No way I hit a destroyer

VIPer530 · 05-11-16, 05:34 PM

Hi everyone,

I'm on my 2nd patrol, so I still consider myself quite green.
I'm using TMO with maximum realistic settings, no other mods.

Anyway, I found a single destroyer, Mutsuki or whatever the name was, or well, I think he rather found me. After playing defence for about 2 hours I managed to escape undamaged, and I felt like playing offence for a change.
Let's not discuss if that was a good call, the point is:

The weather is perfect, clear sky, noon, no wind. Perfect conditions to spot incoming torpedos. Under these conditions there is literally NO WAY I can hit the destroyer with a single torpedo or a spread of two torpedos.
The propblem is not that I wouldn't hit, neither am I getting duds, he simply evades every bullet I fire.
Is he one of these matrix guys?

Joking aside...
I saved the game and then ran a series of attempts from the following position: I'm at periscope depth, roughly 2100 yards off his starboard side, pretty much exactly at his 090. He's at a dead stop, firing flares (hell knows why, in the middle of the day...).
I fire at the centre of his ship... he accelerates, I miss astern.
I fire at his bow... he accelerates, I miss astern.
I fire at the tip of his bow... he accelerates, I miss astern.
I fire at a point ahead of him... you can guess it...

So, no way I can hit with just one torpedo. Allright, let's use two.
I fire one at his ship, the second one 2 degrees ahead of him... He accelerates, torpedo with the 2 degrees lead misses astern.
Second one with 3 degrees lead... He accelerates earlies, I miss astern.
I could continue... So whatever I do, he acts against the torpedo that is the most demanding for him in terms of acceleration.
It also does not matter which one I fire first. He will always react just in time to evade the one that's most "in front" with respect to his course.
If I give the second one too much of a lead, he will accelerate much later, then the first will miss astern, and the second one will pass him on his bow.

My distance to him also has no impact. I ran another trial and I could not hit him from < 700 yards! I haven't tried salvoes with more than 2 torpedos yet, but I would guess I get the same result.

Sooooo, question: Is there a way to hit (other than perhaps pure luck) in these weather and daylight conditions and am I just too stupid to figure it out? Or is it, the way the AI is programmed, just an extremely stupid idea to attack him at all?

Thanks for your opinions and / or support!

05-11-16, 05:34 PM	#1
VIPer530 Watch Join Date: Apr 2016 Posts: 16 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	No way I hit a destroyer Hi everyone, I'm on my 2nd patrol, so I still consider myself quite green. I'm using TMO with maximum realistic settings, no other mods. Anyway, I found a single destroyer, Mutsuki or whatever the name was, or well, I think he rather found me. After playing defence for about 2 hours I managed to escape undamaged, and I felt like playing offence for a change. Let's not discuss if that was a good call, the point is: The weather is perfect, clear sky, noon, no wind. Perfect conditions to spot incoming torpedos. Under these conditions there is literally NO WAY I can hit the destroyer with a single torpedo or a spread of two torpedos. The propblem is not that I wouldn't hit, neither am I getting duds, he simply evades every bullet I fire. Is he one of these matrix guys? Joking aside... I saved the game and then ran a series of attempts from the following position: I'm at periscope depth, roughly 2100 yards off his starboard side, pretty much exactly at his 090. He's at a dead stop, firing flares (hell knows why, in the middle of the day...). I fire at the centre of his ship... he accelerates, I miss astern. I fire at his bow... he accelerates, I miss astern. I fire at the tip of his bow... he accelerates, I miss astern. I fire at a point ahead of him... you can guess it... So, no way I can hit with just one torpedo. Allright, let's use two. I fire one at his ship, the second one 2 degrees ahead of him... He accelerates, torpedo with the 2 degrees lead misses astern. Second one with 3 degrees lead... He accelerates earlies, I miss astern. I could continue... So whatever I do, he acts against the torpedo that is the most demanding for him in terms of acceleration. It also does not matter which one I fire first. He will always react just in time to evade the one that's most "in front" with respect to his course. If I give the second one too much of a lead, he will accelerate much later, then the first will miss astern, and the second one will pass him on his bow. My distance to him also has no impact. I ran another trial and I could not hit him from < 700 yards! I haven't tried salvoes with more than 2 torpedos yet, but I would guess I get the same result. Sooooo, question: Is there a way to hit (other than perhaps pure luck) in these weather and daylight conditions and am I just too stupid to figure it out? Or is it, the way the AI is programmed, just an extremely stupid idea to attack him at all? Thanks for your opinions and / or support!