Sinkage Avoidance

UnderseaLcpl · 05-04-08, 02:07 AM

I understand if you are loathe to take advice from a sh4 noob captretman, but my greatest success againt destroyers has been by positioning myself at periscope depth at a right angle to the destroyer's attack vector. This takes a bit of practice as the DD's will vary attack angles based upon your speed and position relative to them, much like a torp solution. When the DD is 1000 meters or so you want to be at 90 or 270 degrees bearing from it approximately. Allow it to approach you whilst you are at 1/3. When the DD closes to 400 yards or less order full rudder in the direction of its approach and flank speed. This should allow you to scrape by its DC attack with 40-120 yards to spare. Next order full rudder in the opposite direction and 1/3 speed. This should put you in a brilliant position for a 90 degree AOB shot with the DD moving at 12 knots.
In the case of multiple DD's this can take more time as they seem to have a collision avoidance protocol where one DD will make an offensive run and then the next one in decent proximity with a good angle will attempt a dc run. Ultimately however, one will always end up attempting to circle across your bow and usually they are at 12 knots.
If you fire a torpedo at 4-6 foot depth high speed with CI fuse whilst the offending DC is 15 degrees from your zero with your rudder at zero you can produce a hit amidships about 75% of the time.
The aforementioned advice is my primary doctrine when engaging DD's and my first priority is to eliminate escorts before any other vessels. Generally I just calculate a solution for a 90 degree AOB attack on a Minesuke DD at 0 kts and use my 15 degree strat to score a hit. If you are a fan of TDC i see no reson why it couldn't be used if you are fast. As an idiot, I'm a deck gun man myself, after using the above to eliminate escorts.
Good luck and I hope this helps a little.

05-04-08, 02:07 AM	#2
UnderseaLcpl Silent Hunter Join Date: May 2008 Location: Storming the beaches! Posts: 4,254 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	personal advice I understand if you are loathe to take advice from a sh4 noob captretman, but my greatest success againt destroyers has been by positioning myself at periscope depth at a right angle to the destroyer's attack vector. This takes a bit of practice as the DD's will vary attack angles based upon your speed and position relative to them, much like a torp solution. When the DD is 1000 meters or so you want to be at 90 or 270 degrees bearing from it approximately. Allow it to approach you whilst you are at 1/3. When the DD closes to 400 yards or less order full rudder in the direction of its approach and flank speed. This should allow you to scrape by its DC attack with 40-120 yards to spare. Next order full rudder in the opposite direction and 1/3 speed. This should put you in a brilliant position for a 90 degree AOB shot with the DD moving at 12 knots. In the case of multiple DD's this can take more time as they seem to have a collision avoidance protocol where one DD will make an offensive run and then the next one in decent proximity with a good angle will attempt a dc run. Ultimately however, one will always end up attempting to circle across your bow and usually they are at 12 knots. If you fire a torpedo at 4-6 foot depth high speed with CI fuse whilst the offending DC is 15 degrees from your zero with your rudder at zero you can produce a hit amidships about 75% of the time. The aforementioned advice is my primary doctrine when engaging DD's and my first priority is to eliminate escorts before any other vessels. Generally I just calculate a solution for a 90 degree AOB attack on a Minesuke DD at 0 kts and use my 15 degree strat to score a hit. If you are a fan of TDC i see no reson why it couldn't be used if you are fast. As an idiot, I'm a deck gun man myself, after using the above to eliminate escorts. Good luck and I hope this helps a little.