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fatty · 08-18-08, 02:24 PM

I have not played DW for a long time but if I recall correctly this is normal behaviour. Thankfully there are only two instances I remember where you need to reduce the speed from maximum. First, when firing in passive mode, the acoustic sensors on DW torpedoes functioned best at a reduced speed (~45 knots IIRC). Second, you may get a range boost, but I always had trouble getting good solutions at such extreme ranges and the data was always so old by the time your torpedo was in the area that it was rather impractical.

EDIT: I think someone once mentioned that a slower-running torpedo might be more difficult to detect allowing for stealthy attacks, but I do not know about this for sure.

EDIT AGAIN: I suppose you could also fiddle with the speeds if you are launching a large spread and need to stagger the torps over a distance, but I have a hard time imagining an in-game scenario for that.

08-18-08, 02:24 PM	#2
fatty The Old Man Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 1,448 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	I have not played DW for a long time but if I recall correctly this is normal behaviour. Thankfully there are only two instances I remember where you need to reduce the speed from maximum. First, when firing in passive mode, the acoustic sensors on DW torpedoes functioned best at a reduced speed (~45 knots IIRC). Second, you may get a range boost, but I always had trouble getting good solutions at such extreme ranges and the data was always so old by the time your torpedo was in the area that it was rather impractical. EDIT: I think someone once mentioned that a slower-running torpedo might be more difficult to detect allowing for stealthy attacks, but I do not know about this for sure. EDIT AGAIN: I suppose you could also fiddle with the speeds if you are launching a large spread and need to stagger the torps over a distance, but I have a hard time imagining an in-game scenario for that.