[REL] RFB/Real Fleet Boat for 1.5

[Fincuan]

Originally Posted by kwbgjh2

As i noticed too late the post was already answered. My sure arming distances are 550 ft for the Mark 14 till Sept 1943 and 450 ft after it.

In the ingame helptext of RFB its 450/350 ft. So i put 100 ft above because i never be able to estimate the exact distance.

Yards, the arming distances are just about those, but in yards. Makes a bit of a difference compared to feet.

[tater]

I think the RFB arming distance is 400-450 yards. Both numbers come up in the literature, I think 450 is probably right.

[Bosje]

stupid imperial measurements... :rotfl:

[Kruger]

Yeap, it's 450 (slightly more than stock) but undoubtedly correct. I also think that this is the most likely cause of the "duds".

[vanjast]

Originally Posted by Bosje

stupid imperial measurements... :rotfl:

People still make conversion errors today.. some with tragic consequences..

[Sardaukar67]

As always, solid answers to my questions, thanks ! And thanks to RFB-team for making such great mod!

And another thing :p , I had some problem using my fore 4" deck gun on my Balao. It refused to fire...but AI crew fired it just fine. I was wondering if the gun still "thinks" it's situated aft and refuses to fire when it "thinks" conning tower is on it's way ? No biggie, my crew shell ship waterlines just fine so far.

[Kruger]

I think it states in the manual that you must load the gun yourself prior to shooting it for the first time in the mission.

[tater]

Originally Posted by Kruger

Yeap, it's 450 (slightly more than stock) but undoubtedly correct. I also think that this is the most likely cause of the "duds".

Stock is 220m

tater

[Sardaukar67]

Originally Posted by Kruger

I think it states in the manual that you must load the gun yourself prior to shooting it for the first time in the mission.

I think I can load the gun ..so that is not the issue. It worked fine when gun was aft with Gar and Gato-class. With those classes, gun refused to fire when it was pointed too close or towards conning tower.

[Kruger]

It has something to do with those zones (forgot how they're called) where the guns are set not to fire, in order to avoid damage to your own vessel.

[AVGWarhawk]

Originally Posted by Kruger

It has something to do with those zones (forgot how they're called) where the guns are set not to fire, in order to avoid damage to your own vessel.

[Sardaukar67]

Problem in this case was that gun was pointing into frontal sector (fore gun). AI crew gunners also fired it at my target just fine when I exited the gun station. Go figure.

[theluckyone17]

Can anyone quantify the visibility when the weather report says "Good visibility"?

I got to thinking about my last post in this thread, where I mentioned the limit of my visibility (when seeing a battleship) was about a 1,000 yards, in good visibility as reported by the weather report. Seems to me 1,000 yard visibility isn't all that good.

Could be I'm suffering from a need to remove my mods and reinstall, too, but I figured I'd ask before I went to the effort.

[Orion2012]

Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

Yes sir. There are escape trunks in the FTR and ATR. The crew of the USS Tang used the trunk after she was hit by her own circle running torpedo. The stern was in the mud and the bow was just breaking the surface. Several got out but were taken as POW for the remainder of the war. What they do is enter the escape trunk and allow water to flow in thus equalizing the water pressure. Once done the outer hatch could be opened. Hatched then closed and filled with air so others may use the hatch. You get about 3-4 guys per loading of the hatch. Read the story on the USS Tang. It will give you the idea behind the escape hatch and what these guys went through.

Do you know if all fleet boats had the escape trunks, and if so was there a maximum depth they could be used??

[AVGWarhawk]

Originally Posted by Orion2012

Do you know if all fleet boats had the escape trunks, and if so was there a maximum depth they could be used??

I believe all the fleets had the escape hatch. S class did not have the escape trunks that I'm aware of. I remember reading about S-5 that went bow down with stern breaking the surface. The had to cut the outer full at the stern to get out. As far as depth, 150 is about the max and if a person could get out at 150 feet, not much chance of survival. Get the bends for a quick accent. Also the Mumson Lung would only work just so far if at all. 150 feet is the depth that professional divers go with rebreathers and even this is risky for them. I would say 100 feet or less for a good chance of making it. There still is the bend issue (air bubbles in your blood stream). Later on bells were created to attach to these hatches as long as the sub was sitting on it's keel. Also, on the outer hull, there was a floatation device that would be released and would carry a cable to the surface. The cable was used to hold onto as you made your way to the surface. The floatation device is bright orange so to see from a distance.