Shadowing convoy

clayp · 03-06-08, 06:14 PM

I'm shadowing this BIG convoy,16 or 18 ships...The seas are extremely high and I cant see well from the attack periscope even at a depth of 40'..Also when I do see them in the scope the thing amajig on the left of the screen wont tell me what kind or how close...So I'm waiting for the seas to calm or full dark so I can try a surface attack..Any comments?

Digital_Trucker · 03-06-08, 07:01 PM

Never mind, I misread the post.

Edit: keep going up until you can see?

1480 · 03-06-08, 07:10 PM

What DT says and you won't get anything on the thingahmajig (TDC) till you get to within 7500 yards or so. Use your sonar to get a range estimate and a better feel for the course and speed, if you got the nomograph then its somewhat easy. Trust me the only class I ever got a D in school was trig and calculus(sp).

clayp · 03-06-08, 11:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 1480

What DT says and you won't get anything on the thingahmajig (TDC) till you get to within 7500 yards or so. Use your sonar to get a range estimate and a better feel for the course and speed, if you got the nomograph then its somewhat easy. Trust me the only class I ever got a D in school was trig and calculus(sp).

I dont know how to do this....Thank you all for the answers..I D/L the video and will look at it tomorrow....

AkbarGulag · 03-06-08, 11:58 PM

Sometimes weather is so bad Clayp, that you can not see an enemy vessel unless your within 300 metres

clayp · 03-07-08, 10:23 AM

I watched that video....

Maybe if I watched it 10,000 times I may understand what he is doing...

Rockin Robbins · 03-06-08, 07:12 PM

This is a great time to study up on WernerSobe's sonar only attack procedure. You can actually use the fact that you can't see (and they can't see you) to your advantage! Save the game first so if you blow the attack you can go back and try it again. This is the time to learn something really fun and make new homes for millions of fishies!

Save that game though.

This situation is very rare and it's the perfect setup to learn the sonar only attack: the most fun you can have in Silent Hunter 4. Go get em!

Triad773 · 03-06-08, 09:45 PM

That vid looks promising to me Rockin Robbins. I too was just wondering would you always need to be at peri. depth or surface to get enough of a fix on the enemy to attack.

Thanks

Triad

03-06-08, 06:14 PM	#1
clayp The Old Man Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 1,554 Downloads: 340 Uploads: 0	Shadowing convoy I'm shadowing this BIG convoy,16 or 18 ships...The seas are extremely high and I cant see well from the attack periscope even at a depth of 40'..Also when I do see them in the scope the thing amajig on the left of the screen wont tell me what kind or how close...So I'm waiting for the seas to calm or full dark so I can try a surface attack..Any comments? __________________ clayp

03-06-08, 07:01 PM	#2
Digital_Trucker Silent Hunter Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: The Peach State Posts: 4,171 Downloads: 141 Uploads: 10	Never mind, I misread the post. Edit: keep going up until you can see? __________________ RSM-GIEP-Killflags-LV Tribute-Playable Elco __Peace be with you, Dave.

03-06-08, 07:10 PM	#3
1480 Lead Slinger Join Date: May 2007 Location: Chitcago, Illinoise Posts: 1,442 Downloads: 74 Uploads: 0	What DT says and you won't get anything on the thingahmajig (TDC) till you get to within 7500 yards or so. Use your sonar to get a range estimate and a better feel for the course and speed, if you got the nomograph then its somewhat easy. Trust me the only class I ever got a D in school was trig and calculus(sp). __________________ Last edited by 1480; 03-06-08 at 07:53 PM.

03-06-08, 11:58 PM	#5
AkbarGulag Samurai Navy Join Date: May 2007 Location: cfgdatsimZOMGddstgasns Posts: 571 Downloads: 21 Uploads: 1	Sometimes weather is so bad Clayp, that you can not see an enemy vessel unless your within 300 metres __________________ "6 days into his patrol, the first enemy ship was spotted... a trawler... ...It was at this point, Captain AkbarGulag realised how green his crew was..."

03-07-08, 10:23 AM	#6
clayp The Old Man Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 1,554 Downloads: 340 Uploads: 0	I watched that video.... Maybe if I watched it 10,000 times I may understand what he is doing... __________________ clayp

03-06-08, 07:12 PM	#7
Rockin Robbins Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: DeLand, FL Posts: 8,900 Downloads: 135 Uploads: 52	It's kind of a stretch but.... This is a great time to study up on WernerSobe's sonar only attack procedure. You can actually use the fact that you can't see (and they can't see you) to your advantage! Save the game first so if you blow the attack you can go back and try it again. This is the time to learn something really fun and make new homes for millions of fishies! Save that game though. This situation is very rare and it's the perfect setup to learn the sonar only attack: the most fun you can have in Silent Hunter 4. Go get em! __________________ Sub Skipper's Bag of Tricks, Slightly Subnuclear Mk 14 & Cutie, Slightly Subnuclear Deck Gun, EZPlot 2.0, TMOPlot, TMOKeys, SH4CMS

03-06-08, 09:45 PM	#8
Triad773 Seaman Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Midwest US: Great Lakes Posts: 39 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	That vid looks promising to me Rockin Robbins. I too was just wondering would you always need to be at peri. depth or surface to get enough of a fix on the enemy to attack. Thanks Triad Last edited by Triad773; 03-06-08 at 10:09 PM.