Deep running torpedo fix date?

IonicRipper · 01-13-12, 03:52 PM

Greetings fellow skippers

I know the torps the US navy supplies us runs about 10 feet deeper due to not being calibrated with the warheads (or something like that

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Does anyone know the approximate date this is fixed? And what i should set my torpedo depth at when it will be fixed for a good keel shot on magnetic detonators?
I grew so accustomed to these deep running fishes i know i'll screw up a few times

P.S. Not running TMO, RFB or RSRDC, just a few various small mods.

WernherVonTrapp · 01-13-12, 05:34 PM

I'm not sure of the exact date but I think most (or all) of the torpedo problems were ironed out around Sept. 43.

breadcatcher101 · 01-13-12, 09:26 PM

That sounds about right to me as well, about halfway through the war.

They switched from the faulty magnetic to contacts and realized those were not dependable as well.

breadcatcher101 · 01-13-12, 09:27 PM

Wow, that was post #500 for me.

Hope I was right.

(sound of cork popping)

IonicRipper · 01-13-12, 10:29 PM

Yet only 1 download :p

Im at the beginning of 1944, i'll give it a try. how much feet lower under the keel should i set my torps to test this?

TorpX · 01-13-12, 10:42 PM

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Originally Posted by IonicRipper

Yet only 1 download :p

Im at the beginning of 1944, i'll give it a try. how much feet lower under the keel should i set my torps to test this?

Not sure how it is in the game without mods, but by '44 they are as good as they are going to get.

IonicRipper · 01-14-12, 05:15 PM

Definitely fixed, now i can go for shots under the keel

donna52522 · 01-14-12, 07:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by IonicRipper

Definitely fixed, now i can go for shots under the keel

Like your Sig, looks familiar....lol

IonicRipper · 01-14-12, 07:27 PM

Woah! What a coincidence!

merc4ulfate · 01-14-12, 10:02 PM

I always set mine to the most shallowest setting no matter what time of the war it is.

USS Drum · 01-14-12, 10:09 PM

Same here.

IonicRipper · 01-15-12, 11:35 AM

But you can do so much more damage with a good shot directly under the engine room. I remember sinking large ships with a single torpedo this way.

Platapus · 01-15-12, 11:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by merc4ulfate

I always set mine to the most shallowest setting no matter what time of the war it is.

Same here. Shallow setting, impact only.

I don't think the Mk 6 Magnetic exploder's problems were fixed during WWII, were they?

Did any of the more successful US Submarine captains use magnetic pistols even in the later years of the war?

Hylander_1314 · 01-15-12, 11:57 AM

As far as I can tell, they used contact detonators through the end of the war. IWon't say that is all they did, as I'm sure some skippers probably used the magnetic detonators to try and break the keel of the ships.

merc4ulfate · 01-15-12, 01:30 PM

The only time I rely on the magnetic detonators is if I have a shot at a gun boat. They are shallow draft and I have never been able to hit one with a contact because the fish goes under the boat even on the shallowest setting. Sometimes I get the feeling they do not do as much damage as a contact ... but maybe that is just me ...

01-13-12, 03:52 PM	#1
IonicRipper Engineer Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Montreal, Canada Posts: 206 Downloads: 103 Uploads: 0	Deep running torpedo fix date? Greetings fellow skippers I know the torps the US navy supplies us runs about 10 feet deeper due to not being calibrated with the warheads (or something like that ) Does anyone know the approximate date this is fixed? And what i should set my torpedo depth at when it will be fixed for a good keel shot on magnetic detonators? I grew so accustomed to these deep running fishes i know i'll screw up a few times P.S. Not running TMO, RFB or RSRDC, just a few various small mods. __________________ Last edited by IonicRipper; 01-13-12 at 05:33 PM.

01-13-12, 05:34 PM	#2
WernherVonTrapp Admiral Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Now, alot farther from NYC. Posts: 2,228 Downloads: 105 Uploads: 0	I'm not sure of the exact date but I think most (or all) of the torpedo problems were ironed out around Sept. 43. __________________ "The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." -Miyamoto Musashi ------------------------------------------------------- "What is truth?" -Pontius Pilate

01-14-12, 05:15 PM	#7
IonicRipper Engineer Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Montreal, Canada Posts: 206 Downloads: 103 Uploads: 0	Definitely fixed, now i can go for shots under the keel __________________

01-14-12, 07:27 PM	#9
IonicRipper Engineer Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Montreal, Canada Posts: 206 Downloads: 103 Uploads: 0	Woah! What a coincidence! __________________

01-15-12, 11:35 AM	#12
IonicRipper Engineer Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Montreal, Canada Posts: 206 Downloads: 103 Uploads: 0	But you can do so much more damage with a good shot directly under the engine room. I remember sinking large ships with a single torpedo this way. __________________

01-13-12, 09:26 PM	#3
breadcatcher101 Captain Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Southeastern USA Posts: 546 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	That sounds about right to me as well, about halfway through the war. They switched from the faulty magnetic to contacts and realized those were not dependable as well.

01-13-12, 09:27 PM	#4
breadcatcher101 Captain Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Southeastern USA Posts: 546 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Wow, that was post #500 for me. Hope I was right. (sound of cork popping)

01-13-12, 10:29 PM	#5
IonicRipper Engineer Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Montreal, Canada Posts: 206 Downloads: 103 Uploads: 0	Yet only 1 download :p Im at the beginning of 1944, i'll give it a try. how much feet lower under the keel should i set my torps to test this? __________________

01-14-12, 10:02 PM	#10
merc4ulfate DILLIGAF Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: florida Posts: 2,058 Downloads: 210 Uploads: 0	I always set mine to the most shallowest setting no matter what time of the war it is.

01-14-12, 10:09 PM	#11
USS Drum Grey Wolf Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Washington State Posts: 977 Downloads: 126 Uploads: 0	Same here.

01-15-12, 11:57 AM	#14
Hylander_1314 Sea Lord Join Date: May 2006 Location: 5 Miles Inland West Of Lake Huron Posts: 1,936 Downloads: 139 Uploads: 0	As far as I can tell, they used contact detonators through the end of the war. IWon't say that is all they did, as I'm sure some skippers probably used the magnetic detonators to try and break the keel of the ships. __________________ A legislative act contrary to the Constitution is not law. -John Marshall Chief Justice of the Supreme Court ---------------------

01-15-12, 01:30 PM	#15
merc4ulfate DILLIGAF Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: florida Posts: 2,058 Downloads: 210 Uploads: 0	The only time I rely on the magnetic detonators is if I have a shot at a gun boat. They are shallow draft and I have never been able to hit one with a contact because the fish goes under the boat even on the shallowest setting. Sometimes I get the feeling they do not do as much damage as a contact ... but maybe that is just me ...

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