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thehiredgun 05-23-07 12:13 PM

tranfering torpedo's
 
Is there a mod for transfering aft torpedo's to fore tubes ?

Mush Martin 05-23-07 12:32 PM

Sadly no.

Webster 05-23-07 12:34 PM

not like the way you suggested.

you can add extra torpedos to achieve your goal if you want more torps.

if you just want to move them from aft to rear if needed, i don't think the game allows that to happen.

i read that it could be done in real life but i'm not sure if it was practical.

Jimbuna 05-23-07 01:11 PM

Not possible I'm afraid :nope:

joea 05-23-07 02:02 PM

I imagine it was not done in real life nor very easy.

Dowly 05-23-07 03:04 PM

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Originally Posted by joea
I imagine it was not done in real life nor very easy.

Yes, I've also heard it wasnt done in RL. The first problem would be the amount of space it takes to turn the torpedo around. And of course, the lack of machinery & the unstable platform.

Paajtor 05-23-07 04:37 PM

Can a bunch of rubber lifeboats carry a torpedo?:huh:

Sailor Steve 05-23-07 04:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Paajtor
Can a bunch of rubber lifeboats carry a torpedo?:huh:

That's how the milk cows did it.

von Zelda 05-23-07 05:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dowly
Yes, I've also heard it wasnt done in RL. The first problem would be the amount of space it takes to turn the torpedo around. And of course, the lack of machinery & the unstable platform.

Yes, it was done in real life. Some torpedos were floated with life jackets. IIRC it was written about in the book Teddy Suhren: Ace of Aces, Memoirs of a U-boat Rebel (ISBN: 1591148510). Prior to meeting a supply ship, he practiced floating an aft torpedo to the bow and back with life jackets.

The procedure went something like this: hoisted aft torpedo out of the canister and placed life jackets all around it. Flooded the stern tanks and floated the torpedo off and then floated it to the bow. Flooded bow tanks and floated torpedo into position for loading in bow hatch and then blew the forward tanks to raise bow and torpedo out of the water.

thehiredgun 05-24-07 02:46 AM

transfering torpedo's
 
Thank You

joea 05-24-07 03:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thehiredgun
Thank You

Me too, still it was about as time-consuming and dangerous as loading external torps I would think. :hmm:

Woof1701 05-24-07 09:19 AM

However in RL it wouldn't have been possible to transfer aft torpedeoes from INSIDE the boat into the bow tubes. Using external aft torpedoes for the bow was possible but wasn't done often, because it was too much and dangerous work. Late in the war the boats didn't carry externals anymore anyway because the danger of being surprised by aircraft when loading was too high.


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