aiming at ships

rizZO_77 · 01-04-08, 02:53 PM

Reading some posts overhere at the forum i kind of started wondering something...
(using stock 1.4 SHIII)

If i unlock on a target using auto targeting and aim, for instance, on the bow of a ship will it hit on the bow and not amidhips like i would using a lock? Or wouldn't it hit at all?

regards,
rizZO

looney · 01-04-08, 03:10 PM

AFAIK as soon as you see that the values change:
Shiptype/range/AoB then you hit at what you aim unless ofcourse the target changes course or speed.

GoldenRivet · 01-04-08, 03:26 PM

the torpedo data computer will aim at the bearing that the periscope is aligned with to the nearest degree... if you manually aim the torpedo at the bow of the ship and have the WO plot a solution or you use auto targeting, it should impact the part of the ship you hold the cross hairs on.

rizZO_77 · 01-05-08, 01:59 PM

Thanks for the replies!
So this will work with auto targeting on.... That´s good news indeed!

Will try it asap.
Thanks again

Jimbuna · 01-05-08, 04:57 PM

As long as auto targetting is on....you have the laser guided guru on your side

Brag · 01-05-08, 07:54 PM

If you're using stock, aim a bit forward of the stack for very satisfying ka-booms!

UnterseeBoogeyMan · 01-06-08, 12:06 AM

I find making my shots within 1000 meters of the target ensures the torpedo goes where I aim it. Sometimes I have to shoot beyond, say b/w 1,000 and 2,000 meters. It gets a little dicey, you may be off a little, but you can still have success.

01-04-08, 02:53 PM	#1
rizZO_77 Sailor man Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Middelburg, Netherlands Posts: 45 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	aiming at ships Reading some posts overhere at the forum i kind of started wondering something... (using stock 1.4 SHIII) If i unlock on a target using auto targeting and aim, for instance, on the bow of a ship will it hit on the bow and not amidhips like i would using a lock? Or wouldn't it hit at all? regards, rizZO __________________ so we've got torpedo's on this heap of junk.... Where are the phaser banks?

01-04-08, 03:26 PM	#3
GoldenRivet Subsim Aviator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 8,726 Downloads: 146 Uploads: 0	the torpedo data computer will aim at the bearing that the periscope is aligned with to the nearest degree... if you manually aim the torpedo at the bow of the ship and have the WO plot a solution or you use auto targeting, it should impact the part of the ship you hold the cross hairs on. __________________

01-05-08, 01:59 PM	#4
rizZO_77 Sailor man Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Middelburg, Netherlands Posts: 45 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Thanks for the replies! So this will work with auto targeting on.... That´s good news indeed! Will try it asap. Thanks again __________________ so we've got torpedo's on this heap of junk.... Where are the phaser banks?

01-05-08, 04:57 PM	#5
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,539 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	As long as auto targetting is on....you have the laser guided guru on your side __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

01-05-08, 07:54 PM	#6
Brag Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Docked on a Russian pond Posts: 7,072 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	If you're using stock, aim a bit forward of the stack for very satisfying ka-booms! __________________ Espionage, adventure, suspense, are just a click away Click here to look inside Brag's book: Amazon.com: Kingmaker: Alexey Braguine: Books Order Kingmaker here: http://www.subsim.com/store.html For Tactics visit:http://www.freewebs.com/kielman/

01-04-08, 03:10 PM	#2
looney Commodore Join Date: May 2007 Location: Sneek, The Netherlands Posts: 635 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	AFAIK as soon as you see that the values change: Shiptype/range/AoB then you hit at what you aim unless ofcourse the target changes course or speed.

01-06-08, 12:06 AM	#7
UnterseeBoogeyMan Ensign Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: The Land of Cholla Cactus and Red Chile Posts: 224 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	I find making my shots within 1000 meters of the target ensures the torpedo goes where I aim it. Sometimes I have to shoot beyond, say b/w 1,000 and 2,000 meters. It gets a little dicey, you may be off a little, but you can still have success.