Circlerunning Torpedo

RSColonel_131st · 01-18-09, 03:49 PM

Hi Guys

I just got sunk in the training mission by my own torpedo. I know the US had some problems with "circlerunners" in the war, but hadn't heard of anything like that for german subs. It was a standard TIG7a steam-powered, no seeker head. Came out of the tube, ran two circles on the surface, and hit me the second time.

Bug or design feature?

Fincuan · 01-18-09, 04:10 PM

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Originally Posted by RSColonel_131st

Bug or design feature?

Bug in real life, design feature in the game

RSColonel_131st · 01-18-09, 04:22 PM

Interesting, hadn't heard that german torps did the same thing on occasion. I thought UBI might have left US-Torp behaviour in the U-Boat addon, but it was fun either way.

rifleman13 · 01-20-09, 08:26 AM

There are some u-boats believed to have been sunk by their torpedoes by circular runs...

But their fates are now being attributed to being sunk by Allied warships...

kenijaru · 01-20-09, 11:40 AM

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Originally Posted by rifleman13

There are some u-boats believed to have been sunk by their torpedoes by circular runs...

But their fates are now being attributed to being sunk by Allied warships...

Steel Boats, Iron Hearts (book by Hans Goebeler and John Vanzo) tells that once U-505 (after it's faithfull encounter with a bomb that tore the 37mm AA gun from it's deck) tried to fire one of it's torpedoes but the "eel" hit their own hull and luckily failed to detonate. So, either by damage or other issues, i'm pretty sure it can happen.

FIREWALL · 01-20-09, 11:45 AM

Nice touch of realism by Devs.

Alot of German records went down with the boat.

01-18-09, 03:49 PM	#1
RSColonel_131st Medic Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 164 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Circlerunning Torpedo Hi Guys I just got sunk in the training mission by my own torpedo. I know the US had some problems with "circlerunners" in the war, but hadn't heard of anything like that for german subs. It was a standard TIG7a steam-powered, no seeker head. Came out of the tube, ran two circles on the surface, and hit me the second time. Bug or design feature?

01-20-09, 11:45 AM	#6
FIREWALL Eternal Patrol Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CATALINA IS. SO . CAL USA Posts: 10,108 Downloads: 511 Uploads: 0	Nice touch of realism by Devs. Alot of German records went down with the boat. __________________ RIP FIREWALL I Play GWX. Silent Hunter Who ???

01-18-09, 04:22 PM	#3
RSColonel_131st Medic Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 164 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Interesting, hadn't heard that german torps did the same thing on occasion. I thought UBI might have left US-Torp behaviour in the U-Boat addon, but it was fun either way.

01-20-09, 08:26 AM	#4
rifleman13 Grey Wolf Join Date: May 2008 Location: Depth-charged to Kingdom Come Posts: 927 Downloads: 28 Uploads: 0	There are some u-boats believed to have been sunk by their torpedoes by circular runs... But their fates are now being attributed to being sunk by Allied warships...