Attack on ships at port....what am I doing wrong?

chowderhead62 · 04-21-16, 02:46 PM

So I received a mission to drop an agent in Panang....I snuck in at night and dropped the agent, evaded two subchasers, and on my way out there were a number of large ships docked in Panang. I snuck in under cover of weather and fog and put one of the large ships dead in front of me. It wouldn't let me target lock the ship until visible, so I tried two things. 1) Firing torpedos straight ahead and it looks from the target map they went straight ahead, but none of them hit the target....I didn't get dud messages they just exploded beyond the target. so then I tried waiting until I could actually get a target lock, which I did and then fired, to no avail. Any ideas? Could it be mines in the harbor? a sea wall? I can't seem to figure it out!

Sincerely,
One suck ass Captain.

cdrsubron7 · 04-21-16, 04:19 PM

It could have been defective torpedoes that run deeper than set. What was the date you were playing at?

marqkhi8407 · 04-21-16, 09:57 PM

Perhaps the depth of the torpedos were deep. And how many yds were you away when you fired?

Aktungbby · 04-21-16, 10:03 PM

marqkhi8407!

Crannogman · 04-21-16, 10:10 PM

It's hard to say, although I do seem to recall similar & inexplicable misses when attacking ports on occasion. Depth does seem to be trickier, perhaps "docked" ships ride a little higher out of the water (although that seems unlikely). Where were you in relation to the harbor? What mods are you using (different mods have slightly different harbor set-ups)

chowderhead62 · 04-21-16, 11:52 PM

Torpedos were set at fast and at standard depth (like 5 feet). Running with TMO and RSRD for mods. Because of the fog I was not able to lock at 1000 yards, but still shot anyway. And then when that didn't work I moved in until I was able to lock and that was just like 300 yards or so. That didn't work either.

torpedobait · 04-22-16, 03:43 AM

My experience going over a number of years with TMO-RSRDC is that 500 yards is the minimum for a torpedo to arm.

Jimbuna · 04-22-16, 06:16 AM

Set to the shallowest depth and allow 500 yards.

Rockin Robbins · 04-22-16, 07:26 AM

And remember, when you finally do get hits, if the boat just grounds and doesn't go entirely under water you don't get credit for a sinking.

chowderhead62 · 04-22-16, 01:10 PM

OK great. Thanks for the tips everyone!

04-22-16, 02:21 PM

Who is so stupid, as big as a destroyer to enter a boat in an enemy port?

J0313 · 04-22-16, 04:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bleiente

Who is so stupid, as big as a destroyer to enter a boat in an enemy port?

Nobody wants to hear your crap about who is so stupid. Why dont you keep it to helping the guy with his problem. I know quite as few people that have raided more than a few harbors and besides its a game for gods sake. Just rememeber Scapa Flow dude.

04-22-16, 04:42 PM

Um ... I wanted no one hurt or even insulting.
The fact is though, that one must be pretty stupid to control a 2000t + submarine into a port.
And do not come to me now please Prien's U-47 (Type 7B), which had only 760 / 850t.
If you do not see the difference in detail and approach, I'm very sorry ...

Greetings

Crannogman · 04-22-16, 05:09 PM

I think, when you say "stupid," you must mean to say "talented," because it takes skill to work a big boat into a harbor and sink some ships. On the other hand, he's still smaller than almost all the other vessels in the harbor that he's trying to sink, and they got in there just fine....

04-22-16, 05:21 PM

In my view, it is actually not wise to break with such a large boat in a harbor.
No responsible CO would favor such an action ... because hanging off many lives as well as the boat.
Those who ignore this as a commander, is either stupid or extremely selfish.

04-21-16, 02:46 PM	#1
chowderhead62 Watch Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 26 Downloads: 48 Uploads: 0	Attack on ships at port....what am I doing wrong? So I received a mission to drop an agent in Panang....I snuck in at night and dropped the agent, evaded two subchasers, and on my way out there were a number of large ships docked in Panang. I snuck in under cover of weather and fog and put one of the large ships dead in front of me. It wouldn't let me target lock the ship until visible, so I tried two things. 1) Firing torpedos straight ahead and it looks from the target map they went straight ahead, but none of them hit the target....I didn't get dud messages they just exploded beyond the target. so then I tried waiting until I could actually get a target lock, which I did and then fired, to no avail. Any ideas? Could it be mines in the harbor? a sea wall? I can't seem to figure it out! Sincerely, One suck ass Captain.

