Sinking Battleships with GWX

[Sailor Steve]

Originally Posted by zosX

BTW, this was my first capital ship I've ever sunk in SH3. The thrill of watching that BB slide into the water was indescribable.

I've been playing SH3 for almost nine years now, and I've never even been close to a battleship except in single missions, and I've never sunk one.

Originally Posted by zosX

I'm a cheater. I had my weapons officer calculate a plot for me. I love subsims, but never found calculating solutions for torpedoes all that much fun.

I have manual targeting set, but I also use the WE Assistance. My math is less than useless, and I'm happy to pretend. Then again I've been playing subsims for twenty-six years and I'm a little jaded.

[gi_dan2987]

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

Then again I've been playing subsims for twenty-six years and I'm a little jaded.

We're all nerds in our own way Steve

I was always the guy who played the Close Combat series and Sid Meier's Gettysburg. Original battleship for the PC! Oh man, the memories.

[Sailor Steve]

Sid Meier to me always meant the original Silent Service and Pirates.

[gi_dan2987]

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

Sid Meier to me always meant the original Silent Service and Pirates.

Or what about leisure suit larry?

[Admiral Halsey]

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

Sid Meier to me always meant the original Silent Service and Pirates.

First thing that pops into my head when I hear his name is Railroad Tycoon.

[Sailor Steve]

Originally Posted by gi_dan2987

Or what about leisure suit larry?

I remember Larry fondly.

Except he wasn't by Sid Meier, but Al Lowe.

Originally Posted by Admiral Halsey

First thing that pops into my head when I hear his name is Railroad Tycoon.

I hate that game...but only because I've never been any good at it. The word "terrible" comes to mind.

[Admiral Halsey]

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

:I hate that game...but only because I've never been any good at it. The word "terrible" comes to mind.

I'm not that good either but I love it.

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by zosX

I'm a cheater. I had my weapons officer calculate a plot for me. I love subsims, but never found calculating solutions for torpedoes all that much fun. Especially when you you have a destroyer barreling down on you. I played mostly fleet boat sims over the years, so I grew accustomed to having a TDC calculating firing solutions for you. I play with everything on realistic except for torpedo firing solutions. I also leave the external camera enabled, because its fun to fly around and watch the action. I did break radio silence to report my success. Their reply: The first round is on us when you return to port. The funny thing was that the destroyers didn't even break from the convoy to search for me. Those early british escorts aren't too aggressive are they? Another nice thing: setting the depth low and using magnetic fuses allowed me to run my torpedoes right under any ships in my line of fire. So from 1940 on they quit using magnetic fuses historically? Bummer. They work well in calm seas.

You play the sim the way you get the most enjoyment...simple as