Dick O Kane style attack for UBoats

Chubster · 05-07-10, 02:02 PM

Been having a look and cant seem to find if there is a similar way to attack when in a uboat.

Has anyone got or know of any training vids etc ?

Rockin Robbins · 05-08-10, 09:05 AM

Well actually you can do the same Dick O'Kane attack in a U-Boat. Approach from right angles to the target track, calculate the AoB for the shoot angle and enter that into the TDC. You have to keep the TDC and the periscope unlocked from each other or every time you move the scope you'll ruin the solution! Enter the target speed and the standard 1100 or 1500 yard range and proceed as if you were in a fleet boat. Works great! And it was the very first kind of attack I did in a U-Boat because I didn't know any better.

However, in a U-Boat you have the option of upping the ante and making an attack where you don't have to wait for the target to cross the shoot bearing. You can actually shoot any time you want subject to the maximum range of the torpedo! This is Wazoo's Fast-90 technique. This will take advantage of the U-Boat's ability to link the TDC with the periscope (American boats could do this in real life but not in the game).

Start the same approach at 90º to the target track. Now point the scope at the zero bearing and go to the TDC. Enter 90º as the AoB and press the button to link the periscope to the TDC. Then enter the target speed and take a wild guess at the range (it cancels out so it doesn't matter much). Now as you point the scope at the target you can watch the TDC adjust the AoB to compensate. This calculates a new lead angle so that not matter when you shoot, as long as the crosshairs are on the part of the target you want to hit, the torpedo will hit!

That's the short course. If you want the entire story, which gets quite complicated (unnecessarily so to my way of thinking) here it is: http://www.paulwasserman.net/SHIII/

Chubster · 05-11-10, 03:11 PM

Cheers RR......it was your vids that helped me send several thousand tons to the bottom and also got my first sonar only after watching another of your vids.

Off to check this one out. Many thanks Cpn

Chubster · 05-11-10, 03:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Rockin Robbins

That's the short course. If you want the entire story, which gets quite complicated (unnecessarily so to my way of thinking) here it is: http://www.paulwasserman.net/SHIII/

......thinks we need a infamous RR training vid. Without the music though please

Rockin Robbins · 05-12-10, 08:43 AM

It's been awhile since I've made a video. I may just do that!

BillBam · 05-12-10, 06:19 PM

as Oliver Twist once said "MORE PLEZE!"

Singed · 05-13-10, 03:06 PM

R.R.'s videos are awesome, with or without music. I attribute a lot of my success in the game to his explanations of manual targeting.

The John P. Cromwell attack works just as well.

The added option of easily shooting "backwards" (stern, MOT, bow) with AOB automatically recomputed is REALLY nice if you think the situation merits it.

05-07-10, 02:02 PM	#1
Chubster Beach Leaf Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 287 Downloads: 162 Uploads: 0	Dick O Kane style attack for UBoats Been having a look and cant seem to find if there is a similar way to attack when in a uboat. Has anyone got or know of any training vids etc ?

05-08-10, 09:05 AM	#2
Rockin Robbins Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: DeLand, FL Posts: 8,899 Downloads: 135 Uploads: 52	Well actually you can do the same Dick O'Kane attack in a U-Boat. Approach from right angles to the target track, calculate the AoB for the shoot angle and enter that into the TDC. You have to keep the TDC and the periscope unlocked from each other or every time you move the scope you'll ruin the solution! Enter the target speed and the standard 1100 or 1500 yard range and proceed as if you were in a fleet boat. Works great! And it was the very first kind of attack I did in a U-Boat because I didn't know any better. However, in a U-Boat you have the option of upping the ante and making an attack where you don't have to wait for the target to cross the shoot bearing. You can actually shoot any time you want subject to the maximum range of the torpedo! This is Wazoo's Fast-90 technique. This will take advantage of the U-Boat's ability to link the TDC with the periscope (American boats could do this in real life but not in the game). Start the same approach at 90º to the target track. Now point the scope at the zero bearing and go to the TDC. Enter 90º as the AoB and press the button to link the periscope to the TDC. Then enter the target speed and take a wild guess at the range (it cancels out so it doesn't matter much). Now as you point the scope at the target you can watch the TDC adjust the AoB to compensate. This calculates a new lead angle so that not matter when you shoot, as long as the crosshairs are on the part of the target you want to hit, the torpedo will hit! That's the short course. If you want the entire story, which gets quite complicated (unnecessarily so to my way of thinking) here it is: http://www.paulwasserman.net/SHIII/ __________________ Sub Skipper's Bag of Tricks, Slightly Subnuclear Mk 14 & Cutie, Slightly Subnuclear Deck Gun, EZPlot 2.0, TMOPlot, TMOKeys, SH4CMS

05-12-10, 08:43 AM	#5
Rockin Robbins Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: DeLand, FL Posts: 8,899 Downloads: 135 Uploads: 52	It's been awhile since I've made a video. I may just do that! __________________ Sub Skipper's Bag of Tricks, Slightly Subnuclear Mk 14 & Cutie, Slightly Subnuclear Deck Gun, EZPlot 2.0, TMOPlot, TMOKeys, SH4CMS

05-11-10, 03:11 PM	#3
Chubster Beach Leaf Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 287 Downloads: 162 Uploads: 0	Cheers RR......it was your vids that helped me send several thousand tons to the bottom and also got my first sonar only after watching another of your vids. Off to check this one out. Many thanks Cpn

05-12-10, 06:19 PM	#6
BillBam Watch Officer Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Yuba/Sutter, CA Posts: 347 Downloads: 171 Uploads: 0	as Oliver Twist once said "MORE PLEZE!"

05-13-10, 03:06 PM	#7
Singed Sailbad the Sinner Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 106 Downloads: 126 Uploads: 0	R.R.'s videos are awesome, with or without music. I attribute a lot of my success in the game to his explanations of manual targeting. The John P. Cromwell attack works just as well. The added option of easily shooting "backwards" (stern, MOT, bow) with AOB automatically recomputed is REALLY nice if you think the situation merits it.