Salvo - A Proposed Solution

[geosub1978]

I want to repost an older of my replies as I see the questions about the openning/closing of torpedo tubes still rise. Here is this:

"For anyone intrested: I have noticed that in some modes there are various combinations of the Q-W-Y functions concerning the torpedo tubes. I tried to configure them in a more handfull and realistic way in order to do whatever you whant as fast as possible when you fire spreads:

Replace by Copy-Paste the following in your command.cfg file and you are going to have:

"Q": Open torpedo tube and stay open untill you close it only by "W" button.

"W": Close torpedo tube.

"Y": Cycle torpedo tube.

[Cmd308]
Name=Open_torpedo_tube
Ctxt=1

;[Cmd309]
;Name=Close_torpedo_tube
;Ctxt=1

[Cmd310]
Name=Open_sel_torpedo_tube
Ctxt=1
Key0=0x51,,"Q"

[Cmd311]
Name=Close_sel_torpedo_tube
Key0=0x57,,"W"
Ctxt=1

;[Cmd312]
;Name=Toggle_open_close_torpedo_tube
;Ctxt=1

[Cmd323]
Name=Cycle_torp_tube
Ctxt=1
;Key0=0x57,,"W"
Key0=0x59,,"Y"

Add a ";" in front of any other - Key0=0X59,,"Y" - line of the file so it looks like
- ;Key0=0X59,,"Y"- . This will disable the previous function of the "Y" key but probably it will be one provided also on the HUD.

The above mentioned work fine for me and the idea came from the FTT mode which I thank very much!!"

After opening the torpedo tubes you can create the salvo by setting left/right rudder according to target's motion.

The combination of submarine rudder/speed has to be that one that smoothly turns the submarine along the target with direction to the bow of the target.

This was a historical accurate procedure of many navies!

E.G. AHEAD 1/3 - 20DEGREES RUDDER is normally OK for a slow/medium moving target-AOB 90DEGREES.