I tried the Weapon Officer and the guy's drunk

Sailingowl · 06-11-20, 05:44 PM

I thought I'd try aiming using the WO today and I had a nice battleship in my sights, clearly seen from the side. I'd eyeball it at a AOB of 70-80 on the starboard side or there abouts. So I let the guy make his calculations to see what he comes up with and he spits out 170 on the port side. Being a kind man I laugh at his obvious joke and ask again. 170 on the port side. Mind you, I did double check in the scope and there it was, by now a nice clean AOB of 90 starboard. Third time's a charm, I guess. 170 on the port side, he tells me yet again. I ignored the guy and did my own math but they saw the torps coming but it was close.

I'm running GWX, is it possible for the WO to be that wrong? Should I just shove the guy into the torpedo tube and fire him off so he can see how wrong he was?

John Pancoast · 06-11-20, 05:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sailingowl

I thought I'd try aiming using the WO today and I had a nice battleship in my sights, clearly seen from the side. I'd eyeball it at a AOB of 70-80 on the starboard side or there abouts. So I let the guy make his calculations to see what he comes up with and he spits out 170 on the port side. Being a kind man I laugh at his obvious joke and ask again. 170 on the port side. Mind you, I did double check in the scope and there it was, by now a nice clean AOB of 90 starboard. Third time's a charm, I guess. 170 on the port side, he tells me yet again. I ignored the guy and did my own math but they saw the torps coming but it was close.

I'm running GWX, is it possible for the WO to be that wrong? Should I just shove the guy into the torpedo tube and fire him off so he can see how wrong he was?

You did something wrong. It is not a GWX problem. Maybe had the stern torpedo selected, i.e. ?

Sailingowl · 06-11-20, 05:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by John Pancoast

You did something wrong. It is not a GWX problem. Maybe had the stern torpedo selected, i.e. ?

Tubes two and four selected and the target was at 330. I'm flummoxed what the issue was. I'll replace him when I get back to base and stick to using the RAOBF, it was more fun.

John Pancoast · 06-11-20, 06:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sailingowl

Tubes two and four selected and the target was at 330. I'm flummoxed what the issue was. I'll replace him when I get back to base and stick to using the RAOBF, it was more fun.

Set up a 90 aob and you won't need either the officer or RAOBF.

06-11-20, 05:44 PM	#1
Sailingowl Watch Join Date: Mar 2020 Location: Sweden Posts: 18 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	I tried the Weapon Officer and the guy's drunk I thought I'd try aiming using the WO today and I had a nice battleship in my sights, clearly seen from the side. I'd eyeball it at a AOB of 70-80 on the starboard side or there abouts. So I let the guy make his calculations to see what he comes up with and he spits out 170 on the port side. Being a kind man I laugh at his obvious joke and ask again. 170 on the port side. Mind you, I did double check in the scope and there it was, by now a nice clean AOB of 90 starboard. Third time's a charm, I guess. 170 on the port side, he tells me yet again. I ignored the guy and did my own math but they saw the torps coming but it was close. I'm running GWX, is it possible for the WO to be that wrong? Should I just shove the guy into the torpedo tube and fire him off so he can see how wrong he was?