How Are You Guys Setting the Torps?

Schnee · 03-01-08, 10:49 AM

Are you guys setting them from contact or magnetic setting the depth a bit below the draft of the ship? Seems magnetic worked ok in SH III but I dunno about SH4

Zantham · 03-01-08, 01:50 PM

I've been using mostly magnetic torpedoes in the UBoat 1943 campaign in SH4, and haven't had too many duds really. I've had both contact duds, magnetic duds, and premature detonations, but not a large amount. By 1943 Germany had straightened out many of the problems found in their torpedos.

stabiz · 03-01-08, 01:53 PM

Really annoying when Falke torpedoes goes boom halfway to the target, at 400 reknown a pop.

Raptor1 · 03-01-08, 02:13 PM

I usually set my torps on Magnetic and set them about a meter below the targets keel, managed to take out a Fleet Carrier on my second-last patrol with 2 G7e/T2s (I actually launched 4, and hit with 3 on the CVs stern (the CV sunk before the third hit)), while 3 hits to the stern with Zaunkonig IIs at a higher depth did not sink another CV on my last patrol (It actually went nose-up with about 1/5 of the Flight deck in the water and the entire bow-section in the air before sinking a while later)

Schnee · 03-01-08, 09:20 PM

A meter below the targets keel - sounds about right. I'll do that more regularly

Saintaw · 03-03-08, 01:09 PM

Erm.. I have a question too:

Where is the TDC pannel when looking through the UZO or Scopes when on an Uboot? To the right, I can see the TDC data & fire torpedoes, but I have to go to the TDC map screen to setup the torps.

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Why isn't there a manual or even a note about this on the DVD? Surely a .txt isn't too expensive. Clicking on the "Manual" link on the autorun menu brings me back to the original SHIV pdf file
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03-01-08, 10:49 AM	#1
Schnee Engineer Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 209 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	How Are You Guys Setting the Torps? Are you guys setting them from contact or magnetic setting the depth a bit below the draft of the ship? Seems magnetic worked ok in SH III but I dunno about SH4

03-01-08, 01:53 PM	#3
stabiz Silent Hunter Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Norway Posts: 4,224 Downloads: 14 Uploads: 0	Really annoying when Falke torpedoes goes boom halfway to the target, at 400 reknown a pop. __________________

03-01-08, 09:20 PM	#5
Schnee Engineer Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 209 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Yeah A meter below the targets keel - sounds about right. I'll do that more regularly

03-03-08, 01:09 PM	#6
Saintaw Medic Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: .be Posts: 168 Downloads: 47 Uploads: 0	Erm.. I have a question too: Where is the TDC pannel when looking through the UZO or Scopes when on an Uboot? To the right, I can see the TDC data & fire torpedoes, but I have to go to the TDC map screen to setup the torps. [soapbox] Why isn't there a manual or even a note about this on the DVD? Surely a .txt isn't too expensive. Clicking on the "Manual" link on the autorun menu brings me back to the original SHIV pdf file [\soapbox] __________________ Saw blub blubb...

03-01-08, 01:50 PM	#2
Zantham 中国水兵 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 283 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 1	I've been using mostly magnetic torpedoes in the UBoat 1943 campaign in SH4, and haven't had too many duds really. I've had both contact duds, magnetic duds, and premature detonations, but not a large amount. By 1943 Germany had straightened out many of the problems found in their torpedos.

03-01-08, 02:13 PM	#4
Raptor1 Navy Seal Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Stavka Posts: 8,211 Downloads: 13 Uploads: 0	I usually set my torps on Magnetic and set them about a meter below the targets keel, managed to take out a Fleet Carrier on my second-last patrol with 2 G7e/T2s (I actually launched 4, and hit with 3 on the CVs stern (the CV sunk before the third hit)), while 3 hits to the stern with Zaunkonig IIs at a higher depth did not sink another CV on my last patrol (It actually went nose-up with about 1/5 of the Flight deck in the water and the entire bow-section in the air before sinking a while later)