Manual Firing Solutions during Bad Visability

Tikigod · 03-03-06, 01:10 PM

What should a manual solution be in poor visability? I want to try to hit a ship I have been stalking all night in bad weather....he is about to reach a port and the weather is not clearing.....if I turn away and line my rear for a shot on him can I set aob and bearing to 0 and fire a straight shot using impact detonator? I can hear where he is underwater....I'm not sure of range....given its 1940 and I dont have sonar....so can I just wing it and fire? I have fired in past and they bounce off haul. I am just a minimum firing distance from what I can tell...but, im not sure what I'm doing wrong....am i supposed to set range to 0 so that it arms when it leaves the tube?

don1reed · 03-03-06, 01:28 PM

A rule of thumb that I use:

Never shoot at anything I cannot see or identify.

...that said, Greyrider, has a nifty "sound" trainer where you count the revs to obtain speed, and once that's ascertained you can perform the math asin = ((target speed/torpedo speed) x sin(AOB)) to determine the angle of lead, aka, Offset Angle of Collisioin.

...but, if you're talking about up-the-kilt or down-the-throat shots, I've only had success with Mz-Pi (magnetic) fuses set 1m below.

Cheers,

Heibges · 03-03-06, 02:46 PM

Cheney would have been smart to follow that rule of thumb.

don1reed · 03-03-06, 07:56 PM

:rotfl:

XXi · 03-03-06, 09:39 PM

Argh... it just reminds me the only meeting with a battleship so far. The problem was, it happened in heavy storm in a night so black that I`ve seen NOTHING. Only some shadows in 300 m distance... four torpedoes shot into something that pretended to be a Nelson battleship.

All missed

GOZO · 03-09-06, 02:47 PM

An S-GerÃ¤t can do much help here getting the distance.

Cheers

03-03-06, 01:10 PM	#1
Tikigod Grey Wolf Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: United States Posts: 777 Downloads: 28 Uploads: 0	Manual Firing Solutions during Bad Visability What should a manual solution be in poor visability? I want to try to hit a ship I have been stalking all night in bad weather....he is about to reach a port and the weather is not clearing.....if I turn away and line my rear for a shot on him can I set aob and bearing to 0 and fire a straight shot using impact detonator? I can hear where he is underwater....I'm not sure of range....given its 1940 and I dont have sonar....so can I just wing it and fire? I have fired in past and they bounce off haul. I am just a minimum firing distance from what I can tell...but, im not sure what I'm doing wrong....am i supposed to set range to 0 so that it arms when it leaves the tube?

03-03-06, 01:28 PM	#2
don1reed Ace of the Deep Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Valhalla: Silent Generation Posts: 1,149 Downloads: 910 Uploads: 0	A rule of thumb that I use: Never shoot at anything I cannot see or identify. ...that said, Greyrider, has a nifty "sound" trainer where you count the revs to obtain speed, and once that's ascertained you can perform the math asin = ((target speed/torpedo speed) x sin(AOB)) to determine the angle of lead, aka, Offset Angle of Collisioin. ...but, if you're talking about up-the-kilt or down-the-throat shots, I've only had success with Mz-Pi (magnetic) fuses set 1m below. Cheers, __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act. ~ George Orwell

03-03-06, 02:46 PM	#3
Heibges Sea Lord Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: San Francisco, California Posts: 1,633 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Cheney would have been smart to follow that rule of thumb. __________________ U.Kdt.Hdb B. I. 28) This possibility of using the hydrophone to help in detecting surface ships should, however, be restricted to those cases where the submarine is unavoidably compelled to stay below the surface. http://www.hackworth.com/

03-03-06, 07:56 PM	#4
don1reed Ace of the Deep Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Valhalla: Silent Generation Posts: 1,149 Downloads: 910 Uploads: 0	:rotfl: __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act. ~ George Orwell

03-03-06, 09:39 PM	#5
XXi Ensign Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Warsaw, Poland / Nagoya, Japan Posts: 227 Downloads: 20 Uploads: 0	Argh... it just reminds me the only meeting with a battleship so far. The problem was, it happened in heavy storm in a night so black that I`ve seen NOTHING. Only some shadows in 300 m distance... four torpedoes shot into something that pretended to be a Nelson battleship. All missed __________________ lasciate ogni speranza... voi, chi entrate

03-09-06, 02:47 PM	#6
GOZO Commander Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Linkoping, Sweden Posts: 479 Downloads: 176 Uploads: 0	An S-GerÃ¤t can do much help here getting the distance. Cheers __________________ SHIV:TMo 2.5, RSRD, SCAF OLC, Ralle's modpack SHIV: WDAD, Med Campaign SHIII: GWX3 GOLD, OLCII Gold, ACM-reloaded interface mod, SHIIIcmndr 3.2, Full Realism/DiD SHIII: LSH3 2015 Cold Waters with all bells and whistles Finally SHV but still unmodded and still a noob....