4 Bearing method, useless in combat?

barker262 · 03-04-14, 03:56 AM

Dear Subsim,

My first ever post on your forum

, which I might add has taught me so much in a short space of time; I thank you for that. But to the four bearing method, with a little playing background first...

I love sims, flight mainly, but anything that gives me an atmosphere, a sense of 'being there'. I have owned silent hunter 3 for years, but never played it, fear of failure perhaps, but I've loved the genre since Aces of the deep which I played to death.

I finally got the urge to get into the sim, started firing topedos about the place and not hitting a thing. I read about ranging and setting TDC, mastered that (well proficient anyway). I read with interest the articles about hydrophone only attacks, the 4 bearing method, got my first hydrophone only torpedo hit last night and got that warm glow of accomplishment

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Then 1939 was over and the convoys appeared, now time to use the skills gained. I found a convoy in the never ending rain off the coast of england, but never saw a single ship, so I would have thought that this was the perfect opportunity to use the method. What the hell?! Can't track a ship, hydrophone wont stay focused on one target. Can't move submerged as the escorts detect your noise immediately.

I even threw every thing learned out the window and charged into the convoy.. but I'll leave that for my next post.

So Kaleun, what do you think?

P.S. Playing the game with GWX mod on 87% realism, (external camera and events).

03-04-14, 03:56 AM	#1
barker262 Seaman Join Date: Feb 2014 Posts: 32 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 0	4 Bearing method, useless in combat? Dear Subsim, My first ever post on your forum , which I might add has taught me so much in a short space of time; I thank you for that. But to the four bearing method, with a little playing background first... I love sims, flight mainly, but anything that gives me an atmosphere, a sense of 'being there'. I have owned silent hunter 3 for years, but never played it, fear of failure perhaps, but I've loved the genre since Aces of the deep which I played to death. I finally got the urge to get into the sim, started firing topedos about the place and not hitting a thing. I read about ranging and setting TDC, mastered that (well proficient anyway). I read with interest the articles about hydrophone only attacks, the 4 bearing method, got my first hydrophone only torpedo hit last night and got that warm glow of accomplishment . Then 1939 was over and the convoys appeared, now time to use the skills gained. I found a convoy in the never ending rain off the coast of england, but never saw a single ship, so I would have thought that this was the perfect opportunity to use the method. What the hell?! Can't track a ship, hydrophone wont stay focused on one target. Can't move submerged as the escorts detect your noise immediately. I even threw every thing learned out the window and charged into the convoy.. but I'll leave that for my next post. So Kaleun, what do you think? P.S. Playing the game with GWX mod on 87% realism, (external camera and events).