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Gunnarr · 10-24-15, 05:44 AM

Hello again!

I am mostly interested in its anti-submarine capabilities. The reason I ask is in a game called Hearts of Iron III, there is a mod called Black Ice.

It is a grand strategy game.

But I have a disagreement with the mod maker. In the mod there are two different types of this sort:

Motor Torpedo Boat

and

Torpedo Boat

---

The Motor Torpedo Boat seems to represent the smaller types, while the Torpedo Boat seems to represent the larger types.

Now look at these technologies for these boats:

http://blackicemod.com/doc/technolog...allship_folder

Every few years you can research such technologies. Anyway, Motor Torpedo Boats (such as representing a PT boat) is effective at hunting and destroying submarines in this mod. I believe that motor torpedo boats should be ineffective at destroying submarines. In fact, in these technologies that can be researched I do not think motor torpedo boats even had some of these technologies able to be implemented because of their small size.

When I questioned that motor torpedo boats should be effective at destroying subs, the mod maker stated that there is no discussion to be had. If you are in a submarine and you come across a few motor torpedo boats with depth charges you are "in for a bad time". This mod strives to achieve historically accurate results. But then certainly aircraft and destroyers should be the most effective at hunting submarines, not torpedo boats?

I disagree with what he stated, because how will these boats know where to drop their charges? and they only are equipped with 4 depth charges sometimes. So how can they be anywhere near as effective as Destroyers? I cannot find evidence yet that they were equipped with Hydrophones (as the mod gives them)

So I want to know your opinions

10-24-15, 05:44 AM	#8
Gunnarr Helmsman Join Date: Apr 2015 Posts: 106 Downloads: 23 Uploads: 0	Hello again! I am mostly interested in its anti-submarine capabilities. The reason I ask is in a game called Hearts of Iron III, there is a mod called Black Ice. It is a grand strategy game. But I have a disagreement with the mod maker. In the mod there are two different types of this sort: Motor Torpedo Boat and Torpedo Boat --- The Motor Torpedo Boat seems to represent the smaller types, while the Torpedo Boat seems to represent the larger types. Now look at these technologies for these boats: http://blackicemod.com/doc/technolog...allship_folder Every few years you can research such technologies. Anyway, Motor Torpedo Boats (such as representing a PT boat) is effective at hunting and destroying submarines in this mod. I believe that motor torpedo boats should be ineffective at destroying submarines. In fact, in these technologies that can be researched I do not think motor torpedo boats even had some of these technologies able to be implemented because of their small size. When I questioned that motor torpedo boats should be effective at destroying subs, the mod maker stated that there is no discussion to be had. If you are in a submarine and you come across a few motor torpedo boats with depth charges you are "in for a bad time". This mod strives to achieve historically accurate results. But then certainly aircraft and destroyers should be the most effective at hunting submarines, not torpedo boats? I disagree with what he stated, because how will these boats know where to drop their charges? and they only are equipped with 4 depth charges sometimes. So how can they be anywhere near as effective as Destroyers? I cannot find evidence yet that they were equipped with Hydrophones (as the mod gives them) So I want to know your opinions Last edited by Gunnarr; 10-24-15 at 05:49 AM.