My latest GWX career and some questions

Fenris_Wolf · 09-02-07, 08:35 AM

Let me explain that salvo shot a little further. The two ships in that convoy column were moving at the same speed in the column. I took a reading with the attack periscope and got a difference of ~10 degrees between the centres of the two ships. Then I setup the shot in the TDC with a 10 degrees spread and a gyroangle reading of 0 and waited with the column approaching into my sight from port. I waited until the leading target passed the point where the gyroangle read 0 and upto when it was about to hit 5 degrees. That's when I fired the salvo. It only hit the lead target because of an error.

The only error in that whole setup, I think, was that I was not positioned perpendicular to their course line. Also it was hard to not screw up the shot, having to move the periscope back and forth to confirm angles and then bring it back to 0 and also rely on a bit of luck and inaccuracy due to the twitch play. What I needed was a second observation instrument so I don't have to move the attack periscope back and forth. Maybe someone has a more refined procedure for this?

09-02-07, 08:35 AM	#3
Fenris_Wolf Sparky Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 155 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Let me explain that salvo shot a little further. The two ships in that convoy column were moving at the same speed in the column. I took a reading with the attack periscope and got a difference of ~10 degrees between the centres of the two ships. Then I setup the shot in the TDC with a 10 degrees spread and a gyroangle reading of 0 and waited with the column approaching into my sight from port. I waited until the leading target passed the point where the gyroangle read 0 and upto when it was about to hit 5 degrees. That's when I fired the salvo. It only hit the lead target because of an error. The only error in that whole setup, I think, was that I was not positioned perpendicular to their course line. Also it was hard to not screw up the shot, having to move the periscope back and forth to confirm angles and then bring it back to 0 and also rely on a bit of luck and inaccuracy due to the twitch play. What I needed was a second observation instrument so I don't have to move the attack periscope back and forth. Maybe someone has a more refined procedure for this?