04-21-16, 04:19 PM	#2
cdrsubron7 Sink'em All Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Naperville, IL Posts: 2,150 Downloads: 305 Uploads: 1	It could have been defective torpedoes that run deeper than set. What was the date you were playing at? __________________ Head Deep and Keep'em Astern" - LtCDR Samuel D Dealy SHIV Guide \| Imperial Japanese Navy \| US Submarines

04-21-16, 10:03 PM	#4
Aktungbby Gefallen Engel U-666 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: On a tilted, overheated, overpopulated spinning mudball on Collision course with Andromeda Galaxy Posts: 27,823 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	Welcome aboard! marqkhi8407! __________________ "Only two things are infinite; The Universe and human squirrelyness; and I'm not too sure about the Universe"

04-21-16, 10:10 PM	#5
Crannogman Watch Officer Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Kansas City, Missouri Posts: 343 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	It's hard to say, although I do seem to recall similar & inexplicable misses when attacking ports on occasion. Depth does seem to be trickier, perhaps "docked" ships ride a little higher out of the water (although that seems unlikely). Where were you in relation to the harbor? What mods are you using (different mods have slightly different harbor set-ups) __________________ "The sea shall ride over her and she shall live in it like a duck" ~John Ericsson

04-22-16, 03:43 AM	#7
torpedobait Ace of the Deep Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Colorado Posts: 1,057 Downloads: 397 Uploads: 0	My experience going over a number of years with TMO-RSRDC is that 500 yards is the minimum for a torpedo to arm. __________________ Run Silent, Run Deep, and Sink 'em All

04-21-16, 09:57 PM	#3
marqkhi8407 Bilge Rat Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Norfolk Posts: 1 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Perhaps the depth of the torpedos were deep. And how many yds were you away when you fired?

04-21-16, 11:52 PM	#6
chowderhead62 Watch Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 26 Downloads: 48 Uploads: 0	Torpedos were set at fast and at standard depth (like 5 feet). Running with TMO and RSRD for mods. Because of the fog I was not able to lock at 1000 yards, but still shot anyway. And then when that didn't work I moved in until I was able to lock and that was just like 300 yards or so. That didn't work either.

04-22-16, 06:16 AM	#8
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 180,992 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Set to the shallowest depth and allow 500 yards. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

04-22-16, 07:26 AM	#9
Rockin Robbins Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: DeLand, FL Posts: 8,899 Downloads: 135 Uploads: 52	And remember, when you finally do get hits, if the boat just grounds and doesn't go entirely under water you don't get credit for a sinking. __________________ Sub Skipper's Bag of Tricks, Slightly Subnuclear Mk 14 & Cutie, Slightly Subnuclear Deck Gun, EZPlot 2.0, TMOPlot, TMOKeys, SH4CMS

04-22-16, 01:10 PM	#10
chowderhead62 Watch Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 26 Downloads: 48 Uploads: 0	OK great. Thanks for the tips everyone!

04-22-16, 02:21 PM	#11
Bleiente Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Who is so stupid, as big as a destroyer to enter a boat in an enemy port?

04-22-16, 04:42 PM	#13
Bleiente Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Um ... I wanted no one hurt or even insulting. The fact is though, that one must be pretty stupid to control a 2000t + submarine into a port. And do not come to me now please Prien's U-47 (Type 7B), which had only 760 / 850t. If you do not see the difference in detail and approach, I'm very sorry ... Greetings

04-22-16, 05:09 PM	#14
Crannogman Watch Officer Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Kansas City, Missouri Posts: 343 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	I think, when you say "stupid," you must mean to say "talented," because it takes skill to work a big boat into a harbor and sink some ships. On the other hand, he's still smaller than almost all the other vessels in the harbor that he's trying to sink, and they got in there just fine.... __________________ "The sea shall ride over her and she shall live in it like a duck" ~John Ericsson

04-22-16, 05:21 PM	#15
Bleiente Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	In my view, it is actually not wise to break with such a large boat in a harbor. No responsible CO would favor such an action ... because hanging off many lives as well as the boat. Those who ignore this as a commander, is either stupid or extremely selfish.