100k patrol for Dummies

[Abd_von_Mumit]

Originally Posted by filefool

Well, i don't know the exact number but i don't shoot manually.
I am playing without external or event cam and of course with realistic sinking times, limited fuel and torps.

Just a side note: 100% realism setting does NOT mean one can't hunt 100k tons or more. I'd even say opposite - high realism could make getting high tonnage even easier. On my first weeks of playing SH3 a year ago I used autotargeting options as manual plotting scared me, and I missed really often, for a few causes:
- I relied on the auto option too much and didn't even try sometimes to take a good shot position,
- the auto option is really not sufficient for zigzaging/evading/changing speed targets,
- I suppose one doesn't relly care for some details when using autotargetting, like weather conditions, ship's draft, range. It seems so easy no matter what, so why should he care?
- auto targeting always aims in the midships, while it's not always the best spot to aim at. Manual targeting lets you pick better spots, like engines or screws, and lets sink ships with 1 shot.

After that I switched to manual targetting, no WO assistance (I only get range when on surface from my watch officer to compare it with my own range estimation - helps to identify the ship properly). And then after I finally learned (took me like 3-4 patrols) I almost never miss. And my tonnage went up like hell, to the level that some didn't belive it was true.