S-class supersubs?

thebigJ_A · 04-28-11, 04:29 AM

What on Earth or British S-class subs made out of?

I had just left Wilhelmshaven, when off the Danish coast I encountered a Brit sub. It was the middle of the night, so I got within 2000m and opened fire with my deck gun. The AI was having trouble hitting (perhaps because of the odd outline of submarines?) so I took over. I quickly knocked out their deck gun, so I only needed to worry about their flak.

They didn't sink until I had eight (8!!) rounds left! Granted, a significant percentage missed, but I stopped counting once I'd hit them 30 times with my 88. That was when I still had most of my ammo. I hit the thing below the water line, on the conning tower, forward, aft, everywhere! I even sprayed them with several hundred 20mm rounds. It was sheer stubbornness on my part that kept me going.

So I ask again, what super submarine hull technology did the Brits have in WWII that no one told me about?

VONHARRIS · 04-28-11, 04:36 AM

There you go: You have learned a valuable lesson. Either torpedo the enemy sub or just let it go. It can not dive or lauch torpedoes.
In fact it is better to let it go since the renown given is small.

desirableroasted · 04-28-11, 05:24 AM

They can fire their deck gun accurately from 8000 to 12000 meters, too. Amazing gunnery skills.

Jimbuna · 04-28-11, 05:38 AM

Now you know how the Brits won the war.

Gamewise...better to avoid IMHO or hit with one eel and be prepared to wait a while for the inevitable flooding process to do its work.

The S Class is well known for being a slow sinker.

Missing Name · 04-28-11, 07:13 AM

2 eels and 50 10.5cm rounds won't do the job either.

Osmium Steele · 04-28-11, 07:28 AM

I sank a T class tied up alongside a tender in under a minute with 1 torpedo. Did they switch to aluminum for the T class?

thebigJ_A · 04-28-11, 03:10 PM

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Originally Posted by VONHARRIS

There you go: You have learned a valuable lesson. Either torpedo the enemy sub or just let it go. It can not dive or lauch torpedoes.
In fact it is better to let it go since the renown given is small.

How disappointing! To think, they made a sub game in which only the player can submerge.

Can anything fire torpedoes except me?

I was really excited about having a sub v. u-boat duel, especially with the sub so close to my home base, like he was trying to pull an allied Gunter Prien! Oh well, live and learn.

Fish In The Water · 04-28-11, 04:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Osmium Steele

I sank a T class tied up alongside a tender in under a minute with 1 torpedo. Did they switch to aluminum for the T class?

Either that or tin foil...

King_Zog · 04-28-11, 04:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Fish In The Water

Either that or tin foil...

Aluminium Foil!

CCIP · 04-28-11, 04:49 PM

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Originally Posted by thebigJ_A

How disappointing! To think, they made a sub game in which only the player can submerge.

Correction: they made a sub game without any sub except yours.

Every other submarine you see in this game is the work of the community, and well, it inevitably functions like a surface ship. That can't be changed, and unfortunately that means that their damage will get a little odd.

Naturally, no torpedoes either.

thebigJ_A · 04-28-11, 06:37 PM

So the other subs are from GWX? But what about the planes? Surely not the planes. Why didn't they give torpedoes to them? In the war, naval patrol planes dropped homing torps and the like.

I want to fear torpedoes!

frau kaleun · 04-28-11, 06:56 PM

Some planes were surely armed with torpedoes, wasn't it a torpedo fired by a Swordfish that borked the Bismarck's rudder?

Fish In The Water · 04-28-11, 07:36 PM

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Originally Posted by frau kaleun

Some planes were surely armed with torpedoes, wasn't it a torpedo fired by a Swordfish that borked the Bismarck's rudder?

Sure was, and a very fortuitous shot at that...

