[REL] OLC 'Gold' MkIId

Originally Posted by onelifecrisis

@Contact
AA is practically a requirement for using this mod (it makes the masts much easier to see).

@FIREWALL
Yes those are all unaltered environment shots with no other mods running except GWX Gold + OLC Gold.

Excuse me but what does AA should mean ? Anti Aircraft Gun ?

[onelifecrisis]

Originally Posted by Contact

Excuse me but what does AA should mean ? Anti Aircraft Gun ?

Anti-aliasing.

Originally Posted by onelifecrisis

Anti-aliasing.

I'll try. Danks

So I completed my first patrol with OLC Gold and I'm pretty happy with the results. Despite the bloody weather most of the time I still managed to sink 5 ships:



I was thinking would it be possible to get target course by just measuring range couple of times using WO, protractor and a ruler, then draw a line through two marks made on map and this way get the course ?

Attack disk is of course usefull tool to resolve course as well, but when I'm far away from target it's damn tricky to get accurate AOB or almost impossible at night.

The same principle could be adapted in getting the speed using 3.15 min rule I think ?

[tomfon]

Hallo Contact!

You can get a ship's course or a convoy's course by marking its position on the navigation map for a period of time. You should be able to determine this period of time on your own, there are no fixed solutions. I follow my target, at the edge of the visual range, and mark its position at 4 or 5min intervals for a distance of about 25km. Then i get the course the way you describe.

There is another way of doing this, specifically when the target is a convoy. First, mark its position on the nav map. Follow the convoy for about 25km or more and mark its position again. Find the course by using the protractor. So,
- If you get a radio contact report then you have the 1st mark. You can then plot an interception course which will bring you in front of the convoy just outside the visual range. Then, another sighting is all you need.
- If you get a second radio report then you have the 2nd mark.
-A sighting will give you the 1st mark (i.e you spot the convoy).
Follow it and you either mark its position every 4 or 5 min or take another mark after 25km.

Thats what i do. Also, you should not expect to find the EXACT course. Your calculations will give you a course which differs from the exact course by 1 or even 2deg. If you want to practice then, after getting the course, send a message to BdU to radio the convoy's position. This way you can verify your calculations. But when playing your real career, this is cheating. Its all up to you.

Hi Tomfon,

Thanks for sharing your experience. However I will try my own method in first place on my second patrol.. I will mark the first sight position, then will let the clock go for 3.15 min. Mark second position, this way I will get more or less accurate course and speed in one shot.

I will then use speed chart table to calculate the interception spot close enough to get decent AOB and Torpedo LOS!

BTW. Is there any way to measure salvo spread angle accordingly to range ?

[tomfon]

Originally Posted by Contact

Hi Tomfon,

Thanks for sharing your experience. However I will try my own method in first place on my second patrol.. I will mark the first sight position, then will let the clock go for 3.15 min. Mark second position, this way I will get more or less accurate course and speed in one shot.

I will then use speed chart table to calculate the interception spot close enough to get decent AOB and Torpedo LOS!

Thats fine too. In the end, you will find your own way of doing these things in SH3. And thats the real fun, i believe. Keep on!