Advice for poor weather engagements

RushTheBus · 03-06-15, 03:11 PM

Hi all, i'm having some difficulty getting positive hits with torpedoes during rough weather. I'm paroling a grid right off the eastern English coast and the weather for the past three in game days has been horrible (13 - 15 m/s wind, heavy seas, rain, etc).

I identified and engaged a basic sea steamer. Now, in total, i launched 4 torpedos - all four crossed the ships path but none hit. I made sure to switch to the impact pistol and set the depth to well above the draft (which was 7.3 on this ship). I set the depth to 5, 4, 3, and then 2 feet respectively and none of them hit upon crossing the ships path.

I guess my question is, am i doing something wrong (in terms of torpedo settings) or is it simply not smart to engage in the more rough weather?

FWIW i am using GWX.

I do appreciate the help and advice.

Rush

Edit: I reviewed NeonSamurai's newbie guide and took his advice but nothing seems to work. I'm still having issues, it seems no matter what i do the torpedo remains too deep and passes under the keel of the boat. Even as a test case i conducted a surface torpedo attack and even set at 2m depth they ran underneath her at 1400m. The only other thing i can think is that my angle is too oblique but even then, they aren't even come close enough to the hill to impact it. The wind is ~ 10-13 m/s so i cant engage with my deck gun.

03-06-15, 03:11 PM	#1
RushTheBus Engineer Join Date: Feb 2014 Posts: 206 Downloads: 211 Uploads: 0	Advice for poor weather engagements Hi all, i'm having some difficulty getting positive hits with torpedoes during rough weather. I'm paroling a grid right off the eastern English coast and the weather for the past three in game days has been horrible (13 - 15 m/s wind, heavy seas, rain, etc). I identified and engaged a basic sea steamer. Now, in total, i launched 4 torpedos - all four crossed the ships path but none hit. I made sure to switch to the impact pistol and set the depth to well above the draft (which was 7.3 on this ship). I set the depth to 5, 4, 3, and then 2 feet respectively and none of them hit upon crossing the ships path. I guess my question is, am i doing something wrong (in terms of torpedo settings) or is it simply not smart to engage in the more rough weather? FWIW i am using GWX. I do appreciate the help and advice. Rush Edit: I reviewed NeonSamurai's newbie guide and took his advice but nothing seems to work. I'm still having issues, it seems no matter what i do the torpedo remains too deep and passes under the keel of the boat. Even as a test case i conducted a surface torpedo attack and even set at 2m depth they ran underneath her at 1400m. The only other thing i can think is that my angle is too oblique but even then, they aren't even come close enough to the hill to impact it. The wind is ~ 10-13 m/s so i cant engage with my deck gun. Last edited by RushTheBus; 03-07-15 at 12:48 AM.