tranfering torpedo's

thehiredgun · 05-23-07, 12:13 PM

Is there a mod for transfering aft torpedo's to fore tubes ?

Mush Martin · 05-23-07, 12:32 PM

Sadly no.

05-23-07, 12:34 PM

not like the way you suggested.

you can add extra torpedos to achieve your goal if you want more torps.

if you just want to move them from aft to rear if needed, i don't think the game allows that to happen.

i read that it could be done in real life but i'm not sure if it was practical.

Jimbuna · 05-23-07, 01:11 PM

Not possible I'm afraid

joea · 05-23-07, 02:02 PM

I imagine it was not done in real life nor very easy.

Dowly · 05-23-07, 03:04 PM

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Originally Posted by joea

I imagine it was not done in real life nor very easy.

Yes, I've also heard it wasnt done in RL. The first problem would be the amount of space it takes to turn the torpedo around. And of course, the lack of machinery & the unstable platform.

Paajtor · 05-23-07, 04:37 PM

Can a bunch of rubber lifeboats carry a torpedo?

Sailor Steve · 05-23-07, 04:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Paajtor

Can a bunch of rubber lifeboats carry a torpedo?

That's how the milk cows did it.

05-23-07, 05:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Dowly

Yes, I've also heard it wasnt done in RL. The first problem would be the amount of space it takes to turn the torpedo around. And of course, the lack of machinery & the unstable platform.

Yes, it was done in real life. Some torpedos were floated with life jackets. IIRC it was written about in the book Teddy Suhren: Ace of Aces, Memoirs of a U-boat Rebel (ISBN: 1591148510). Prior to meeting a supply ship, he practiced floating an aft torpedo to the bow and back with life jackets.

The procedure went something like this: hoisted aft torpedo out of the canister and placed life jackets all around it. Flooded the stern tanks and floated the torpedo off and then floated it to the bow. Flooded bow tanks and floated torpedo into position for loading in bow hatch and then blew the forward tanks to raise bow and torpedo out of the water.

thehiredgun · 05-24-07, 02:46 AM

Thank You

joea · 05-24-07, 03:45 AM

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Originally Posted by thehiredgun

Thank You

Me too, still it was about as time-consuming and dangerous as loading external torps I would think. :hmm:

Woof1701 · 05-24-07, 09:19 AM

However in RL it wouldn't have been possible to transfer aft torpedeoes from INSIDE the boat into the bow tubes. Using external aft torpedoes for the bow was possible but wasn't done often, because it was too much and dangerous work. Late in the war the boats didn't carry externals anymore anyway because the danger of being surprised by aircraft when loading was too high.

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thehiredgun Samurai Navy Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Missouri Posts: 581 Downloads: 517 Uploads: 0	tranfering torpedo's Is there a mod for transfering aft torpedo's to fore tubes ?

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Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,525 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Not possible I'm afraid __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

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Paajtor The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: The Dutch mountains Posts: 1,551 Downloads: 64 Uploads: 1	Can a bunch of rubber lifeboats carry a torpedo? __________________

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thehiredgun Samurai Navy Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Missouri Posts: 581 Downloads: 517 Uploads: 0	transfering torpedo's Thank You

05-23-07, 12:34 PM	#3
Webster Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	not like the way you suggested. you can add extra torpedos to achieve your goal if you want more torps. if you just want to move them from aft to rear if needed, i don't think the game allows that to happen. i read that it could be done in real life but i'm not sure if it was practical.

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joea Silent Hunter Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: At periscope depth in Lake Geneva Posts: 3,512 Downloads: 25 Uploads: 0	I imagine it was not done in real life nor very easy.

05-24-07, 09:19 AM	#12
Woof1701 Commodore Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Munich, Germany, Home of U-96 Posts: 633 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	However in RL it wouldn't have been possible to transfer aft torpedeoes from INSIDE the boat into the bow tubes. Using external aft torpedoes for the bow was possible but wasn't done often, because it was too much and dangerous work. Late in the war the boats didn't carry externals anymore anyway because the danger of being surprised by aircraft when loading was too high.