Some Issues Common (it seems) to all Megamods

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Originally Posted by nodlew

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One other thing. It is not realistic that one should have to have a target framed in any of the scopes+TBT in order to use the Stadimeter. One should be able to pull down a split image of the open ocean and send a range and bearing to the TDC based on the mast height currently dialed into the TDC range finder (using Target Dial Fix) and the position of the scope\TBT. This is more than just a niggling realism issue. The quickest way to target a torpedo (set a specific gyro angle) is to point the scope and use the stadimeter to send a range and bearing to the TDC. When trying to "hip shoot" a target that is zig-zagging, often I have to turn off the Position Keeper, dial in a guess as to AOB, set target speed to zero since I am manually leading the target at close range, then point the scope at the area of ocean at which I expect the torpedo to intercept the target and lock in the bearing and range with the Stadimeter. As the Stadimeter works now, I have to point right at the target--have to have it in my crosshairs, or I cannot use the stadimeter--so I cannot point out ahead of it and input a lead. This is frustrating. Using the U-boat interface--KiUB--doing this kind of snap-shooting is the simplest thing in the world--the torpedoe's gyro angle is continuously updated as the attack scope pans. Furthermore--using the KiUB interface, one can use the German version of the Stadimeter without being locked onto or even having a target in the scope. So why can't we do the same with the American version?

Any comments knowledgeable, helpful, or otherwise will be read with interest.

I find manual TDC in SH4 much easier than in SH3. For example, finding a proper gyro angle on the zig-zaging target is farely easy in SH4. First you ID the target, then find a range and send it to TDC. After 2-3 min you send another range (usually after the target has zig-zagged once or twice so you can estimate its new course) to the TDC. After you have 2 ranges/bearings, click the chronometer icon on the speed sub-menu of the TDC (or in other words - your XO will do the job of calculating the proper target hdg for you). After you have the heading and estimated speed - enter it in the TDC. Entering the hdg is a bit 'tricky' since the dial on the left doesn't follow the one on the right but it is fairly easy to do. After you have done all that - send another range to the TDC and activate the Stadimeter and you're good to go.

I try to avoid this method as it is too easy for me, only if I am spotted I will use it, as it gives me the needed gyro angle very quickly. The method I like the most is the O'Kane's method, described in one of the videos here. Probably in the sticky here:

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=108931

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