OLC GUI - Attack Disc Instructions

[KeldorKatarn]

For that OLC GUI's attack disk is missing some dials though isn't it? It isn't as complete as the U-Jagd tools one, from what I can see, right?

I thought already about modding those in, but OLC's mod is pretty complicated if you haven't edited anything in menu.ini for a while :P

[klh]

Originally Posted by KeldorKatarn

For that OLC GUI's attack disk is missing some dials though isn't it? It isn't as complete as the U-Jagd tools one, from what I can see, right?

I thought already about modding those in, but OLC's mod is pretty complicated if you haven't edited anything in menu.ini for a while :P

You're right, the OLC GUI attack disc is missing the "Vorhaltwinkelscheibe mit Peilarm" dial. It is still usable without it, but you'll have to do the lead angle calculation in your head. You could try using Joegrundman's U-jagd tools to mod your OLC version. Or maybe OLC will issue an update? :hmm:

[CanuckBoat]

Thanks a lot klh. I searched the forum for "attack disc" and didn't come up with detailed instructions. I totally missed Hitman's wheel. Until OLC's GUI mod, I've almost exclusively used the Wazoo's Fast 90 method.

I downloaded your handbook and it is EXCELLENT. Thanks very much for writing it. I think I understand things much better now.

It was a bit of a struggle for me to learn how to use the disc because the video tutorial for this part was very quick for someone who has never used a disc before.
But, the effect was well worth it. Last night, I started a new career and stalked a large convoy of 1 Medium Cargo, 5 Granville Freighters plus a host of smaller ships. Upon inial target sighting, I collected range and AOB data. Then using the attack disc, I figured out the true coure of the convoy. It was 3:30 AM and I got out of visual range and then flanked the convoy. Once I managed to flank the convoy, I snuck into the middle of the convoy at a perpendicular course to the convoy to pick on the juciest target (1 Medium Cargo). Seeing that Medium Cargo go up in flames made my day

I find that using the disc (in conjuction with OLC's AOB finder) allows me to do "higher level" thinking because I can now consider things like convoy escorts and ways to sneak in and target priority much better since I don't have to struggle and fumble so much with plotting and marking.