How should I go about learning manual targetting?

04-21-09, 05:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Captain Birdseye

I've never really tried manual targeting. It seems a bit scary to me, not having a mathematical brain

. I would like to try it some day. I think the maths would let me down though.

First of all don't rush it.
Approach to it with caution, slowly (read manuals, watch videos) and when you going to feel enough confident in it, that will mean the right time to try it on your own has come

Good luck

Captain Birdseye · 04-21-09, 07:42 AM

Thanks for the kind words guys. I sadly have difficulties learning from text, as would probably happen on this forum. It has to be repeated to me in simpler ways or shown via images.

I do not understand even the basics of manual targeting, I know nothing of it. They way I hunt at the moment is by guessing the correct bearing and "chasing" the moving map icon til it is within range.

Hitman · 04-21-09, 09:05 AM

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Thanks for the kind words guys. I sadly have difficulties learning from text, as would probably happen on this forum. It has to be repeated to me in simpler ways or shown via images.

I do not understand even the basics of manual targeting, I know nothing of it. They way I hunt at the moment is by guessing the correct bearing and "chasing" the moving map icon til it is within range.

You are not the only one LOL ... it's normally what happens to everyone until they have a lot of experience and teh concepts already well written in their minds.

There are some very good videos for learning manual shooting in SH4 by Wernersobe, but I don't remember right now if there were any for SH3, and if they still are around somewhere

04-21-09, 10:16 AM

I began working on my progress in manual targeting from this video:

or more detailed and much more informative here: http://www.3rdflotilla.org/videos/ma...g_navchart.wmv

Ups the second link seems ain't working anymore..

Good Luck

Captain Birdseye · 04-21-09, 10:27 AM

Hi, thank you for the video!

Sorry to hijack the thread, I didn't mean to.
I guess I could just start a new career and nosedive straight into manual targeting.

Out of interest, how long are the target ships around Germany before the war? These could be useful to practice on.

Again, sorry to the thread starter!

04-21-09, 10:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Captain Birdseye

Hi, thank you for the video!

Sorry to hijack the thread, I didn't mean to.
I guess I could just start a new career and nosedive straight into manual targeting.

Out of interest, how long are the target ships around Germany before the war? These could be useful to practice on.

Again, sorry to the thread starter!

As I assume you're a GWX user so these target ships in the bay stays all month in August of 1939. But I recomend you to use Naval academy/ Torpedo tutorial first

Laufen zum Ziel · 04-21-09, 10:56 AM

http://files.filefront.com/manual+ta.../fileinfo.html

This works very good. Also great for single ship attacks.
Always make sure that your TDC is back on automatic after you impute speed and aob

04-21-09, 10:56 AM	#7
Laufen zum Ziel Eternal Patrol Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Hiding on the bottom Posts: 1,783 Downloads: 853 Uploads: 457	Manual Targeting with the Navigation chart. http://files.filefront.com/manual+ta.../fileinfo.html This works very good. Also great for single ship attacks. Always make sure that your TDC is back on automatic after you impute speed and aob __________________ RIP Laufen zum Ziel

04-21-09, 07:42 AM	#2
Captain Birdseye Watch Officer Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Sat behind my desk at BdU tapping away on my Enigma machine. Posts: 339 Downloads: 44 Uploads: 0	Thanks for the kind words guys. I sadly have difficulties learning from text, as would probably happen on this forum. It has to be repeated to me in simpler ways or shown via images. I do not understand even the basics of manual targeting, I know nothing of it. They way I hunt at the moment is by guessing the correct bearing and "chasing" the moving map icon til it is within range.

04-21-09, 10:16 AM	#4
Contact Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	I began working on my progress in manual targeting from this video: or more detailed and much more informative here: http://www.3rdflotilla.org/videos/ma...g_navchart.wmv Ups the second link seems ain't working anymore.. Good Luck

04-21-09, 10:27 AM	#5
Captain Birdseye Watch Officer Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Sat behind my desk at BdU tapping away on my Enigma machine. Posts: 339 Downloads: 44 Uploads: 0	Hi, thank you for the video! Sorry to hijack the thread, I didn't mean to. I guess I could just start a new career and nosedive straight into manual targeting. Out of interest, how long are the target ships around Germany before the war? These could be useful to practice on. Again, sorry to the thread starter!