Torpedo doors - wrong animation
 

Hello,

I have a question regarding a potential issue with the animation of torpedo doors on U-boats.

In the game Silent Hunter III, the sequence of torpedo door operation is divided into two distinct stages: the bow door opens first, and once that's complete, the muzzle door opens.

However, evidence suggests that in reality, both doors should open simultaneously. This is evidenced by:

• A video on the operation of the G7e torpedo, available at: https://youtu.be/CAO2BYZdfE4?t=793 (the relevant timestamp is marked)
• A photograph showing the muzzle doors concealed behind the bow doors, available at: https://i.postimg.cc/1XJLcb1C/VIIC-open-bow-doors.jpg

I was wondering if this issue has been raised before, and if anyone has attempted to rectify it with a mod.

Just delete the Door2 animation chunks with S3D if you want that.

Correct, all interconnected. The video has it right. Here is a top down schematic of the mechanism on a VIIC. Cranking the handle to open the bow cap pushed shaft #8, which actuated the leverage to open the bow cap (#1), which pulled the outer protective cap out of the way via #s 34, 35, and 36.

https://www.subsim.com/radioroom/pic...ictureid=13227

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Something like that: https://www.mediafire.com/file/7mzhi...oat7c.dat/file ?

Look at tubes 1, 3 & 5...