Mark 10 question

Vaux · 09-02-10, 06:44 AM

I'm starting my second carreer so I could upgrade from 1.4 to 1.5 and load TMO 2.0. I just got too annoyed with stock 1.4 and ended my first carreer in late '42.

I've decided to up the realism a litlle in my second carreer and have enabled dud torps. It's December 9th and I'm just leaving Manila in my S18.

Question: Did the Mark 10 torps suffer from the same problems that the Mark 14s did? Should I set my depth on the Mark 10s to zero?

Diopos · 09-02-10, 06:57 AM

"Question: Did the Mark 10 torps suffer from the same problems that the Mark 14s did? Should I set my depth on the Mark 10s to zero?"

Consider them (the Mk 10s) "reliable".

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sergei · 09-02-10, 07:13 AM

They can run deep, but only by 3-4 feet IIRC.
Also in TMO 2.0, there is a chance of duds.

However, when compared to the Mark 14, they are incredibly reliable.

Platapus · 09-02-10, 06:37 PM

Sergei is correct. At the start of the war, the Mk 10 had a tendency to run about 4 feet deeper, but this was discovered and corrected in 1942. The Mk-10 also used the Mk-3 contact exploder which was a little bit more reliable than the Mk-5 Contact exploder.

What always confused me is that if the BurOrd could recognize the depth problems with the MK-10, why didn't they test the MK-14 until later in the war?

09-02-10, 06:44 AM	#1
Vaux Torpedoman Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Florida Posts: 116 Downloads: 26 Uploads: 0	Mark 10 question I'm starting my second carreer so I could upgrade from 1.4 to 1.5 and load TMO 2.0. I just got too annoyed with stock 1.4 and ended my first carreer in late '42. I've decided to up the realism a litlle in my second carreer and have enabled dud torps. It's December 9th and I'm just leaving Manila in my S18. Question: Did the Mark 10 torps suffer from the same problems that the Mark 14s did? Should I set my depth on the Mark 10s to zero?

09-02-10, 06:57 AM	#2
Diopos Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Athens, the original one. Posts: 1,226 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	"Question: Did the Mark 10 torps suffer from the same problems that the Mark 14s did? Should I set my depth on the Mark 10s to zero?" Consider them (the Mk 10s) "reliable". . __________________ - Oh God! They're all over the place! CRASH DIVE!!! - Ehm... we can't honey. We're in the car right now. - What?... er right... Doesn't matter! We'll give it a try anyway!

09-02-10, 06:37 PM	#4
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,379 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Sergei is correct. At the start of the war, the Mk 10 had a tendency to run about 4 feet deeper, but this was discovered and corrected in 1942. The Mk-10 also used the Mk-3 contact exploder which was a little bit more reliable than the Mk-5 Contact exploder. What always confused me is that if the BurOrd could recognize the depth problems with the MK-10, why didn't they test the MK-14 until later in the war? __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

09-02-10, 07:13 AM	#3
sergei Sea Lord Join Date: May 2008 Location: London UK Posts: 1,788 Downloads: 405 Uploads: 29	They can run deep, but only by 3-4 feet IIRC. Also in TMO 2.0, there is a chance of duds. However, when compared to the Mark 14, they are incredibly reliable.