Determining speed without map contacts

Bubblehead1980 · 05-20-10, 11:21 PM

So I have been away from SH 4 TMO for a while, just been too busy with RL to play but found sometime recently.I have played on 100 realism for a while and enjoy it but have found myself having some trouble firing torpedos accurately without map contacts.Usually I estimated speed via sound reports and visually by things such as bow wake etc and had very high number of hits/sinkings, mostly from playing enough.I am now somewhat out of practice and wont be playing enough to get back to my previous level.

So my question is, what are some methods to determine speed without map contacts turned on? with map contacts on its easy to get speed, mark a spot, wait 3 minutes, mark current location of target, then measure distance, 900 yards= 9 knots.

Tried marking positions on map without contacts but didnt work out too well, too many misses.So any suggestions on how to get speed for a "traditional" TDC shot? not looking for the trick shots some use, i prefer to do it how it was done, not finding AOB or distance difficult without contacts, just speed.Thanks in advance.

05-20-10, 11:21 PM	#1
Bubblehead1980 Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Florida USA Posts: 7,104 Downloads: 605 Uploads: 44	Determining speed without map contacts So I have been away from SH 4 TMO for a while, just been too busy with RL to play but found sometime recently.I have played on 100 realism for a while and enjoy it but have found myself having some trouble firing torpedos accurately without map contacts.Usually I estimated speed via sound reports and visually by things such as bow wake etc and had very high number of hits/sinkings, mostly from playing enough.I am now somewhat out of practice and wont be playing enough to get back to my previous level. So my question is, what are some methods to determine speed without map contacts turned on? with map contacts on its easy to get speed, mark a spot, wait 3 minutes, mark current location of target, then measure distance, 900 yards= 9 knots. Tried marking positions on map without contacts but didnt work out too well, too many misses.So any suggestions on how to get speed for a "traditional" TDC shot? not looking for the trick shots some use, i prefer to do it how it was done, not finding AOB or distance difficult without contacts, just speed.Thanks in advance.