Noob question about ship sinkings

[peterloo]

Use your desk gun and fire until it tells you "SHE IS GOING DOWN"

[mookiemookie]

Originally Posted by robj250

okay, let's suppose that I hit eight ships, two torpedoes each, so that leaves me with 2 stern + 2 externals. How to do mark (on the nav map) where the eight ships (how do I know which ones they are) so I can come back later and sink them after the DDs have taken off?

EDIT: Forgot to count here. 2 fish per ship (including stern) = five ships.

So as I asked above, how do I mark the position of these ships on the navigation map if I have to leave the area and come back for them afterward. Also, how do I determine which ship I hit with the 2 fish?

rob, the pencil tool on the nav map is how I keep track of where I shoot my torpedos. When you select the pencil tool, it will place an X whereever you click on the map. I place one of these marks on top of the ship that I'm aiming at, just before I fire. A lot of times, after the torpedos have hit and if I'm still at periscope depth, I'll make another mark at their new position so I can get a feel for their general course. Using the marks I made on the map, I have a pretty general idea of where the crippled ones are when I come back later to finish them off.