New member with a question

bstanko6 · 02-08-17, 04:44 PM

Welcome. I have played SH3 on manual since it came out. I can tell you with experience this...

Forget range. When you are just learning manual, range is an extra step that simply adds to the stress of planning your attack. AOB and speed of target is what centers your shot!

If AOB or speed are off by even a hair, this can throw your calculations off!

Start off by learning to identify key AOB pictures. You should know what a ships 90, 0, and 45 degree AOB looks like by sight.

This can help with speeding up your calculations.

I only use range in convoys when I want to time my explosions.

Hope this helps.

PapaSmurf · 02-09-17, 02:30 PM

Everyone, thanks so much for the replies. Every little bit of information helps a new skipper like me. I think I found my main timing problem. It's kind of embarrassing to admit in public, but I was so used to the weapons officer doing everything for me in easy mode that when I started doing thing manually I was forgetting to open the tube doors....AAAARRRGGHHHH! That little delay was just enough to throw me off. My hit percentage has gotten much better now that I open the tube doors before firing the fish. Again, thank you for the replies, I read all of them and will try everything you guys suggest to see what works best for me. And Rapp86, I tried installing the download you suggested and gave a link for but when I clicked "doublemast", I think it was, I got a popup saying that app won't run on my computer. I don't know why , I'm just running windows 10 with nothing else special. If you have any installation hints I'm all ears. Thanks guys.

max-peck · 02-09-17, 02:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PapaSmurf

I was forgetting to open the tube doors....AAAARRRGGHHHH

I came home from work determined to post that for you - but you figured it out first

Welcome aboard - and good hunting

02-08-17, 04:44 PM	#1
bstanko6 Admiral Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Murwik Naval Academy Posts: 2,130 Downloads: 390 Uploads: 13	Welcome. I have played SH3 on manual since it came out. I can tell you with experience this... Forget range. When you are just learning manual, range is an extra step that simply adds to the stress of planning your attack. AOB and speed of target is what centers your shot! If AOB or speed are off by even a hair, this can throw your calculations off! Start off by learning to identify key AOB pictures. You should know what a ships 90, 0, and 45 degree AOB looks like by sight. This can help with speeding up your calculations. I only use range in convoys when I want to time my explosions. Hope this helps. __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] BSTANKO6'S SH5 NAVAL ACADEMY http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPbe...W2NArCA/videos DISCORD https://discord.gg/6tFeTSUmVc

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02-09-17, 02:30 PM	#2
PapaSmurf Bosun Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: On the front of a bass boat or in a deer stand Posts: 64 Downloads: 129 Uploads: 0	Everyone, thanks so much for the replies. Every little bit of information helps a new skipper like me. I think I found my main timing problem. It's kind of embarrassing to admit in public, but I was so used to the weapons officer doing everything for me in easy mode that when I started doing thing manually I was forgetting to open the tube doors....AAAARRRGGHHHH! That little delay was just enough to throw me off. My hit percentage has gotten much better now that I open the tube doors before firing the fish. Again, thank you for the replies, I read all of them and will try everything you guys suggest to see what works best for me. And Rapp86, I tried installing the download you suggested and gave a link for but when I clicked "doublemast", I think it was, I got a popup saying that app won't run on my computer. I don't know why , I'm just running windows 10 with nothing else special. If you have any installation hints I'm all ears. Thanks guys.