Why are my torpedoes missing?

RingMyBell · 05-17-21, 09:00 AM

I'm very grateful for your various insights and suggestions. I am using your advice and having much more success now.
I try to get close and at a 90 degree angle to the target. Then I lie in wait, then ambush! It's enormous fun.
I have become more aware of the importance of accurately estimating the target's speed.
I have also learned not to rush shots--better to pass and try again later than to rush and miss. Perhaps with more practice I'll get better at quick shots on the fly.
"Silent Hunter" is the perfect name. It really does feel like hunting.
I am still struggling to identify targets correctly. To me, the ship recognition manual is frustrating to use when I'm on high alert preparing for the next shot. However, I am beginning to think that target identification is not very important (except of course for confirming that the target is not from a neutral country). Specifying a torpedo depth of 4m seems to work well and if the range and speed estimates are correct, recognizing the target's identity is not helpful. Or do you disagree?
Thanks again!

05-17-21, 09:00 AM	#11
RingMyBell Swabbie Join Date: Apr 2021 Posts: 6 Downloads: 103 Uploads: 0	I'm very grateful for your various insights and suggestions. I am using your advice and having much more success now. I try to get close and at a 90 degree angle to the target. Then I lie in wait, then ambush! It's enormous fun. I have become more aware of the importance of accurately estimating the target's speed. I have also learned not to rush shots--better to pass and try again later than to rush and miss. Perhaps with more practice I'll get better at quick shots on the fly. "Silent Hunter" is the perfect name. It really does feel like hunting. I am still struggling to identify targets correctly. To me, the ship recognition manual is frustrating to use when I'm on high alert preparing for the next shot. However, I am beginning to think that target identification is not very important (except of course for confirming that the target is not from a neutral country). Specifying a torpedo depth of 4m seems to work well and if the range and speed estimates are correct, recognizing the target's identity is not helpful. Or do you disagree? Thanks again!