Torpedo Door Question

Samwolf · 03-17-06, 10:06 AM

Has anyone else run into this? I'll usually open the torpedo doors shortly before I get ready to fire (eg. open doors 2 and 3) however if I don't fire immediately, I get the delay for not opening the doors first. Is it supposed to work this way?

It's mostly noticable when I open more than one door, by the time I go back to the first tube I opened I'll get the delay when I fire.

Mil_tera · 03-17-06, 10:14 AM

This is what I found in the Wiki manual.

The selected tubes door will close whenever you select a new tube with the â€˜Yâ€™ key. The newly selected tube will stay open.

The selected tubes door will close whenever you press the 'W' key.
The selected tubes door will close whenever you fire a torpedo.

The selected tubes door will close whenever you select a different tube from an attack scope.

The selected tubes door will not close when you select a different tube from the TDC (F6) screen.

Tube doors do not have any time limit for staying open.

http://www.communitymanuals.com/shii...itle=Torpedoes

I think that if you open door 1, and then click door 2 and open it, it will close door 1.

Hopefully this helps.

Quillan · 03-17-06, 10:16 AM

Yep, that happens sometimes. I've taken to using the manual switches, either in the conning tower or the weapons officer's station. Those stay open until you either fire the torpedo or go manually close them again.

Samwolf · 03-17-06, 11:22 AM

Thanks Mil_tera, that answers my question.

Kilamon · 03-17-06, 12:44 PM

I think maneuvering causes them to close as well, doesn't it? Seems to be that way when I play...

03-17-06, 01:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Quillan

Yep, that happens sometimes. I've taken to using the manual switches, either in the conning tower or the weapons officer's station. Those stay open until you either fire the torpedo or go manually close them again.

Yep, manual switches for me all the way. This way you can open all of them.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kilamon

I think maneuvering causes them to close as well, doesn't it? Seems to be that way when I play...

I don't know about that one way or the other, but if you open them manually they'll stay open forever. More than once I've been at 70 meters and noticed they were open. I tried to close them, but "Cannot fire torpedo at this depth, Herr Kaleun!".

"Dammit, Harald, I don't want to fire them, I just want to close the *%&$($ doors!"

MarshalLaw · 03-17-06, 01:35 PM

:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: Stupid Harald

Good info, I've had them close on me if I had to turn some at the last minute.

zzsteven · 03-18-06, 07:07 AM

Sadly, leaving the doors open doesn't seem to have an effect on the boats speed or the depth you can submerge to.

zz

Happy Times · 03-18-06, 09:43 AM

Maybe modable, would be good that you would have to keep in track of these things. :hmm:

03-17-06, 10:06 AM	#1
Samwolf Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: South Carolina, CSA Posts: 684 Downloads: 37 Uploads: 0	Torpedo Door Question Has anyone else run into this? I'll usually open the torpedo doors shortly before I get ready to fire (eg. open doors 2 and 3) however if I don't fire immediately, I get the delay for not opening the doors first. Is it supposed to work this way? It's mostly noticable when I open more than one door, by the time I go back to the first tube I opened I'll get the delay when I fire. __________________ GWX 3, JSGME 2.3, Sh3 Commander 3.2 SH3 Gen 8.1, Water Stream for U-boats, LRT LITE 2.0, Lifeboats for SH3

03-17-06, 10:14 AM	#2
Mil_tera Loader Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: paintsville,Kentucky,USA Posts: 90 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	This is what I found in the Wiki manual. The selected tubes door will close whenever you select a new tube with the â€˜Yâ€™ key. The newly selected tube will stay open. The selected tubes door will close whenever you press the 'W' key. The selected tubes door will close whenever you fire a torpedo. The selected tubes door will close whenever you select a different tube from an attack scope. The selected tubes door will not close when you select a different tube from the TDC (F6) screen. Tube doors do not have any time limit for staying open. http://www.communitymanuals.com/shii...itle=Torpedoes I think that if you open door 1, and then click door 2 and open it, it will close door 1. Hopefully this helps. __________________ Driving blindly on faith

03-17-06, 10:16 AM	#3
Quillan Samurai Navy Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 579 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Yep, that happens sometimes. I've taken to using the manual switches, either in the conning tower or the weapons officer's station. Those stay open until you either fire the torpedo or go manually close them again. __________________ We, the unwilling, led by the unknowing, are doing the impossible for the ungrateful. We have done so much, for so long, with so little, that we are now qualified to do anything with nothing.

03-17-06, 11:22 AM	#4
Samwolf Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: South Carolina, CSA Posts: 684 Downloads: 37 Uploads: 0	Thanks Mil_tera, that answers my question. __________________ GWX 3, JSGME 2.3, Sh3 Commander 3.2 SH3 Gen 8.1, Water Stream for U-boats, LRT LITE 2.0, Lifeboats for SH3

03-17-06, 12:44 PM	#5
Kilamon Loader Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 82 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I think maneuvering causes them to close as well, doesn't it? Seems to be that way when I play... __________________ GW Mod is teh win!

03-17-06, 01:35 PM	#7
MarshalLaw Navy Dude Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Orlando Fla USA Posts: 174 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: Stupid Harald Good info, I've had them close on me if I had to turn some at the last minute.

03-18-06, 07:07 AM	#8
zzsteven Chief Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 319 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Sadly, leaving the doors open doesn't seem to have an effect on the boats speed or the depth you can submerge to. zz

03-18-06, 09:43 AM	#9
Happy Times Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 2,950 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Maybe modable, would be good that you would have to keep in track of these things. :hmm: __________________