What distance do you usually launch torpedos at?

_Seth_ · 09-10-07, 04:14 PM

Good question! My firing range.....depends on the tactic im using.

... And weather, torpedo type, uboat type, depth under keel, convoy or single merchant, and what type of escort/DD/bad @ss enemy units in the vicinity.. Sometimes i get really close, to ensure a clean hit (If the target isnt protected well), and vice versa.. Sometimes i get bold, and surface in the middle of a convoy, and spraying the enemy with torps before i return to the dark, cold safety of the deep ocean.. Just my 2 cents...

HikeMacD · 09-11-07, 02:46 PM

Since I'm new at this I usually get to within 1000m. Even then I miss when I'm not paying attention to AoB or the gyroangle. Last night I did manage to hit a coastal merchant from about 2500m.

I was happy with myself. Of course I had to launch from that far because I miscalculated on my approach and was at 2500 instead of 1000m.

frenema · 09-11-07, 06:34 PM

Perhaps I should have been little more specific. I'm playing at 100% realism using the tools offered in the game only (distance using mast height, speed using 3:15 rule, no WO help). I'm only at 1940 with TIs and TIIs. I have yet to intercept a convoy but I'll worry about that later. I still find it hard to believe that people actually score a hit at 3000m or beyond (unless it's using a homing guidance). I think the biggest issue for me is finding the exact distance of the enemy ship. Especially when the water is rough whenever I plot the target's course it looks like a mess and doesn't represent anything close to a line. But then again I have missed a target at a distance of 500m when the water was like a mirror

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09-10-07, 04:14 PM	#1
_Seth_ Ocean Warrior Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: In Tromsoe, @Tirpitz' final resting place.. Posts: 3,277 Downloads: 94 Uploads: 0	Good question! My firing range.....depends on the tactic im using.... And weather, torpedo type, uboat type, depth under keel, convoy or single merchant, and what type of escort/DD/bad @ss enemy units in the vicinity.. Sometimes i get really close, to ensure a clean hit (If the target isnt protected well), and vice versa.. Sometimes i get bold, and surface in the middle of a convoy, and spraying the enemy with torps before i return to the dark, cold safety of the deep ocean.. Just my 2 cents... __________________

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09-11-07, 02:46 PM	#2
HikeMacD Watch Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: San Francisco Posts: 21 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	Since I'm new at this I usually get to within 1000m. Even then I miss when I'm not paying attention to AoB or the gyroangle. Last night I did manage to hit a coastal merchant from about 2500m. I was happy with myself. Of course I had to launch from that far because I miscalculated on my approach and was at 2500 instead of 1000m.

09-11-07, 06:34 PM	#3
frenema Torpedoman Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 116 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	Perhaps I should have been little more specific. I'm playing at 100% realism using the tools offered in the game only (distance using mast height, speed using 3:15 rule, no WO help). I'm only at 1940 with TIs and TIIs. I have yet to intercept a convoy but I'll worry about that later. I still find it hard to believe that people actually score a hit at 3000m or beyond (unless it's using a homing guidance). I think the biggest issue for me is finding the exact distance of the enemy ship. Especially when the water is rough whenever I plot the target's course it looks like a mess and doesn't represent anything close to a line. But then again I have missed a target at a distance of 500m when the water was like a mirror .