This short guide just saved my crew and the convoy I was escorting. Didn’t have the speed to get ahead for a quick shot, so I had to surface and get their attention and dog fight them. Hit 2/3 torpedoes!
The Guide
How to launch torpedoes without using the periscope and filling out a targeting solution?
In the TDC or the pop up box, set speed, range and distance to 0 (pretty sure you just need speed to 0 actually and the others don’t matter) and your torpedo will shoot straight at the bearing the periscope is looking at.
OR you can input a bearing manually by switching off bearing tracking with the switch in the TDC. You need some sort of solution in order to fire and this will just shoot straight.
What are some methods to get decent torpedo shots off at a ship you’re actively evading?
When a warship spots you on the surface or your periscope, they’ll generally b-line it directly in your direction without changing course or zig zagging.
If you put them roughly at 0° or 180° from your ship and let them continue to run in a straight line you can pretty easily fire a straight shot at them and sink them. Works best with 44kn torpedoes at as close of a range as possible (300m+ though)with the magnetic setting, exploding under their keel.
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