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Originally Posted by DiveMonkey
Thanks MadMike, I'm still learning about sub warfare, play with no external views everything set to realistic, but still have to us the auto target green dot thingy.
But the ultimate goal is realism. ....
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Is it realistic to reload in action? Moving a ton and a half of torpedo in a cramped compartment using only muscle power and block and tackle is difficult, dangerous and unpredictable, not to mention noisy. I know that it wasn't common practise in the Royal Navy and I suspect other navies avoided doing so too. Imagine being on the wrong end of a depth charge attack with a torpedo slung from ropes or chains swinging about in the fore ends of your sub. Chances are you will get some serious casualties. Are you prepared to risk a near miss from a d/c while you have the rear door of a tube open? A wise skipper would break contact, and go deep to reload. Once all was secure again he could attempt to regain contact.
Having said that, I am sure there were times when skippers took calculated risks and reloaded in action, but not as a common practise.