torpedo wakes for aircraft dropped torpedos?

[Bubblehead1980]

A long existing bug that has always driven me nuts is the air dropped torpedos for both sides do not have wakes , so hard to keep track of them, especially if observing a chaotic battle such as Midway etc. Anyone have a fix for this? Would definitely add something to the sim.

Also, wakeless mark 16? as mark 16 was wakeless in RL, someone made a wakeless mark 16 once but the AI still spotted it, suppose one needs to be made like the mark 18 in game? So the AI does not spot it? Not sure how to do this.

IIRC the torpedo bombers were carrying electric torpedo so the game is correct and they shouldn't have wakes but maybe I could be wrong

[Bubblehead1980]

Originally Posted by Webster

IIRC the torpedo bombers were carrying electric torpedo so the game is correct and they shouldn't have wakes but maybe I could be wrong

Far as I know the Mark 13 air dropped torpedo used by US Navy was not electric and did produce a wake that could be observed...

Japanese air torpedoes also produced wakes from what ive read..

[TorpX]

The USN airdropped torpedo, Mk 13, was steam. AFAIK, so are other nations arial torps. Even if they wanted to make an electric version, the batteries would be heavy and have poor power/weight performance characteristics. Besides, while they might not be able to see the torpedo, they can certainly see the plane that drops it.

[Stealhead]

Originally Posted by TorpX

The USN airdropped torpedo, Mk 13, was steam. AFAIK, so are other nations arial torps. Even if they wanted to make an electric version, the batteries would be heavy and have poor power/weight performance characteristics. Besides, while they might not be able to see the torpedo, they can certainly see the plane that drops it.

Indeed and that would make a wake less airdropped torpedo a moot point if ever there was one.The only electric airdropped torpedo that I am aware of is the Mk.24 "Fido" and that was a small device (for a torpedo) and had a low top speed and a small warhead.Of course it was used against U-boats that would be in the process of diving or submerged and not be able to out run the "Fido".

The Japanese air torpedoes where kerosene-air powered so they also left a wake.Japanese ship and submarine launched torpedoes kerosene-oxygen powered.

[TorpX]

Originally Posted by Stealhead

The only electric airdropped torpedo that I am aware of is the Mk.24 "Fido" and that was a small device (for a torpedo) and had a low top speed and a small warhead.

I forgot all about the "Fido". I guess I don't think of it as a torpedo.

I read somewhere recently, that the crews that used them (fidos), were not told how they work, or that they were homing torps, only that they were some kind of top secret, fast sinking, depth charge. Seems like they would've had to know how they worked, in order to use them to best advantage.

ok, I remember this being discussed a while back and remembered it wrong

Don't worry about it. My memory isn't always up to snuff, either.

Originally Posted by Bubblehead1980

Far as I know the Mark 13 air dropped torpedo used by US Navy was not electric and did produce a wake that could be observed...

Japanese air torpedoes also produced wakes from what ive read..

ok, I remember this being discussed a while back and remembered it wrong