Another Surprise

Schnee · 03-27-08, 10:55 PM

Got back to port, finishing my 2nd mission in a Walther boat and one of the torps they let you have is a TVII Steinbarsch - a H2O2 driven torp capable of 8k tange at 44 kts.

Could be good for surprising a convoy or an anchored ship in a harbour

Zantham · 03-27-08, 11:47 PM

The steam torpedos you get in the beginning do 45kts to 5000m on the fast setting. The nice thing about the Walther torpedos is they leave no bubble trail.

Sirkam · 03-28-08, 04:27 AM

The Steam torpedoes should be only used in that specific situations:
- On the night.
- To attack a DD or warship aproaching to us quickly.

Attacking a convoy with that type of torpedo can result in dead (if the convoy are defending itself with DD's or corvettes). If you can, only attack a convoy, first with the "slow" torpedoes, then use the "fasts".

Schnee · 03-28-08, 10:22 AM

....but theoretically (and I didn't know the H2O2 torps left no wake - maybe I'll just start using them exclusively if I have enough renown)....would these be NOISIER incoming?

The Fishlord · 03-28-08, 09:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Schnee

....but theoretically (and I didn't know the H2O2 torps left no wake - maybe I'll just start using them exclusively if I have enough renown)....would these be NOISIER incoming?

No, as far as I know Walther-powered engines are a little noisier than electrics but still quieter than steams.

WernerSobe · 03-28-08, 11:35 PM

the game AI does not hear torpedoes anyway. It can only detect the wake.

But T1 is fast. Even if they detect them, they have no chance to evade.

03-27-08, 10:55 PM	#1
Schnee Engineer Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 209 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Another Surprise Got back to port, finishing my 2nd mission in a Walther boat and one of the torps they let you have is a TVII Steinbarsch - a H2O2 driven torp capable of 8k tange at 44 kts. Could be good for surprising a convoy or an anchored ship in a harbour

03-28-08, 04:27 AM	#3
Sirkam Frogman Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Spain Posts: 289 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	The Steam torpedoes should be only used in that specific situations: - On the night. - To attack a DD or warship aproaching to us quickly. Attacking a convoy with that type of torpedo can result in dead (if the convoy are defending itself with DD's or corvettes). If you can, only attack a convoy, first with the "slow" torpedoes, then use the "fasts". __________________

03-28-08, 10:22 AM	#4
Schnee Engineer Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 209 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Just Curious ....but theoretically (and I didn't know the H2O2 torps left no wake - maybe I'll just start using them exclusively if I have enough renown)....would these be NOISIER incoming?

03-27-08, 11:47 PM	#2
Zantham 中国水兵 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 283 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 1	The steam torpedos you get in the beginning do 45kts to 5000m on the fast setting. The nice thing about the Walther torpedos is they leave no bubble trail.

03-28-08, 11:35 PM	#6
WernerSobe Commodore Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 625 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	the game AI does not hear torpedoes anyway. It can only detect the wake. But T1 is fast. Even if they detect them, they have no chance to evade.