Clear the Bridge! Dick O'kane method

jbt308 · 01-14-09, 04:05 PM

I see all these Florida boys posting and just had to pipe in!

Have to thank RR for his tutorial on radar-only DO technique shoots. To say that I was dumbstruck when it actually worked(my skill, not the teachings), is an understatement.

A ship came up on radar, so I hopped up to the bridge to take a look around. Pitch black, no moon, 15m/s winds, heavy fog and rain; just one hell of a storm. So I decided to try out the "no eyes on target" method you spoke of.

Tracked the mark down his path, waited till he was a heartbeat past 20' and loosed my last 3 fish. Blew him out of the water at approximately 4000 yds, I couldn't even see the explosions it was so dark!

Thanks again to all that post here and make the game more enjoyable! And maybe for the next Subsim get together in Texas, we can form a Florida caravan!

I'm goin' down · 01-14-09, 07:38 PM

I was running ahead of a tanker to set up for a Dick O'Kane salvo, but was so far ahead of the SOB I brought my boat around for a Cromwell shot. Then the SOB changed course, so I abandoned Cromwell and set up for manual targeting per Hitman's tutorial. I put my last four torpedoes into her, had a beer, followed her for three hours, but she never sank! (It's not dinner until its in the pan!) I concluded the mission by running aground somewhere near Singapore and sinking.

01-14-09, 07:38 PM	#2
I'm goin' down Ocean Warrior Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Notify command we have entered the Grass Sea Posts: 2,822 Downloads: 813 Uploads: 0	hearty har har I was running ahead of a tanker to set up for a Dick O'Kane salvo, but was so far ahead of the SOB I brought my boat around for a Cromwell shot. Then the SOB changed course, so I abandoned Cromwell and set up for manual targeting per Hitman's tutorial. I put my last four torpedoes into her, had a beer, followed her for three hours, but she never sank! (It's not dinner until its in the pan!) I concluded the mission by running aground somewhere near Singapore and sinking.

01-14-09, 04:05 PM	#1
jbt308 Torpedoman Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: S. Florida Posts: 118 Downloads: 23 Uploads: 0	I see all these Florida boys posting and just had to pipe in! Have to thank RR for his tutorial on radar-only DO technique shoots. To say that I was dumbstruck when it actually worked(my skill, not the teachings), is an understatement. A ship came up on radar, so I hopped up to the bridge to take a look around. Pitch black, no moon, 15m/s winds, heavy fog and rain; just one hell of a storm. So I decided to try out the "no eyes on target" method you spoke of. Tracked the mark down his path, waited till he was a heartbeat past 20' and loosed my last 3 fish. Blew him out of the water at approximately 4000 yds, I couldn't even see the explosions it was so dark! Thanks again to all that post here and make the game more enjoyable! And maybe for the next Subsim get together in Texas, we can form a Florida caravan!