How to hit a destroyer?

Xsi-Roy · 02-27-06, 06:28 AM

I tried this several times, but almost always they mis target. Even when i'm close to them. Sinking the rest of the ships is ok, but destroyers are hard to get. I use the electrical driven torpedo's.(to bad they aren't fast)

Roy

02-27-06, 06:34 AM

With a very Big Stick !

Seriously tho, best results is achived by stealth with an electric (DD dont know your there) or Acustic Homing Torp (so long as the DD's between 10-23Knts, the A-torp speed is 24Knts). Last but not least T1 set for fast at close range with DD at speed (best when he's runing at you ahead or astern).

bookworm_020 · 02-27-06, 04:07 PM

T1 set at high speed and the destroyer at 600m is the best for convoy escorts, time it after they have just finished the last major turn. It also good for down the throat shots.

Electric torps are better for lone escorts thet are running along fat, dumb and happy, it's means you can fire at a greater range.

Homing torps (got to love em!!) are best for high speed targets that are manovering, depth charge attack and so forth, and are close in. Just remember that time give to impact will be off as the torp will home in on a moving target, and it may have to chase the target for awhile (if the taget goes faster the the torp's top speed it will get away in a tail chase).

remember it best to leave escots alone and hunt the big boys, not the tiny tots.

Good hunting and may the sound of screeching metal be of your enemies and not of yourself.

blue3golf · 02-27-06, 04:23 PM

set the torps run depth shallow manually, dd's don't set deep so maybe the fish are runnin' under them.

jasondef · 02-27-06, 04:43 PM

I've notices any escort running at a good speed can't "hear" a fast running T1, buy I'm still in '41, so maybe the destroyers get better later.

VonHelsching · 02-28-06, 01:37 AM

There was an old post, here in the forums, where a good Kaleun was describing a way to hit the circling DD.

I think that you must disable the "lock" and fire the torpedo @ 0 heading a little bit before the front part of the DD is on the "0". But I might be wrong.

02-27-06, 06:28 AM	#1
Xsi-Roy Swabbie Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 12 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	How to hit a destroyer? I tried this several times, but almost always they mis target. Even when i'm close to them. Sinking the rest of the ships is ok, but destroyers are hard to get. I use the electrical driven torpedo's.(to bad they aren't fast) Roy

02-27-06, 04:07 PM	#3
bookworm_020 Navy Seal Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Sinking ships off the Australian coast Posts: 5,966 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	T1 set at high speed and the destroyer at 600m is the best for convoy escorts, time it after they have just finished the last major turn. It also good for down the throat shots. Electric torps are better for lone escorts thet are running along fat, dumb and happy, it's means you can fire at a greater range. Homing torps (got to love em!!) are best for high speed targets that are manovering, depth charge attack and so forth, and are close in. Just remember that time give to impact will be off as the torp will home in on a moving target, and it may have to chase the target for awhile (if the taget goes faster the the torp's top speed it will get away in a tail chase). remember it best to leave escots alone and hunt the big boys, not the tiny tots. Good hunting and may the sound of screeching metal be of your enemies and not of yourself. __________________ "There is always one person in any organization who knows whats going on, That person must be fired"

02-27-06, 04:43 PM	#5
jasondef Weps Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 358 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I've notices any escort running at a good speed can't "hear" a fast running T1, buy I'm still in '41, so maybe the destroyers get better later. __________________ "My, God! Those bulkheads! Did you hear them burst!" System: 40gb 5400rpm HD \| Generic MB from around '02 \| P4 2.6 400GHz \| 1 GB PC2100 DDR (2 mismatched 512's) 16x CD-ROM \| GeForce 7800 AGP \| broken Radio Shack case fan \| Ergonomic keyboard (missing a shift key) PS2 ball mouse \| surge protector \| USB 1.1 expansion card \| Really cool surround-sound headphones

02-27-06, 06:34 AM	#2
Cdre Gibs Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	With a very Big Stick ! Seriously tho, best results is achived by stealth with an electric (DD dont know your there) or Acustic Homing Torp (so long as the DD's between 10-23Knts, the A-torp speed is 24Knts). Last but not least T1 set for fast at close range with DD at speed (best when he's runing at you ahead or astern).

02-27-06, 04:23 PM	#4
blue3golf Weps Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Traverse City, MI Posts: 352 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	set the torps run depth shallow manually, dd's don't set deep so maybe the fish are runnin' under them.

02-28-06, 01:37 AM	#6
VonHelsching Ace of the Deep Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Athens, Greece Posts: 1,025 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	There was an old post, here in the forums, where a good Kaleun was describing a way to hit the circling DD. I think that you must disable the "lock" and fire the torpedo @ 0 heading a little bit before the front part of the DD is on the "0". But I might be wrong.