Type 32 Heavy tanker taken by electric torpedo

[Bilge_Rat]

Originally Posted by Raf1394

Aktungbby and Bilge_Rat. Are you guys talking about Wolfpack or Silent Hunter 5

Wolfpack of course.

On Wolfpack we always range the targets on the periscopes using the Radian lines. Together with the highest Mast height of the identified ship.

yes, fine for a periscope day attack, but there are no lines on the UZO in the game (just like in RL) so there is no way to accurately determine range.

One of the little known secrets of manual targeting is that you actually do not need the range, you just need to determine 1) target AOB and 2) target speed and the math does the rest. The solution will be the same whether the target is at 500 or 3000 meters, although obviously the closer you are, the greater the chances of a hit.

I know periscope night attacks are popular and possible in game, but it is a bit of a cheat. In RL, it was impossible to see enough through a scope at night to attack a target, except in exceptional lighting conditions. This is confirmed in many historical accounts by Uboat captains. This is why the Uboats usually carried out night surface attacks using the UZO only.

One nice thing about Wolfpack is that you can actually carry out night time surface attacks using the same tactics that were used in WW2.