Torpedo doors - wrong animation

Byku · 06-14-23, 02:57 PM

Hello,

I have a question regarding a potential issue with the animation of torpedo doors on U-boats.

In the game Silent Hunter III, the sequence of torpedo door operation is divided into two distinct stages: the bow door opens first, and once that's complete, the muzzle door opens.

However, evidence suggests that in reality, both doors should open simultaneously. This is evidenced by:

A video on the operation of the G7e torpedo, available at: (the relevant timestamp is marked)
A photograph showing the muzzle doors concealed behind the bow doors, available at: https://i.postimg.cc/1XJLcb1C/VIIC-open-bow-doors.jpg

I was wondering if this issue has been raised before, and if anyone has attempted to rectify it with a mod.

Jeff-Groves · 06-16-23, 03:28 PM

Just delete the Door2 animation chunks with S3D if you want that.

derstosstrupp · 06-16-23, 04:27 PM

Correct, all interconnected. The video has it right. Here is a top down schematic of the mechanism on a VIIC. Cranking the handle to open the bow cap pushed shaft #8, which actuated the leverage to open the bow cap (#1), which pulled the outer protective cap out of the way via #s 34, 35, and 36.

Aktungbby · 06-16-23, 10:31 PM

Byku!

& a 'welcome back' to Derstosstupp! after a 2 month hiatus.

Mister_M · 06-17-23, 03:56 PM

Something like that: https://www.mediafire.com/file/7mzhi...oat7c.dat/file ?

Look at tubes 1, 3 & 5...

06-16-23, 04:27 PM	#3
derstosstrupp Grey Wolf Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 892 Downloads: 489 Uploads: 0	Correct, all interconnected. The video has it right. Here is a top down schematic of the mechanism on a VIIC. Cranking the handle to open the bow cap pushed shaft #8, which actuated the leverage to open the bow cap (#1), which pulled the outer protective cap out of the way via #s 34, 35, and 36. __________________ Ask me anything about the Type VII or IX! One-Stop Targeting Shop: https://drive.google.com/drive/folde...WwBt-1vjW28JbO My YT Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIJ...9FXbD3S2kgwdPQ

06-16-23, 10:31 PM	#4
Aktungbby Gefallen Engel U-666 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: On a tilted, overheated, overpopulated spinning mudball on Collision course with Andromeda Galaxy Posts: 28,016 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	Welcome aboard! Byku! & a 'welcome back' to Derstosstupp! after a 2 month hiatus. __________________ "Only two things are infinite; The Universe and human squirrelyness; and I'm not too sure about the Universe"

06-14-23, 02:57 PM	#1
Byku Cadet Join Date: Jun 2023 Posts: 1 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Torpedo doors - wrong animation Hello, I have a question regarding a potential issue with the animation of torpedo doors on U-boats. In the game Silent Hunter III, the sequence of torpedo door operation is divided into two distinct stages: the bow door opens first, and once that's complete, the muzzle door opens. However, evidence suggests that in reality, both doors should open simultaneously. This is evidenced by: A video on the operation of the G7e torpedo, available at: (the relevant timestamp is marked) A photograph showing the muzzle doors concealed behind the bow doors, available at: https://i.postimg.cc/1XJLcb1C/VIIC-open-bow-doors.jpg I was wondering if this issue has been raised before, and if anyone has attempted to rectify it with a mod.

06-16-23, 03:28 PM	#2
Jeff-Groves Village Idiot Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 5,397 Downloads: 131 Uploads: 0	Just delete the Door2 animation chunks with S3D if you want that.

06-17-23, 03:56 PM	#5
Mister_M Grey Wolf Join Date: Feb 2021 Posts: 822 Downloads: 27 Uploads: 0	Something like that: https://www.mediafire.com/file/7mzhi...oat7c.dat/file ? Look at tubes 1, 3 & 5...