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Udi Hrant · 07-24-06, 10:38 AM

Still in training for my first campaign run. (I'm determned not to sail until I am able to do so under a fairly high degree of realism.) Toward that end if some patient old salt would check my following method and see if I'm on the right track I would appreciate it:

For manual torpedo targeting:
1- determine range by checking mast height of target
2 - determine angle on the bow by matching my course to target and then do 180-target bearing
3 - for now I want to 'guess' rather then track out the targets speed so...I switch to aiming calculator, switch off automatic targeting, enter guessed speed, switch auto target dial back on and then switch back to periscope
4 - aim periscope at target (to set current bearing)
5 - FIRE

Please let me know if that is a logical albeit rough and dirty technique to start with. Thanks.

07-24-06, 10:38 AM	#1
Udi Hrant Watch Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 19 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Pop Quiz for trainee Still in training for my first campaign run. (I'm determned not to sail until I am able to do so under a fairly high degree of realism.) Toward that end if some patient old salt would check my following method and see if I'm on the right track I would appreciate it: For manual torpedo targeting: 1- determine range by checking mast height of target 2 - determine angle on the bow by matching my course to target and then do 180-target bearing 3 - for now I want to 'guess' rather then track out the targets speed so...I switch to aiming calculator, switch off automatic targeting, enter guessed speed, switch auto target dial back on and then switch back to periscope 4 - aim periscope at target (to set current bearing) 5 - FIRE Please let me know if that is a logical albeit rough and dirty technique to start with. Thanks.