Waiting between torps

[overandout]

Why does it make sense to wait a few sec after firing a torp? I wait about 5 sec using Mark 14. Is that good? Before sending the next fish, I adjust the spread angle 1-2 deg.

TIA!

Lee

[mookiemookie]

In real life they waited about 8 seconds between torpedoes so that they wouldn't interfere with each other on the way to the target.

[Platapus]

I don't know if this is modeled in the game, but in real life there was a good reason to wait between torpedo shots.

The Mk-6 exploder had an anti-countermining device. This feature prevented a torpedo from experiencing a sympathetic detonation as a result of the nearby detonation of another torpedo. This feature disabled the firing mechanism of the torpedo for five seconds following the detonation of a predecessor. (pg. 72

Source: Iron Men and Tin Fish (2006) By Anthony Newpower

This may account for the delay of 8 seconds between shots.

I would also imagine waiting some seconds would make it easier for the diving officer to maintain proper periscope depth and not risk broaching.

[Sailor Steve]

Yes, they have to compensate for the weight change in each tube. Also, there is a chance that a torpedo not running true will hit another one.

Did you know that guns in multi-barreled turrets don't fire at the same time, and for the same reason? Except the separation in their case is measured in milliseconds.