homing torpedo

PFK · 09-26-08, 08:59 AM

I am on a secondary objective to photo carriers in Manila Harbour. I am approaching from the coast when 3 passenger liners come along no escort! So I fire 2 torpedoes at each forgetting that tube 1 has one of these small homing torpedoes loaded ( first saw it end of last patrol must try this) suddenly huge bang and after torpedo room is destroyed and bulkhead breached. I search frantically no enemy. Then it dawns on me ,I was on the surface moving 14 knots I surmise the homing torpedo homed on me!

So I'm thinking what are those homing torpedoes for? , should you be going very slow if you use them. Also in real life could you open a torpedo tube and fire at flank speed

09-26-08, 08:59 AM	#1
PFK Swabbie Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 9 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	homing torpedo I am on a secondary objective to photo carriers in Manila Harbour. I am approaching from the coast when 3 passenger liners come along no escort! So I fire 2 torpedoes at each forgetting that tube 1 has one of these small homing torpedoes loaded ( first saw it end of last patrol must try this) suddenly huge bang and after torpedo room is destroyed and bulkhead breached. I search frantically no enemy. Then it dawns on me ,I was on the surface moving 14 knots I surmise the homing torpedo homed on me! So I'm thinking what are those homing torpedoes for? , should you be going very slow if you use them. Also in real life could you open a torpedo tube and fire at flank speed