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benitorios · 03-21-11, 09:25 AM

Hi,

I'm using GWX 3.0 and play with full manual targeting in the game. For all torpedo attacks, I make it a routine of filling up my torpedo room with qualified crewmen (often includes an officer to supervise operations), as I think firing torpedoes without anyone in the room would be unrealistic (at least, someone needs to be there to turn the dials and press the button, right?)

The other day, I planned a careful attack on a lone merchant, opened bow tube #1, fired, hit her right where I had targeted and only then realized that I had forgotten to move everyone to their battle stations - ie. no one in the torpedo compartment.

So this got me wondering: does having crew in the torpedo room affect the torpedo accuracy in any way, or is it just used for calculating torpedo reload times?

I would have expected that anything under a full green bar would negatively impact torpedo accuracy - ie. lousy gyro angle calculation or sth like that, but my successful hit the other day made me wonder...

Any experience with this?

03-21-11, 09:25 AM	#1
benitorios Sailor man Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: On the shores of the East China Sea Posts: 44 Downloads: 53 Uploads: 0	Does torpedo room crew have an effect on torpedo accuracy? Hi, I'm using GWX 3.0 and play with full manual targeting in the game. For all torpedo attacks, I make it a routine of filling up my torpedo room with qualified crewmen (often includes an officer to supervise operations), as I think firing torpedoes without anyone in the room would be unrealistic (at least, someone needs to be there to turn the dials and press the button, right?) The other day, I planned a careful attack on a lone merchant, opened bow tube #1, fired, hit her right where I had targeted and only then realized that I had forgotten to move everyone to their battle stations - ie. no one in the torpedo compartment. So this got me wondering: does having crew in the torpedo room affect the torpedo accuracy in any way, or is it just used for calculating torpedo reload times? I would have expected that anything under a full green bar would negatively impact torpedo accuracy - ie. lousy gyro angle calculation or sth like that, but my successful hit the other day made me wonder... Any experience with this?