Torpedo makes a bang noise just after exiting the tube on the surface
 

I forgot to mention this before,during my earlier engagement with a ship on the surface at night,I noticed the torpedo made a sort of bang noise just after exiting the tube,almost like a small impact explosion.It also happened with my second attack from tube 2 later on in the attack.I quickly checked the front of the UBoat as I thought it had prematurely exploded just after exiting and damaged the UBoat in some way.
It seemed the torpedoes were fine and carried on to their target as normal.
My only guess is that the UBoat was high on the waves at the time of launch causing the torpedo to crash down heavy on the surface before finding its depth setting.Waves were 7mps by the way,not exactly the worst seas to be in for bouncing torpedoes,if this is what they were.

Thanks for any info on this.

was it a SPLASH? It could be what you said.

Sounds like it's more than a splash. SH3 still has some strange things in it (even with GWX). Unrelated but if I use the external camera or pause the game my engine noise cuts out & I have to change speeds to get it back.

Could it be that the torpedo is in the air when you release it in a surface attack and it hits the wave/water right after it is released. That makes a sound like a small explosion.

You might be hearing the torpedo tube exterior doors closing after firing.

My thoughts as well :hmmm:

VZ,

I am thinking your explanation may be the right one,yet the sound of the doors shutting is more a mechanical noise like when the periscope is raised or lowered.Either that or it was in fact the noise of the torpedo hitting the water from an elevated position.
Anyway,no big deal in the end,the torpedo found its mark :up:

Can you tell me a few of the strange things found in GWX?,as I am having it delivered to me on discs by a friend in here.If I know what to expect I can look out for it.

Thanks.

IIRC OLC mentioned (a few years back, time flies!) that torpedos can indeed drop in mid air if they are launched when surfaced. They sort of fall out of the tubes, and get a bit of delay before they get started on their way. I don't remember if this observation was based on any particular mod, but I'd guess him being a thorough fellow, it applies to stock aswel.

The solution: earplugs, I suppose.

Why dont you try going up into the conning tower and use the switches on the wall or on the attack perriscope to open and shut the external doors and see if it makes the same sound.
if you quickly move to external view you can see the 2 external doors shutting - a round one which makes the tube watertight, and a rectangular one which makes the sub streamlined.

Have any of you ever made a potato gun and fired it without a spud?

What you're hearing is the compressed air escaping the tube after ejecting the torpedo. While the torpedo has it's own mechanism once it's in the water, compressed air is required to initially eject it.

Definitely not the same sound,I know the sound of the doors opening and shutting,and this noise isnt that.
The sound of the compressed air sounds more likely,like a sudden 'poof' or 'bang' , or the torpedo dropping as has already been said.

I don't use external view only when I want to hone skills in the academy,which isnt very often these days.It was definitely a rare moment,and may never happen again.

Well,no big deal,its nothing i'm sure.

Thanks for the replies.

Dear Paul

I like your picture of the white Ensign.

Im glad to know that there are other patriotic Englanders in the Kreigsmarine like myself.

John

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Thanks John.

Personally I think its important to be patriotic,and without getting too political its even more important as our once mighty nation gets systematically flushed down the bloody toilet by cowardly wretches in parliament,and the filthy hordes that support them! I say line our UBoats up and blast em all to hell! :damn::arrgh!:

And on a sidenote,I think its interesting being an Englishman fighting for the Kriegsmarine,no doubt there were British sympathizers in real life.Actually,again,without being too political,I think its a shame Britain and Germany had to virtually kill each other for a bunch of bloody pencil pushers,why not go to war together?,against the common enemy (Communism/Bolshevism).After all,we both share a common heritage.The English practically ARE Germans! :rotfl:

Just my political views here,and in no way is it directed at 'anyone' :yep:

:salute:

Dont get me onto the topic of our bloody polititions. Ive been fighting them since before they came to power as I'm a keen Foxhunter. I defy them every Hunting season. Messrs Brown/Blair & Mr Hitler both banned Foxhunting.
The country will be in a financial mess for years possibly deccades, yet they all get there pensions and bonusses and freebees. :damn:

I could not have sypmpathised with the Kriegsmarine in real life during WWII, although you have to respect their bravery. I'm British and proud of it. That was then, its better to be at peace now.:rock: Its better to fight the pollititions than Germany.

Its a good game and I would rather play the Battle of the Atlantic than be an American in the Pacific. Mind it does feel strange torpedoing ships flying the White Ensign. I wish British subs were included although there were no Axis merchant ships to shoot at.

On a side note - I had an election leaflet from the BNP today, arguing against immigration. Their leaflet featured a picture of a spitfire.
It made me smile ironically because the spitfire in the picture was from a Polish squadron in the RAF. I find that ironic on a BNP leaflet.

John,

The same leaflet came through our door the other day too.
You know what really pi###s me off,the fact Labour doesnt give a s##t about our country and yet they persist in sending leaflets through our doors,like this will melt our hearts and we will forgive them!they have had 15+ bloody years to get their act sorted out!,yet they still thieve from us!
Anyway,f##k them corrupt weaklings,you know who is getting my vote this time?

SUBSIM! for holding together a great forum,and allowing us to rant about a great game! :salute:

PS: Sorry about the language and going off topic,but I DO feel much better now.It won't happen again. ;):up:

I'm not quite sure how serious you are here, but let me remind you that WW2 broke out on September the 1st (not 3rd), when Germany invaded Poland. On September the 17th Soviet Union invaded Poland. You may be suprised to learn that more than 6.000.000 of Poles were killed, it's quite a ratio - 1 million per year.

IMO members of countries like USA, France or GB could never understand what was going on in Poland during WW2. Let me say - this wasn't some 'Allo allo' with Rene Artois and 'Fallen Madonna'. People were treated worse than animals, and they were slaughtered day after day. You cannot imagine horrible thing that my nation had to endure.

If you say GB should fight along with Germany in WW2, well... I cannot answer you, please come to PL so I can show you tombstones of people who thought differently.

Kubryk,

Of course I can sympathize with you,i'm no animal you know.
Interesting you mentioned another nation that was committing atrocities against the Poles,the Soviets.

Did you know that some Poles and Eastern European nations (I THINK Latvia was one of them) actually welcomed the occupation by the Wehrmacht?,in defiance of the Soviet advances.
I believe the Soviets committed just as many atrocities on people as the SS did,1000s of cases of rape on German/and also other Slavic women,and of course acts of brutality on their own people during the forced building (effectively slave labour) of defences around Stalingrad and Moscow.

Propaganda is a foul weapon,and should be heeded with caution.
I just believe Britain and Germany were dragged into a conflict dictated by politics and other factors,akin to the mess in Iraq today with Britain and America.And for anyone thinking they fought for a free world back then I vehemently disagree,because this world has never been more oppressive and brutal.WWII seems like a walk in the park compared with some of the things happening today,mass child abuse,child abuse by the church,thieving politicians,brutal attacks on the elderly,animal abuse,global debt,drug smuggling,relaxed immigration laws bringing in countless criminals and terrorists...the list is vast.
It pains me to think of the men that died (on all fronts) in that epic conflict for...this.

Lets get off this now,it could get too political and likely to offend some,and I dont want that,in here anyway :oops:

You're right, subsim forum should be focused on simulation games, it's not a place for political or complex historical discussions.
Let me use a famous qoute here: 'I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.' Cheers.