That Elusive Second Target...

meduza · 11-27-08, 04:24 PM

Most of the time I aim for two biggest ships, firing 2 torpedoes at each ship. My optimal distance is 2-4 km. I try to pick ships in the same or adjacent columns, to avoid shooting with large gyro angle (larger distance helps). When attacking submerged, I don't bother to move or change my position. I just wait for the selected ships to come in front of my tubes.

When attacking ships at different distances, you have to carefully time the second shot in order to have all impact at the same time.

ppk · 11-27-08, 06:28 PM

Slip between lead and corner DD's. Penetrate the convoy. Bring your boat in between two rows of merchants and turn 90 to their course. Turn your bow towards wichever column has the two best targets, and try to put yourself at about 600 meters from that row which normally leaves around 300 for the secondary target. Whatever is sailing parallel with your first target in the row behind you will be that target. Now just stop and wait... Shoot the two shot salvo and the stern tube as simultaneously as you can. For the stern shot, aim it at a ''sweet spot'' and hope for the best. You can always come back to finish it later if you kill it's props or boilers. Go to ahead standard when the torps hit (flank speed reduces the range between you and that secondary target too fast.. we're close enough like that), turn to the second target, zap it and crash dive. Allow for a target that's doing evasive maneuvers and consider widening the spread angle. Evade, shadow, reposition and repeat. Voilà.

gAiNiAc · 12-01-08, 12:20 PM

Another thing to consider is that column seperation is equal......So when your torpedoes cross a column going for a target in the next it's time to shoot torpedoes at a ship in that nearer column.

It's nice to have a table indicating torpedo travel distances over time for varoius ranges.........This way you don't have to do so much mental gym.

Another thing...... I maneuver aggressively once I start shooting. No point sitting at 2 knots after you've shot torpedoes. You're just asking to get pounded. You can put quite a bit of distance between yourself and where escorts will begin their search if you do it right.

11-27-08, 04:24 PM	#1
meduza Ace of the Deep Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: on patrol Posts: 1,035 Downloads: 40 Uploads: 0	Most of the time I aim for two biggest ships, firing 2 torpedoes at each ship. My optimal distance is 2-4 km. I try to pick ships in the same or adjacent columns, to avoid shooting with large gyro angle (larger distance helps). When attacking submerged, I don't bother to move or change my position. I just wait for the selected ships to come in front of my tubes. When attacking ships at different distances, you have to carefully time the second shot in order to have all impact at the same time. __________________

11-27-08, 06:28 PM	#2
ppk Machinist's Mate Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 125 Downloads: 21 Uploads: 0	Slip between lead and corner DD's. Penetrate the convoy. Bring your boat in between two rows of merchants and turn 90 to their course. Turn your bow towards wichever column has the two best targets, and try to put yourself at about 600 meters from that row which normally leaves around 300 for the secondary target. Whatever is sailing parallel with your first target in the row behind you will be that target. Now just stop and wait... Shoot the two shot salvo and the stern tube as simultaneously as you can. For the stern shot, aim it at a ''sweet spot'' and hope for the best. You can always come back to finish it later if you kill it's props or boilers. Go to ahead standard when the torps hit (flank speed reduces the range between you and that secondary target too fast.. we're close enough like that), turn to the second target, zap it and crash dive. Allow for a target that's doing evasive maneuvers and consider widening the spread angle. Evade, shadow, reposition and repeat. Voilà. Last edited by ppk; 11-27-08 at 06:30 PM.

12-01-08, 12:20 PM	#3
gAiNiAc Weps Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 369 Downloads: 16 Uploads: 0	Another thing to consider is that column seperation is equal......So when your torpedoes cross a column going for a target in the next it's time to shoot torpedoes at a ship in that nearer column. It's nice to have a table indicating torpedo travel distances over time for varoius ranges.........This way you don't have to do so much mental gym. Another thing...... I maneuver aggressively once I start shooting. No point sitting at 2 knots after you've shot torpedoes. You're just asking to get pounded. You can put quite a bit of distance between yourself and where escorts will begin their search if you do it right. __________________