couple of questions that might help me out. so without further ado, here they are. 1. Using Wazoos guide, everything seems to go along as planned, i spot the target, mark the bearing and range, work out its speed in knots, plot a 90 degree intercept point, intercept at 90. Firing solution, to my untrained eye looks good. I set the TDC stuff, (000 bearing and 90 port/starboard AoB) take a final range and open tubes and shoot. However, my torpedo seems to arrive late to the party (not by much, maybe 30-50ms?) every time. Are they spotting the torpedo and moving out of the way? or am i doing something wrong. 2. Generally speaking, when moving to your patrol area, how do you move? what speeds a good fuel saving speed thats not so slow your men would die of old age before you got there? When should i cruise on the surface and when should i be under? Also, if sent over to the irish sea region, should i go through the channel and straights of dover or would you recommend a newb head over the top of England? 3. This is a tough one to answer i'm guessing, but what sort of range should i be diving if i spot a merchant? On a patrol last night, the weather was clear, with zero wind, and i have the "16km atmosphere" from the gwx mod installed. My watchman reported a merchant moving slow at long range, i used the uzo to spot it, it was a little fishing boat. I ranged it, it was around 15km away. Suddenly it started zig-zagging and using the 3.15m method, while watching it and trying to sneak up to it. its speed went from around 5 knots to 7 knots, and thats zig-zagging. 4. My deckgun only seems to have HE shells? is this correct? am i doing something wrong? I think thats enough of my pestering you old hands Hope they're not stupid questions, For the record i'm playing with 80% realism, with just external camera, weapons officers calculations (as mine just flat out don't work) and map markers to "confirm" my charting. Thank you in advance for any and all help, much appreciated. Hope i can get the hang of all this soon.