Hedgehog in action (19 pics, ~500 kb)

Nopileo · 08-04-05, 02:51 PM

My first attempt at posting screenshots. Sorry for the large number (had a hard time deciding which ones to post), but they're quite small. The entire sequence is taken in a few seconds.

I'm in Sept. 1944 in a XXI, and I was going from Bergen to BE31 when I got picked up by a destroyer escort way out in the sea west of Ireland.

Visibility was good as you can see, but winds was 15 m/s. I first made myself ready to spend one of my three XI Zaun torps on this, but decided to save them for more 'useful' purposes (I saved and quit after taking the shots, so I don't know what to expect).

This is the first time I've seen the hedgehog in action. I'll let the pics speak for themselves (mostly):

As the ship passed over the 'pigs' it had just dropped, it fired additional depth charges both from the sides and from the rear:

... and as you can see from the last pic the DD escort was far away from me, so I was never in any danger (I think!).

I followed the hedgehogs further down with the ext. camera (but it got quite dark!), and they didn't explode, but simply vanished after a while. I think this was their purpose - to only detonate if they hit anything. They do look like small torpedoes, eh?

Pigs in the water!

I love the graphics in SH3. If you crank up the brightness (at least I have to) you can even see the detailed floorboard on that warship. Great details.

Regards,

Nopileo

08-04-05, 02:51 PM	#1
Nopileo Watch Officer Join Date: May 2005 Location: Norway Posts: 333 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	Hedgehog in action (19 pics, ~500 kb) My first attempt at posting screenshots. Sorry for the large number (had a hard time deciding which ones to post), but they're quite small. The entire sequence is taken in a few seconds. I'm in Sept. 1944 in a XXI, and I was going from Bergen to BE31 when I got picked up by a destroyer escort way out in the sea west of Ireland. Visibility was good as you can see, but winds was 15 m/s. I first made myself ready to spend one of my three XI Zaun torps on this, but decided to save them for more 'useful' purposes (I saved and quit after taking the shots, so I don't know what to expect). This is the first time I've seen the hedgehog in action. I'll let the pics speak for themselves (mostly): As the ship passed over the 'pigs' it had just dropped, it fired additional depth charges both from the sides and from the rear: ... and as you can see from the last pic the DD escort was far away from me, so I was never in any danger (I think!). I followed the hedgehogs further down with the ext. camera (but it got quite dark!), and they didn't explode, but simply vanished after a while. I think this was their purpose - to only detonate if they hit anything. They do look like small torpedoes, eh? Pigs in the water! I love the graphics in SH3. If you crank up the brightness (at least I have to) you can even see the detailed floorboard on that warship. Great details. Regards, Nopileo