They came in as low as possible to try and stay under Bismarck's AA fire, and then timed the release to coincide with the waves (so as to avoid having the torp thrown off course). Pretty tough to wait for the perfect moment when all hell is breaking loose all around you. One in a million shot...

thebigJ_A · 04-28-11, 08:42 PM

I'm sure if it were possible, it would have been done by the great modders. What about the engine makes AI torpedoes and submerging submersibles impossible?

VONHARRIS · 04-29-11, 01:20 AM

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Originally Posted by thebigJ_A

How disappointing! To think, they made a sub game in which only the player can submerge.

Can anything fire torpedoes except me?

No , nobody can fire torpedoes, not the Ubooten nor enemy subs nor torpedo boats of any kind.

I had came across a mod in the DL section that put invisible 14 inch guns on PT torpedo boats to act as torpedoes but I can not find it again.

04-28-11, 04:29 AM	#1
thebigJ_A Loader Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 85 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	S-class supersubs? What on Earth or British S-class subs made out of? I had just left Wilhelmshaven, when off the Danish coast I encountered a Brit sub. It was the middle of the night, so I got within 2000m and opened fire with my deck gun. The AI was having trouble hitting (perhaps because of the odd outline of submarines?) so I took over. I quickly knocked out their deck gun, so I only needed to worry about their flak. They didn't sink until I had eight (8!!) rounds left! Granted, a significant percentage missed, but I stopped counting once I'd hit them 30 times with my 88. That was when I still had most of my ammo. I hit the thing below the water line, on the conning tower, forward, aft, everywhere! I even sprayed them with several hundred 20mm rounds. It was sheer stubbornness on my part that kept me going. So I ask again, what super submarine hull technology did the Brits have in WWII that no one told me about?

04-28-11, 05:24 AM	#3
desirableroasted Grey Wolf Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: In the mountains, now. On the edge of the sea before. Posts: 933 Downloads: 47 Uploads: 0	They can fire their deck gun accurately from 8000 to 12000 meters, too. Amazing gunnery skills. __________________ "Well, now, that's true... the IXC is a bit of a chick magnet..but you really can't beat the VIIB for off-road fun."

04-28-11, 05:38 AM	#4
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,481 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Now you know how the Brits won the war. Gamewise...better to avoid IMHO or hit with one eel and be prepared to wait a while for the inevitable flooding process to do its work. The S Class is well known for being a slow sinker. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

04-28-11, 07:13 AM	#5
Missing Name Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Westun New Yahk Posts: 748 Downloads: 131 Uploads: 0	2 eels and 50 10.5cm rounds won't do the job either. __________________ Largest target sunk with deck gun: Japanese auxiliary cruiser, 15000 tons Largest engaged: HMS Nelson. Results inconclusive. Read Brag's stuff

04-28-11, 04:36 AM	#2
VONHARRIS Konteradmiral Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Greece Posts: 1,992 Downloads: 300 Uploads: 0	There you go: You have learned a valuable lesson. Either torpedo the enemy sub or just let it go. It can not dive or lauch torpedoes. In fact it is better to let it go since the renown given is small.

04-28-11, 07:28 AM	#6
Osmium Steele Ace of the Deep Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Upper midwest USA Posts: 1,101 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	I sank a T class tied up alongside a tender in under a minute with 1 torpedo. Did they switch to aluminum for the T class?

04-28-11, 06:37 PM	#11
thebigJ_A Loader Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 85 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	So the other subs are from GWX? But what about the planes? Surely not the planes. Why didn't they give torpedoes to them? In the war, naval patrol planes dropped homing torps and the like. I want to fear torpedoes!

04-28-11, 06:56 PM	#12
frau kaleun Rear Admiral Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Skyri--oh who are we kidding, I'm probably at Lowe's. Again. Posts: 12,706 Downloads: 168 Uploads: 0	Some planes were surely armed with torpedoes, wasn't it a torpedo fired by a Swordfish that borked the Bismarck's rudder?

04-28-11, 08:42 PM	#14
thebigJ_A Loader Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 85 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	I'm sure if it were possible, it would have been done by the great modders. What about the engine makes AI torpedoes and submerging submersibles impossible?