Longest shot...?

Tom · 04-01-11, 12:18 PM

14 km? No, and I'd never even try it.

The longest shots I've tried and succeeded with have been around 5-6 km (measuring distance at these ranges without map contacts is difficult at best). They were night surface attacks against ships in a convoy (the juicy targets were right in the middle of the convoy), from a perfect 90 degree position with a very accurate convoy speed and course solution, so inaccurate range wouldn't matter.

With a bit of luck I might hit from further away, but 5 km is already pretty uncomfortable. I'd much rather keep the range below 3 km. But sometimes a longer range surface shot is more viable than the shorter range submerged attack (in shallow waters, for example).

04-01-11, 12:18 PM	#3
Tom Gunner Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Finland Posts: 97 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	14 km? No, and I'd never even try it. The longest shots I've tried and succeeded with have been around 5-6 km (measuring distance at these ranges without map contacts is difficult at best). They were night surface attacks against ships in a convoy (the juicy targets were right in the middle of the convoy), from a perfect 90 degree position with a very accurate convoy speed and course solution, so inaccurate range wouldn't matter. With a bit of luck I might hit from further away, but 5 km is already pretty uncomfortable. I'd much rather keep the range below 3 km. But sometimes a longer range surface shot is more viable than the shorter range submerged attack (in shallow waters, for example).