Elko torpedo boats...

Slick Rick · 01-18-06, 08:19 PM

How many of you take the time to blow these pesky little buggers up with the deck gun?? Its a good way to attract unwanted attention.....but sometimes you just got to do it.....

Torplexed · 01-18-06, 08:41 PM

Hmmm. I usually man the flak guns for those annoying toy boats. Seems to make quicker work out of them plus you get the satisfaction of blowing them out of the water yourself.

Slick Rick · 01-18-06, 09:09 PM

Hmmm...I have never been able to blow them up using the flak gun....I guess I must not be aiming for the right place...

Ducimus · 01-18-06, 09:11 PM

Use the 3cm with AP rounds . The duel 3CM heavy flak is most satisfiying.

bookworm_020 · 01-18-06, 10:59 PM

The dual 37mm does them the best, the rapid single is fine. The manual 37 is too slow. The 20mm do the job but take longer

JU_88 · 01-19-06, 09:42 PM

It would be a different story if they fired torppedos like they are supposed to!
To be honest if your not going to have torpeedo boats and bombers fire torpeedos why bother having them in the game at all!

sk065 · 01-20-06, 08:51 AM

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Originally Posted by JU_88

It would be a different story if they fired torppedos like they are supposed to!
To be honest if your not going to have torpeedo boats and bombers fire torpeedos why bother having them in the game at all!

Is there a chance that this could be modded into the game?

Kpt. Franz-Josef Lemmle · 01-20-06, 09:10 AM

My grandfather served on PT-556 during WWII...I can't bring myself to sink one!

SmokinTep · 01-20-06, 09:31 AM

:rotfl:

ref · 01-20-06, 11:00 AM

Run into one near Calais the other night, couldn't sink it ,
in about half an hour I was in the middle of 16 warships, at least 4 destroyers, I didn't know there where so many in 1940, maybe I had the luck to be near a task force, took me near 4 hours to shake them off my back.

sergbuto · 01-20-06, 12:20 PM

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Originally Posted by sk065

Quote:

Originally Posted by JU_88

It would be a different story if they fired torppedos like they are supposed to!
To be honest if your not going to have torpeedo boats and bombers fire torpeedos why bother having them in the game at all!

Is there a chance that this could be modded into the game?

You can at least try the mod of PT-boats with "virtual torpedoes". They are quite dangerous.

Kalach · 01-20-06, 06:57 PM

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Originally Posted by JU_88

It would be a different story if they fired torppedos like they are supposed to!
To be honest if your not going to have torpeedo boats and bombers fire torpeedos why bother having them in the game at all!

While they are mostly harmless themselves their main strength seems to be reporting your posistion to bombers and other ASW ships.
Also if luck is against you they can sometimes damage important equipment and kill crew members. I lost my highly decorated watch officer to one before

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Harry Buttle · 01-20-06, 10:11 PM

as a matter of interest are there any historical examples of elcos or a/c making torpedo attacks on u-boats?

Marhkimov · 01-20-06, 10:41 PM

Motor Boat anyone?

U-104 · 01-20-06, 10:45 PM

:rotfl:

01-18-06, 08:19 PM	#1
Slick Rick Sonar Guy Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Whats left of Florida Posts: 396 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Elko torpedo boats... How many of you take the time to blow these pesky little buggers up with the deck gun?? Its a good way to attract unwanted attention.....but sometimes you just got to do it.....

01-18-06, 10:59 PM	#5
bookworm_020 Navy Seal Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Sinking ships off the Australian coast Posts: 5,966 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	The dual 37mm does them the best, the rapid single is fine. The manual 37 is too slow. The 20mm do the job but take longer __________________ "There is always one person in any organization who knows whats going on, That person must be fired"

01-20-06, 09:10 AM	#8
Kpt. Franz-Josef Lemmle Watch Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 28 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	My grandfather served on PT-556 during WWII...I can't bring myself to sink one! __________________ U-160 Type IX/C 2nd Flotilla FDU XO Lorient www.wolvesatwar.com

01-20-06, 10:41 PM	#14
Marhkimov Admiral Join Date: May 2005 Location: Bay Area, California, USA Posts: 2,377 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Motor Boat anyone? __________________ It takes two to tango

01-20-06, 10:45 PM	#15
U-104 Grey Wolf Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: United States Posts: 797 Downloads: 187 Uploads: 0	:rotfl: __________________ My heart is steadfast, O God. I will sing and make music with all my soul. Ps. 108:1 Survival of the fittest does not explain arrival of the fittest. we live in a single spoken sentence.. "God said, let there be"

01-18-06, 08:41 PM	#2
Torplexed Let's Sink Sumptin' ! Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 5,823 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	Hmmm. I usually man the flak guns for those annoying toy boats. Seems to make quicker work out of them plus you get the satisfaction of blowing them out of the water yourself.

01-18-06, 09:09 PM	#3
Slick Rick Sonar Guy Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Whats left of Florida Posts: 396 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Hmmm...I have never been able to blow them up using the flak gun....I guess I must not be aiming for the right place...

01-18-06, 09:11 PM	#4
Ducimus Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 12,987 Downloads: 67 Uploads: 2	Use the 3cm with AP rounds . The duel 3CM heavy flak is most satisfiying.

01-19-06, 09:42 PM	#6
JU_88 Silent Hunter Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: UK Posts: 3,803 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	It would be a different story if they fired torppedos like they are supposed to! To be honest if your not going to have torpeedo boats and bombers fire torpeedos why bother having them in the game at all!

01-20-06, 09:31 AM	#9
SmokinTep Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Suffolk, Virginia Posts: 1,027 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	:rotfl:

01-20-06, 11:00 AM	#10
ref Grey Wolf Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Mar del Plata, Argentina Posts: 871 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Run into one near Calais the other night, couldn't sink it , in about half an hour I was in the middle of 16 warships, at least 4 destroyers, I didn't know there where so many in 1940, maybe I had the luck to be near a task force, took me near 4 hours to shake them off my back.

01-20-06, 10:11 PM	#13
Harry Buttle Soundman Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 144 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	as a matter of interest are there any historical examples of elcos or a/c making torpedo attacks on u-boats?