Mark 28 Torpedo

[joefremont]

Half way through my latest campaign I purchased a batch of mk27's and tried them out on a couple escorts and was extremely disappointed in the results, even when they hit they did not seam to phase them. After having finished an SH3 campaign and liking the German homing torpedo's I though about trying to import the T11 but then read about the MK28, which was based on the Mk18 and started production in 1944 and would probably have the same acoustic homing hardware as the Mk27, so using Silent 3ditor i tweaked the performance data for the MK27 to match the MK28 (same warhead as the Mk18 and 4000 yards/19.6kn) and now we have a useful torpedo.

As far as I can determine, unlike the mk16 which was never used in combat, the mk28 did reach combat units. I am thinking that a mod that would introduce the Mk28 in 1944 would be really useful and more historically accurate than including the mk16 in the game.