shooting aft torps

[badger_ken]

Originally Posted by magic452

for a O'Kane or vector shot you must first select a stern tube, sounds silly but that is a step missed by some.

Second set speed to 0 and sent to the PK

Third set AoB to 0 and send.

Fourth turn the periscope to 180° and pull the range dial all the way down, about 1200 yds, than press the send range button TWICE .

Do NOT engage the Position Keeper.

This will shoot straight out the back.

Always input your original data in this order :
Speed = 0 and send
AoB = 0 and send
Range = 1200 and heading =180, send to Pk
Under some circumstances a different order will cause errors.

For a Position Keeper shot simply selecting a stern tube should give you a proper solution.
Input data in the same order as above.

Magic

THANK YOU! This has been driving me insane

[Bubblehead1980]

Easy method for getting stern shots...

First, stern shot is always more difficult than bow shot, mainly because the set up, if escorts are around, job is much more difficult.First scenario is an attack on a lone merchant.

Say you make contact, want to use your stern tubes, race ahead out of view, then get on a course that has you running head on towards the ship, like you are playing chicken. Once you reach 6 miles or so, dive, use scope to keep a zero AOB.Then whichever offers best setup, turn to port or starboard and bring your stern around for desired angle using the rudder and speed.Target does not zig, should sail right into you.Enter target data like normal, select stern tubes and fire.

If target has escorts, can be a little more difficult but basically try the same thing, of course have to be more careful about noise.I love stern shots in night surface attack, problem is with only four tubes, if have large ships, can really only attack one ship at a time, with six tubes, 3 fish each to two large ships, take out two ships at once.The upside is you are already heading away from convoy, once fish hit, go to flank speed on surface and get away most times before escorts know what to do.

[magic452]

I like using the stern tubes for that very reason, you're already heading away so it makes the get away a bit easier, so I though I'd try the same thing with bow tubes.

I just go deep and 1/3 back and just back out 'o there.
Works like a champ. That way you keep all the escorts in sonar contact and see what is going on by plotting them on the map.
The biggest draw back is that you can't go back at 1 or 2 knots, so I just hit all stop and coast till 0 kn. and hit 1/3 again.

Magic