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-Danse- · 08-08-08, 05:57 PM

Ok, since posting I've wandered down towards the west coast of Australia.

I picked up quite a juicy target, in a T3 Tanker all on its lonesome.
For a target that size, you are bang on, Sledge. Just spent 2 hours tracking his progress toward me, setting up a 90° attack and hit with 4 of 4 fish. Nice and easy.

I've never enjoyed Trigonometry so much. (11000T, thank you.)

Not sure I'd be quick enough with the calculations for a small/fast target, but practice I guess will help to speed things up.

I still can't help wondering about night attacks though. This was in broad daylight, while submerged. My accuracy using the recognition manual for range is going to be wildly innaccurate at night.

How do you guys go on at night?

Pisces: Not sure. Haven't seen as such, and if there is I'm sure it will be limited to visual range. I'll check that out.

Thanks for the responses guys. I've found loads of useful info here so far just trawling the boards while I should have been working. The expression on co-workers faces is priceless when they ask what you are doing, and you calmly anwser, "Learning how to torpedo a moving target through math."

08-08-08, 05:57 PM	#4
-Danse- Swabbie Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 14 Downloads: 15 Uploads: 0	Ok, since posting I've wandered down towards the west coast of Australia. I picked up quite a juicy target, in a T3 Tanker all on its lonesome. For a target that size, you are bang on, Sledge. Just spent 2 hours tracking his progress toward me, setting up a 90° attack and hit with 4 of 4 fish. Nice and easy. I've never enjoyed Trigonometry so much. (11000T, thank you.) Not sure I'd be quick enough with the calculations for a small/fast target, but practice I guess will help to speed things up. I still can't help wondering about night attacks though. This was in broad daylight, while submerged. My accuracy using the recognition manual for range is going to be wildly innaccurate at night. How do you guys go on at night? Pisces: Not sure. Haven't seen as such, and if there is I'm sure it will be limited to visual range. I'll check that out. Thanks for the responses guys. I've found loads of useful info here so far just trawling the boards while I should have been working. The expression on co-workers faces is priceless when they ask what you are doing, and you calmly anwser, "Learning how to torpedo a moving target through math." Last edited by -Danse-; 08-08-08 at 06:16 PM.