Almost 1 hr to sink a ship

mr chris · 11-10-06, 03:24 PM

Hey Rob GW1.1a uses the NYGM damage model which makes ships sink as if they are flooding. You need to fire your torps at different sections of the ship and when useing the deck gun you should fire below the water line. For a small merch you should be using no more than 2 torps aimed at different sections. Thn wait for a while say 20 mins game time then deside if you are going to need the deck gun.
When using the deck gun i useualy fire 10 or so shots and then wait for a while to see what effect that has.
Hope this helps

robj250 · 11-10-06, 03:31 PM

Hi CHris

But, what if I'm attacking a convoy, I'll be taken out by the destroyers before my first ship sinks, to get the credit for it.

mr chris · 11-10-06, 03:34 PM

Hi Rob if you hit a ship that is in a convoy and it does not sink it should at least slow down or put on a list or even be dead in the water. This gives you the chance to get in postion to finsh it off or just wait till the convoy moves on and mop up what is dead in the water in front of you.

robj250 · 11-10-06, 03:38 PM

Okay, but what about this periscope zoom thing?

mr chris · 11-10-06, 03:42 PM

My periscope only zooms out to x10. Never to x15:hmm: :hmm:

robj250 · 11-10-06, 03:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mr chris

My periscope only zooms out to x10. Never to x15:hmm: :hmm:

My mistake, but that still does not answer about the image I get when I press TAB.
I have never looked at the zoom power when the periscope first comes up, so I don't know what it is.

mr chris · 11-10-06, 03:50 PM

Hey rob could you post a screenshot of what it looks like when you change view with the tab key.

The zoom power is if i rightly recall is on the bottom left of the scope view.

fredbass · 11-10-06, 03:32 PM

If you are using weapons officer assistance and use auto lock on to target, then many times you'll discover that each shot hits at the same location and Like Chris said, your shots need to be in different locations, then normally she'll go down without too much of a wait.

11-10-06, 03:24 PM	#1
mr chris Silent Hunter Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Herefordshire, England Posts: 3,562 Downloads: 216 Uploads: 0	Hey Rob GW1.1a uses the NYGM damage model which makes ships sink as if they are flooding. You need to fire your torps at different sections of the ship and when useing the deck gun you should fire below the water line. For a small merch you should be using no more than 2 torps aimed at different sections. Thn wait for a while say 20 mins game time then deside if you are going to need the deck gun. When using the deck gun i useualy fire 10 or so shots and then wait for a while to see what effect that has. Hope this helps __________________

11-10-06, 03:34 PM	#3
mr chris Silent Hunter Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Herefordshire, England Posts: 3,562 Downloads: 216 Uploads: 0	Hi Rob if you hit a ship that is in a convoy and it does not sink it should at least slow down or put on a list or even be dead in the water. This gives you the chance to get in postion to finsh it off or just wait till the convoy moves on and mop up what is dead in the water in front of you. __________________

11-10-06, 03:42 PM	#5
mr chris Silent Hunter Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Herefordshire, England Posts: 3,562 Downloads: 216 Uploads: 0	My periscope only zooms out to x10. Never to x15:hmm: :hmm: __________________

11-10-06, 03:50 PM	#7
mr chris Silent Hunter Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Herefordshire, England Posts: 3,562 Downloads: 216 Uploads: 0	Hey rob could you post a screenshot of what it looks like when you change view with the tab key. The zoom power is if i rightly recall is on the bottom left of the scope view. __________________

11-10-06, 03:32 PM	#8
fredbass Ace of the Deep Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: New Port Richey, Fl, USA Posts: 1,066 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	If you are using weapons officer assistance and use auto lock on to target, then many times you'll discover that each shot hits at the same location and Like Chris said, your shots need to be in different locations, then normally she'll go down without too much of a wait. __________________

11-10-06, 03:31 PM	#2
robj250 Sea Lord Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Port Hardy, BC, Canada 75 yo with M.S. & C.O.P.D. & heart problems Posts: 1,930 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Hi CHris But, what if I'm attacking a convoy, I'll be taken out by the destroyers before my first ship sinks, to get the credit for it.

11-10-06, 03:38 PM	#4
robj250 Sea Lord Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Port Hardy, BC, Canada 75 yo with M.S. & C.O.P.D. & heart problems Posts: 1,930 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Okay, but what about this periscope zoom thing?