The first time i played SH3 one one of my first missions i was recharging my batteries on the surface in relatively calm seas but heavy rain - one of my watch crew spotted an elco charging me at about 800 meters or so. i ordered a crash dive and thought that i was done for because one torpedo from those little boats will put any U-boat on the bottom, but i learned quickly after a few similar encounters over the first months of gameplay that those little buggers cannot fire torpedos. The lack of AI torpedos in the default rendition of SH3 is a huge mistake. Several U-boats were torpedoed by either elcos or british subs and the fear of being torpedoed in some areas were surely an operational consideration that commanders had to take.
I have heard rumor that someone is working on a mod to make them fire torpedoes in GWX but that it is a lot of work.
I think it can be done... after all, late ware elcos in GWX will use hedgehogs against you with surprising accuracy.
Perhaps someone who knows about the AI torpedo mod will speak up on here???
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