*So* satisfying each time it happens...

[Azgrim]

I've never tried non-visual attack. Mostly, when I have no visual - my sensors are empty too. And when they say, that "there's something to sink", I can get a visual.

But I want to try this out, to check my aiming skills (mediocre, though)

Originally Posted by razark

With my luck, I'd be on the receiving end of a radio message asking the location of CV-6.

Sorry, English isn't my native... What does that mean?

[in_vino_vomitus]

nice shooting Captain....

[Cybermat47]

Originally Posted by Azgrim

Sorry, English isn't my native... What does that mean?

I think he's saying that he accident,y sank a very big friendly ship

[Azgrim]

Originally Posted by Cybermat47

I think he's saying that he accident,y sank a very big friendly ship

Googled up this: USS Enterprise (CV-6).
Now i see...

[grislyatoms]

I fire 3 fish under these circumstances. One tends to miss, two usually hit. Sometimes, I'll miss with all three, and rarely, I'll hit with all three as happened yesterday.

I wait until the target is a couple degrees ahead of firing bearing, fire one, fire one on the firing bearing, and one a couple degrees after.

Radar only or sound only is not as easy. Radar and sound together gives alternating reports one after the other, making it much easier, i.e.

"Radar contact bearing 340...Sound contact bearing 342...radar contact bearing 344...sound contact bearing 346"

as opposed to, say, just sound

"Sound contact bearing 340....................sound contact bearing 344..............sound contact bearing 348........................."

[merc4ulfate]

I have gotten into the habit of pretty much not calculating a damn thing. Visually I set up my position so that I am ahead of a convoy. Sit all stop, all quiet let the escort and lead ship pass then pop the scope lead the target by ten degrees for a 1000 yard shot and fire. I set the scope on zero and line to boat up so at bearing 350 I fire. Once I fire I turn 180 degrees , if I have time, to the convoy and wait for the next ship to pass and fire when the ship is at bearing 170 with my scope set 180.

If I come in at night I line myself up the same way on the surface.

If by radar then I plot a course of the ship I will target. Once I have travel heading and course lined up and drawn out I try to position myself accordingly so my blind shots will be as above. It is trickier with radar. You have to watch as the radar beam passes and then there is a lag till the next so you have to anticipate and judge movement of the target between radar contact and judge your firing time that way.

I can do it with sonar alone but I find it even harder this way since I do not always get a highly accurate course line without a visual but I have done it at 1000 yards.

Audaces Fortuna Juvat

[Azgrim]

Originally Posted by merc4ulfate

I have gotten into the habit of pretty much not calculating a damn thing.

Result - is all that matters.
And joy of playing the game, of course.