I hate Elco\Motor Torpedo boats

BossMark · 07-31-11, 06:45 AM

God how I hate these pesky annoying things, they are impossible to torpedo and very hard to hit with deck\flak guns before they damage your boat.

Anyone else find these annoying.

Gerald · 07-31-11, 07:48 AM

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Originally Posted by BossMark

God how I hate these pesky annoying things, they are impossible to torpedo and very hard to hit with deck\flak guns before they damage your boat.

Anyone else find these annoying.

True, it is best to dive to avoid a hole in the hull,

VONHARRIS · 07-31-11, 08:36 AM

Correct.
Those little annoying boats can be very dangerous if you engage them on the surface but they are harmless if you are submerged. They lack any ASW equipment or weapons.
Just dive and let them pass. They are not worth a torpedo either.

Jimbuna · 07-31-11, 09:37 AM

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Originally Posted by BossMark

God how I hate these pesky annoying things, they are impossible to torpedo and very hard to hit with deck\flak guns before they damage your boat.

Anyone else find these annoying.

I think you'll find they have a far greater tendency to obliterate your deck and bridge crews first....in testing we (GWX) found you could literally run out of crew replacements from the automatic cannons before the boat took serious damage levels.

yubba · 07-31-11, 12:22 PM

I'm surprised that they didn't add torpedo attacks to the AI of the pts, that would be really annoying and more reallistic.

Jimbuna · 07-31-11, 01:54 PM

It has been done way back IIRC but the eels travelled at a minimum speed of 125 knots which was a tad unrealistic

BossMark · 07-31-11, 01:54 PM

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Originally Posted by yubba

I'm surprised that they didn't add torpedo attacks to the AI of the pts, that would be really annoying and more reallistic.

Dont put ideas into those great modders heads

Jimbuna · 07-31-11, 02:03 PM

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Dont put ideas into those great modders heads

Well it's beaten everybody up till now...one person did manage to have invisible shells replace eels mind you (Sergbuto or Rubini).

Fish In The Water · 07-31-11, 05:26 PM

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Anyone else find these annoying.

Kind of like pesky mosquitoes buzzing along on the surface...

Too small to worry about and not big enough to be worth the effort. My basic rule of thumb is circumvent or dive until they buzz off.

Sailor Steve · 07-31-11, 05:55 PM

And the funniest part is that the Royal Navy didn't have on single PT boat manufactured by ELCO, and the ones they did have (Vosper) didn't look anything like the ELCOs.

But even then they're not something you should mess with. Small, fast, hard to hit and pretty deadly in return. Also, u-boats and MTBs didn't usually operate in the same waters. You shouldn't see any unless in coastal waters or the Channel.

Jimbuna · 07-31-11, 06:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

And the funniest part is that the Royal Navy didn't have on single PT boat manufactured by ELCO, and the ones they did have (Vosper) didn't look anything like the ELCOs.

But even then they're not something you should mess with. Small, fast, hard to hit and pretty deadly in return. Also, u-boats and MTBs didn't usually operate in the same waters. You shouldn't see any unless in coastal waters or the Channel.

Conversely the same can't be said of German E-boats and British submarines.....my late father used to often remind me of the times he saw them trading punches off the Dogger Bank as the Brtitish Submarines were returning to their eastern shoreline bases.

maillemaker · 08-01-11, 03:24 PM

I have sunk them, but they will render your boat useless for further action. They are not worth engaging.

Missing Name · 08-01-11, 06:35 PM

Attacking these is suicidal in my books. On the other hand, torpedoing them is a sight to see...

Perhaps we should add depth charge racks in place of the after tubes...?

07-31-11, 06:45 AM	#1
BossMark Fleet Admiral Join Date: May 2011 Location: Leeds, West Yorkshire Posts: 15,272 Downloads: 278 Uploads: 0	I hate Elco\Motor Torpedo boats God how I hate these pesky annoying things, they are impossible to torpedo and very hard to hit with deck\flak guns before they damage your boat. Anyone else find these annoying. __________________ Never trust the Tories look what Thatcher and Major did in the 80s and 90s and look what the wicked witch May is doing now doing now

07-31-11, 01:54 PM	#6
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,500 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	It has been done way back IIRC but the eels travelled at a minimum speed of 125 knots which was a tad unrealistic __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

07-31-11, 05:55 PM	#10
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	And the funniest part is that the Royal Navy didn't have on single PT boat manufactured by ELCO, and the ones they did have (Vosper) didn't look anything like the ELCOs. But even then they're not something you should mess with. Small, fast, hard to hit and pretty deadly in return. Also, u-boats and MTBs didn't usually operate in the same waters. You shouldn't see any unless in coastal waters or the Channel. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

08-01-11, 06:35 PM	#13
Missing Name Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Westun New Yahk Posts: 748 Downloads: 131 Uploads: 0	Attacking these is suicidal in my books. On the other hand, torpedoing them is a sight to see... Perhaps we should add depth charge racks in place of the after tubes...? __________________ Largest target sunk with deck gun: Japanese auxiliary cruiser, 15000 tons Largest engaged: HMS Nelson. Results inconclusive. Read Brag's stuff

07-31-11, 08:36 AM	#3
VONHARRIS Konteradmiral Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Greece Posts: 1,992 Downloads: 300 Uploads: 0	Correct. Those little annoying boats can be very dangerous if you engage them on the surface but they are harmless if you are submerged. They lack any ASW equipment or weapons. Just dive and let them pass. They are not worth a torpedo either.

07-31-11, 12:22 PM	#5
yubba Admiral Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: in a neighborhood near you Posts: 2,478 Downloads: 293 Uploads: 2	I'm surprised that they didn't add torpedo attacks to the AI of the pts, that would be really annoying and more reallistic.

08-01-11, 03:24 PM	#12
maillemaker Sea Lord Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,639 Downloads: 75 Uploads: 0	I have sunk them, but they will render your boat useless for further action. They are not worth engaging.