Torpedo management

[bertieck476]

Hi folks,
In harbour at Brest at the moment and have got a fresh load of torpedoes and I have noticed that I have two red nosed torps, accoustic homing I think it said and more suited for target speeds above 12 knots.
Is there a way of selecting when these are loaded into my tubes from the reserves so that I can use them against more suitable targets, because they seem to load them from the top down and I could end up with choosing a salvo shot with a steam, electric and accoustic in three seperate tubes, so what I'm trying to say is can I choose which torpedoes get loaded into the tubes.
Thanks alot
Bert.

[desirableroasted]

I've concluded it's first come, first served. Your first empty slot will get the torpedo highest in the reserve queue.

So, if you fire a salvo of bow slots 1 and 3, slot 1 will be filled by the torp in bow slot 5, and slot 3 will get filled by bow slot 6.

Since I rarely fire salvos, I try to take the reserve queue into account when deciding which tube to use, so as to keep a mix at hand, but it's generally random by the time I am down to 3-4 forward torps.

Of course, in the back (on a VII), you really have no choice at all.

[Capt. Morgan]

In the crew managment orders, you can switch off automatic Torpedo loading. You can then load what ever types you want in any order (just don't forget to reload them after combat).

Once you have an empty reserve slot, you can also unload tubes, and reload them with a different type.

[desirableroasted]

Originally Posted by Capt. Morgan

In the crew managment orders, you can switch off automatic Torpedo loading. You can then load what ever types you want in any order (just don't forget to reload them after combat).

Once you have an empty reserve slot, you can also unload tubes, and reload them with a different type.

I'm slack-jawed at how ignorant I am about this game even after playing it five years. I never, ever considered trying without automatic reload.

Thank you, Captain Morgan.

[Sailor Steve]

And I always turn off auto-loading, but for a different reason. In real life they couldn't reload on the surface in heavy seas, and they couldn't reload underwater during combat as steep and sudden depth changes could be a disaster. So I never reload until the fight is over and I'm in a stable invironment, either surfaced in calm water or deep and slow with no danger nearby.

As for the different types, it's true that with auto-reload off you can choose your type, but I'm always playing early war so I usually only have G7a anyway.

[bertieck476]

Thanks for the replies I have switched off autoloading.

Bert.

[U777]

The only thing I don't like about turning off automatic reloading is that I forget to reload the tubes after battle sometimes thus leaving a nasty surprise during next the battle.

[JokerOfFate]

U777 I do that all the time.

[U777]

Yep that's why I deck gun all but very large ships since its still early 1940. Saves torpedoes and no dealing with loading, gonna be depressing when air coverage gets better or merchants get armed because that gun is such a nice weapon.

[K-61]

The "I" button is a quick key shorcut to the torpedo screen. I always disable it but have learned not to forget to reload. Like Sailor Steve, I reload in a realistic manner. After I fire I evade and only reload as SS mentioned.

[Capt. Morgan]

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

...In real life they couldn't reload on the surface in heavy seas, and they couldn't reload underwater during combat as steep and sudden depth changes could be a disaster ...

Thanks for the additional info. Obvious if you think about it, but I never had until now. I'll add them to my increasingly long list of torpedo restrictions.

[Sailor Steve]

We had an interesting thread on the subject of playing 'realistically' awhile back.
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=168479