Daphné class

[toonsis]

I just had to share this

A Daphné class sub torpedoed my Perry Class frigate :timeout: and then sank himslef with the same salvo :har:

I have played this sim for many years and I have sank a cruise ship and the cargo ship Danny Boy Pasko ( in training accidents ) but I have never seen an A.I. sub sink himself.

I took some evasive moves that I learned from some fine people on this board but he launched from too close a range for them to be effective. As I sank I switched on "Show Truth" and saw Daphne launch a noisemaker and I knew he was in trouble

I wonder why he used 3 heavy weight torpedo's on a frigate ?

I know this was a sim issue but it was still something I doubt I will ever see again.

[ASWnut101]

"You arrogant ass! You've killed us!"

Nice going. Best way to defeat an opponent is to make him shoot himself lol

[toonsis]

I was thinking the same thing as I was in "torpedo cam" but I only thought this happened in the movies.

[Dr.Sid]

Some guy here told as dummy torpedo circled on them during firing exercise, and actually hit the sub from side.
It can happen quite easily, as a malfunction of control surfaces. The torpedo will simply run in circles.
I hear US live torpedoes have safety feature which disarms the torpedo if it turns more then 180 degrees after activation. I guess it must be something more complex for guided torpedoes.

[Matador.es]

That would be a thing? Run full speed in oposit course but far enaugh for the fish not to hid you and then turn about.... you may try it, i will check it from up in the air :haha:

what is your sourse?

[toonsis]

They are complex but adding a safety feature just adds to the complexity.

Isnt the theory that the sub Scorpion was turning 180 degrees to deactivate a hot internal torpedo. This was only a theory and not a recent story at that. If its even true the tech and safety features may have changed since then

I think the wire guidence would have solved my story in the sim. I didnt have truth on but I also suppose the explosion of one torpedo would have destroyed the other 2