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Originally Posted by beartooth91
Experienced player here, but my first time using the Dick O'Kane targeting method. I fired three torpedo's and missed!
Target was a freighter, course 280, speed 8.5 knots. My course was 10....stern tubes facing. I chose a lead angle of 15....AOB was set to starboard 75. I pulled the stadimeter triangle all the way down. Firing bearing was 165. Anyway I shot at 900 yards...all three...bow/middle/stern and missed. It was night with rough seas and I didn't see whether I missed ahead or astern.
I figure one of two issues....firing bearing should've been 175 not 165 (?) or AOB should be set to 180 - lead angle when shooting stern tubes (?). I've never seen that in any instruction, so, maybe I'm overanalyzing.
What did I do wrong?
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Hello there.
Here's my take on dick o'kane method:
1. Turn off your PK.
2. For lead angle, it should be arctan(target speed/torp speed).
3. Align your periscope bearing to lead angle for port shot or 360 - lead angle for starboard shot. If you shooting with aft tube, then it is 180 + lead angle for port shot and 180 - lead angle for starboard shot. Here, set the range as high as you can.
4. Set AOB to 90 - lead angle, always.
5. Set the target speed.
6. Double check on attack map. If your torpedo track isn't close to 0 or 180, then you're doing something wrong or forgot to set torpedo speed accordingly.
7. Lay and wait.
8. When the target pass the periscope crosshair, fire at will.
Hope that helps.
