A hilarious waste of Torps!

Riggsie15 · 01-02-08, 07:28 AM

I came across this Large Merchantman andas normal set up a perfect 90 degree shoot. Anyhow I wanted to follow the advise of Bdu, for realism, with 1 torp with a magnetic fuse under the ship and 8 seconds later 1 with contact fuse. Well tube 4 was malfunctioning so I decided to use the other 3. 1 would be magnetic and pass half a meter under the ship the other 2 would come 8 seconds later in a salvo spread aiming to contact 3 meters from the bottom. I used 2 instead of 1 in the second salvo in case 1st malfuntioned.

It started well 1st exploded under the ship just rear of the center. 8 secondes after the 1st had left the tube the 2nd salvo of contact only torps were launched and were dead on tract. Then nothing I went to the map to see they had passed right through the ship. Problem was I hadn't reset the torp depths for 9.5 meters (1st salvo) to 5 meters (2nd salvo) thus without magnetic fuses they missed!

Well In my resulting rage I hastily shot off my rear torp, which of course missed! So I calmed, went wide to reload and realine when I noticed she was sinking so I surfaced and sped her up with the deck gun.

So boys and girls always recheck you settings before fireing. This attack which was suppose to end in 3 hits resulted in 1 hit 3 wasted torps!

Happy hunting and learn from others mistakes.

vodkavera · 01-02-08, 07:39 AM

I always shoot 2 torps at a depth of 2 meters.
One in the front and one in the middle.
Works all the time.

On the smaller merchs. I usually only fire of a single torp. at 2 m.
Aims for the bow. They flood pretty quickly.
If the weather is good I take ´em out with the deckgun.

You have to be carefull about those precious eals.

/VV

Schwuppes · 01-02-08, 08:25 AM

Malfunction in tube 4?

Never had that before.... are you using SH3 Commander?

Riggsie15 · 01-02-08, 08:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Schwuppes

Malfunction in tube 4?

Never had that before.... are you using SH3 Commander?

Yes I am using SH3 Commander and all I now is thay I dived and then looked at my crew page and saw my torp compatment was red. Torp tube 4 was destroyed everything else was in pristine condition. Beats me what happend but 4 is labled as DESTROYED and won't fire or open!

Stealth Hunter · 01-02-08, 05:03 PM

Heh, I had that happen with a medium cargo. I thought the torpedo I'd fired had gone off too deep to do any damage, but when I came onto the bridge to check it, to my surprise I saw that she'd broken in half and was almost gone!

01-02-08, 07:28 AM	#1
Riggsie15 Watch Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Toowoomba, QLD, Australia Posts: 23 Downloads: 39 Uploads: 0	A hilarious waste of Torps! I came across this Large Merchantman andas normal set up a perfect 90 degree shoot. Anyhow I wanted to follow the advise of Bdu, for realism, with 1 torp with a magnetic fuse under the ship and 8 seconds later 1 with contact fuse. Well tube 4 was malfunctioning so I decided to use the other 3. 1 would be magnetic and pass half a meter under the ship the other 2 would come 8 seconds later in a salvo spread aiming to contact 3 meters from the bottom. I used 2 instead of 1 in the second salvo in case 1st malfuntioned. It started well 1st exploded under the ship just rear of the center. 8 secondes after the 1st had left the tube the 2nd salvo of contact only torps were launched and were dead on tract. Then nothing I went to the map to see they had passed right through the ship. Problem was I hadn't reset the torp depths for 9.5 meters (1st salvo) to 5 meters (2nd salvo) thus without magnetic fuses they missed! Well In my resulting rage I hastily shot off my rear torp, which of course missed! So I calmed, went wide to reload and realine when I noticed she was sinking so I surfaced and sped her up with the deck gun. So boys and girls always recheck you settings before fireing. This attack which was suppose to end in 3 hits resulted in 1 hit 3 wasted torps! Happy hunting and learn from others mistakes. __________________ Current Status Game: Silent Hunter 3 (GWX 3 Gold, SH Command) Career: Rank: Boat: Patrols: Ships Sunk: Tonnage:

01-02-08, 07:39 AM	#2
vodkavera Planesman Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Sweden Posts: 195 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	I always shoot 2 torps at a depth of 2 meters. One in the front and one in the middle. Works all the time. On the smaller merchs. I usually only fire of a single torp. at 2 m. Aims for the bow. They flood pretty quickly. If the weather is good I take ´em out with the deckgun. You have to be carefull about those precious eals. /VV __________________ I sink (ships), therefore I am! ------------------------------------- Acer Aspire - Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T6600 nVIDIA GeForce GT 240M 1 024 MB 4 GB RAM

01-02-08, 08:25 AM	#3
Schwuppes 中国水兵 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Perth, Western Australia Posts: 279 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	Malfunction in tube 4? Never had that before.... are you using SH3 Commander? __________________ E8400 @ 4.00Ghz standard vCore, Gigabyte P35C DS3R @ 445 Mhz, Leadtek GTX 280, 3 x 1GB Kingston DDR2 800 @ 890Mhz, 250GB +160GB HDD, Terratec DMX 6fire 24/96, Silverstone ST60F 600W, Logitech Z-5500 THX

01-02-08, 05:03 PM	#5
Stealth Hunter Silent Hunter Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Y'ha-Nthlei Posts: 4,262 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	Heh, I had that happen with a medium cargo. I thought the torpedo I'd fired had gone off too deep to do any damage, but when I came onto the bridge to check it, to my surprise I saw that she'd broken in half and was almost gone!