Where are you supposed to aim your guns on periscopes?

somedude88 · 11-29-22, 04:27 PM

Are you supposed to try to get a direct hit on the periscope to get it hit by shrapnel? Or are you supposed to aim a bit lower to try and get a shot to connect with the tower that's underwater?

Fidd · 11-30-22, 01:44 AM

To my mind, if you can see a periscope from a gunners station, you're not using them right. Guns are for use at extreme range using radar guided shells to cause the u-boat to dive. This slows it down enough to keep it out of firing range of the convoy. In a sense, the guns allow for the time required to get destroyers (initially) then corvettes into DC range. Instead of trying to use guns at close range, use the feather to make a really good DC attack in?

11-29-22, 04:27 PM	#1
somedude88 Torpedoman Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 120 Downloads: 54 Uploads: 0	Where are you supposed to aim your guns on periscopes? Are you supposed to try to get a direct hit on the periscope to get it hit by shrapnel? Or are you supposed to aim a bit lower to try and get a shot to connect with the tower that's underwater?

11-30-22, 01:44 AM	#2
Fidd Captain Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Blighty! Posts: 542 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	To my mind, if you can see a periscope from a gunners station, you're not using them right. Guns are for use at extreme range using radar guided shells to cause the u-boat to dive. This slows it down enough to keep it out of firing range of the convoy. In a sense, the guns allow for the time required to get destroyers (initially) then corvettes into DC range. Instead of trying to use guns at close range, use the feather to make a really good DC attack in?