Clear the Bridge! Dick O'kane method

Munchausen · 01-15-09, 05:27 PM

O'Kane (or maybe it was Calvert ... the books are all back at the library now) missed a shot one night (during a surface attack) and surmised that it was because he'd gotten the speed wrong. This was his second or third target and, evidently, the convoy had either sped up or slowed down. He never mentioned target course. Ergo, I suspected he was eyeballing AOB.

Awhile back, somebody else at this forum mentioned how you could shoot a 90 degree AOB without actually having your sub pointed perpendicular to target track ... the comment kind'a went unnoticed. But, putting two and two together, I figured it would best explain how a skipper could take on multiple targets, at night and on the surface, and miss only if he got the speed wrong.

Unfortunately, night surface attacks are hard to do in SH4. I've read where gray-painted subs could sometimes get within 500 yards of a target without being detected. If there's a mod that simulates this, I'd like to know about it.

tater · 01-17-09, 11:45 AM

Not all convoys scatter, I attacked one last night and the 1 damaged tanker, and the only un-hit merchant (4 ships with a MS and an XPC escorting) steamed on at 7 knots while the 2 I stopped, foundered.

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01-15-09, 05:27 PM	#1
Munchausen Commodore Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 608 Downloads: 25 Uploads: 1	O'Kane (or maybe it was Calvert ... the books are all back at the library now) missed a shot one night (during a surface attack) and surmised that it was because he'd gotten the speed wrong. This was his second or third target and, evidently, the convoy had either sped up or slowed down. He never mentioned target course. Ergo, I suspected he was eyeballing AOB. Awhile back, somebody else at this forum mentioned how you could shoot a 90 degree AOB without actually having your sub pointed perpendicular to target track ... the comment kind'a went unnoticed. But, putting two and two together, I figured it would best explain how a skipper could take on multiple targets, at night and on the surface, and miss only if he got the speed wrong. Unfortunately, night surface attacks are hard to do in SH4. I've read where gray-painted subs could sometimes get within 500 yards of a target without being detected. If there's a mod that simulates this, I'd like to know about it.

01-17-09, 11:45 AM	#2
tater Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Mexico, USA Posts: 9,023 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 2	Not all convoys scatter, I attacked one last night and the 1 damaged tanker, and the only un-hit merchant (4 ships with a MS and an XPC escorting) steamed on at 7 knots while the 2 I stopped, foundered.