Luckiest patrol ever (for me, anyway)

frenzied · 10-11-08, 06:50 PM

I'm goin' down, there are two main tricks to hit more with torpedoes:
1: Get closer. I think the longest range shot I took that patrol was at about 1200-1500 yards, which is getting to long range.

2: Use lots of torpedoes. If the target is a decent size, like a large freighter and above, I'll fire all 6 bow tubes at it, in a spread. After all, who knows if you'll see any other ships.

A last trick is using the PK as a solution checker. Get all your data, and set target range/course/speed, then wait a little bit (the amount of time depends on the range, shorter range = wait less), and then measure/send target range+bearing to the PK again. As you do this, watch the torpedo launch angle (the bottom dial). If it stays where it is, your solution is right, if it moves, you have something wrong, and can change course or speed of target to adjust.

10-11-08, 06:50 PM	#8
frenzied Watch Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 30 Downloads: 25 Uploads: 0	I'm goin' down, there are two main tricks to hit more with torpedoes: 1: Get closer. I think the longest range shot I took that patrol was at about 1200-1500 yards, which is getting to long range. 2: Use lots of torpedoes. If the target is a decent size, like a large freighter and above, I'll fire all 6 bow tubes at it, in a spread. After all, who knows if you'll see any other ships. A last trick is using the PK as a solution checker. Get all your data, and set target range/course/speed, then wait a little bit (the amount of time depends on the range, shorter range = wait less), and then measure/send target range+bearing to the PK again. As you do this, watch the torpedo launch angle (the bottom dial). If it stays where it is, your solution is right, if it moves, you have something wrong, and can change course or speed of target to adjust.