yes, if you use a TI, the boat will turn.
But with a TII, he doesn't know when you'll shoot a torpedo. so he stays straight on. that's why you must use magnetic system on you TII.

it's just a little difference but with magnetic shot, DD has no way out. it works 100%.

It depends on the type of torpedo you have in your sub.

Yeah, but if the destrpyer turns and you set them for fast at 600m then it turns just in time to take it right at 90 degrees

OK. let's see
1) I got the attention

http://img108.imageshack.us/img108/5...52504ox.th.jpg

She came straight to me

http://img108.imageshack.us/img108/3...85622zc.th.jpg http://img108.imageshack.us/img108/9...13908vf.th.jpg

First torpedo in the water, deep 0

http://img108.imageshack.us/img108/3...68759bf.th.jpg

She saw it

http://img108.imageshack.us/img108/7...17654fl.th.jpg

Torpedo bounces

http://img108.imageshack.us/img108/7...95782bf.th.jpg

Second torpedo in the water.
She turn only 30 degrees.

http://img108.imageshack.us/img108/5...34217ga.th.jpg

It bounces too

http://img108.imageshack.us/img108/6...04068ke.th.jpg http://img108.imageshack.us/img108/8...24538gh.th.jpg

Hmmmm.... maybe its because its that type of destroyer, I blew up a Tribal and a type J, maybe they have different specs. Maybe it is different speeds. Try at 1000-1200meters. That will give it more time to turn.

Do I understand this correctly... You fire a salvo with two TIs set to about ten degrees (or more?) from each other, so that when the destoyer sees the trails he automatically turns to either left or right?

That would work BETTER but I fired them at a 0degree arc. The first one kills it, the second one was just for insurance.

Second try

Location

http://img428.imageshack.us/img428/7...85467lw.th.jpg http://img428.imageshack.us/img428/3...54159rp.th.jpg

Foreground: Elco, background Somers

http://img428.imageshack.us/img428/9...84624fh.th.jpg

I targeted to the Elco, the torpedo bounces despite it had a magnetic setup. :damn: :damn: :damn:

http://img428.imageshack.us/img428/4...32038bl.th.jpghttp://img428.imageshack.us/img428/2...59372yr.th.jpg http://img428.imageshack.us/img428/3...67186ja.th.jpg

The Somers came straight ahead; no evasion maneuvering. Perhaps the torpedos were too deep???

http://img428.imageshack.us/img428/2...13466xi.th.jpg http://img428.imageshack.us/img428/8...51784ya.th.jpg

First torpedo bounces, the second one not.

http://img428.imageshack.us/img428/5...32818bu.th.jpg http://img428.imageshack.us/img428/4...73129iu.th.jpg http://img428.imageshack.us/img428/8...96250ls.th.jpg

From what ive read it was called a "Down the throat shot".

Not a common manuvere, but accounts ive read would lead me to beleive that it was done, albiet seldomly.

And yes, US fleet boats have 6 forward and 4 rear. If memory serves me correctly they also have 4 diesal engines and not jsut two, and could flank speed at around 21 knots on the surface.

Maybe I am just lucky. I am the DESTROYER DESTROYER :-j :-j :-j

Personnaly ive taken to shooting those solo destroyers that seem to criss cross out of nowhere. The amount you have to lead on a destroyer doing 25 knots is incredible, but when that fish hits, its halarious. I have fun watching them sink as their skimmiing accross the sea. LOTS of smoke!

how do we do that?

I found a site that has US Submarine SS 238's war diary's (patrol reports), and on its 3rd patrol,

http://www.emackinnon.com/wahoo-warrep-3.html

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