RFB and RSRD manual targeting guide

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Originally Posted by Slyguy3129

But now I have another question, do I send the range and bearing to TDC while I'm looking at 0 or my lead angle? I would assume 0, and I think I've been doing that wrong.

Point your scope down your shooting bearing, and send that bearing.

Originally Posted by Slyguy3129

I've been putting in (with PK off) an AoB of 75 (right to left) a speed of 12 and a range of whatever because all the guides say it doesn't matter but I have been using my 15 degree lead.

I usually play early in the war, so I usually shoot from a 45 degree intercept, so if I muck this up, that might be why. I'm trying to keep the angles straight in my head for a 90 degree shot.

Set the speed to 12. Aim your scope at the 15 degree mark. Send the bearing (hit the button twice). Now, set your AoB dial to 75 degrees, and send that (once again, hit the button twice; I'm not sure why, but it's the way I learned it). Go check the Gyro Angle dial on the position keeper. It should be somewhere around 0. If you really want to, you can note how far off it is, for example, let's say it points at 5 degrees. You can then adjust your scope bearing to 10 degrees (15-5=10), send that. Adjust your AoB to 80 degrees (75+5=80), send it. Check the gyro angle again, it should be closer to 0. You can also check the torpedo's track angle (the angle at which the torpedo will hit the target) on the top dial, and make sure it's close to 90.

Now, wait for that target to cross the wire, and put some holes in it.

Originally Posted by Slyguy3129

Oh man call centers I spent two years working for a telemarketing company (trying like hell to get into their tech department.) I can understand the whole blowing off steam. I just saw you sig and rolled for a good few minutes. Nothing is funny than jokes laced with history. Cause you can tell people who don't know history.

I worked in a telemarketing call center for a while. It wasn't exactly my thing. I got moved into the recording room after a while, listening to calls for sales/customer service verification. That was pretty fun.

The other call center was the tech support floor for a server hosting company. The building also had one of the Houston Data Centers, so I can actually say that I've been in the same room as Subsim itself. I got out of that job before the power room exploded, though. The job was pretty bad, the customers were mostly annoying, but the tech support crew was a load of fun, especially after all the managers left.