Is 1-2 big ships per patroll good?

[iven72]

I am using the VIIB and when attacking the larger ships they take somtimes 4 or m ore trrpedos to sink is that average? I do use the targeting computer and GW mod. somtimes even the small ships take 2-3 torpedos. Also have you had problems getting credit for sunk ships? I had one on more than one occasion where its dead in the water 3/4 sunk I come back later after the weather calms down to finish it with the deack gun and its gone.

[Respenus]

The GW mod has an excellent damage mod. Some say even too good. Smaller ships should go down with 1-2 fish, bigger ones need more 2-4, depending on which and where you hit them. Tankers usually need 1 torpedo, again depending on where you hit it.

If you use your external camera, always go chech if the screws are turning! If they are, wait for the boat to sink and if they aren't, you can go hunt others.

It's preferable that you stay near a damaged ship as you will have positive confirmation that she sunk.

You do know it sometimes took hours for ships to sink!

[AVGWarhawk]

GW makes sinking the ships harder than the out of box version. The small tramp steamers are just about indestructable. I usually leave them alone because you do not get a whole lot of tonnage for them and waste torps for it. As for big ships, yep 2-3 torps to send them down. Sometimes you get lucky and nail it with one torp. As long as you see "she is going down' you should get credit. I did however did not get credit for a kill because my bout was not in visual contact at the time it went down. I just came off a patrol in the VIIB and have 4 ships sunk. One by cannon fire...small tramp steamer just for fun

[Warmonger]

With TGW 1.1 and a VII type boat I usually come home with 4-6 sunk ships. Just learn to aim for vital spots and, especially in convoy attacks (I like to spread out my torps one per ship, hoping for lucky shots and stragglers) accept ships which are damaged only.

[Jimbuna]

Hi AVG...was wondering how you find 'small tankers' ? IMO there just like you describe the tramps (indestructable) :hmm:

[AVGWarhawk]

Originally Posted by jimbuna

Hi AVG...was wondering how you find 'small tankers' ? IMO there just like you describe the tramps (indestructable) :hmm:

To be honest, I do not see lone tankers. I have seen plenty of tankers in convoys. They seem to go down in 1-2 hits. Again, it all depends on were you hit them. Sometimes the ammo bunker is your first hit on some ships and up she goes! I think if you hit the dead middle of the tanker she will split in two. I normally send out two torps to do the job on the large ships. I keep my spread tight so both torps hit and I hit different parts of the ship so it will flood in both ends.

[Shikkapow]

How do you adjust the aiming point if you use the automatic TDC?
I don't use the manual input and don't understand how to adjust the aimpoint if using auto, I always seem to hit dead center...

[The Munster]

Originally Posted by iven72

I am using the VIIB and when attacking the larger ships they take somtimes 4 or m ore trrpedos to sink is that average? I do use the targeting computer and GW mod. somtimes even the small ships take 2-3 torpedos. Also have you had problems getting credit for sunk ships? I had one on more than one occasion where its dead in the water 3/4 sunk I come back later after the weather calms down to finish it with the deack gun and its gone.

Hi, what has happened is you have gone too far from the ship; the ship 'revives' itself then goes on it's merry way. The solution is to either go to periscope depth then get a card school going or play 'I-spy' with the Crew [I spy with my little eye something beginning with 'S']. The other option, which I haven't tried but supposed to work is to stay on surface then go down to Ahead Slow then raise the TC and circle the sinking ship until it goes down completely.

I always wait until I get the 'enemy unit destroyed' caption and/or the red sunk ship on the map before I carry on.