Hedge Hogs in SHIII?

nikimcbee · 08-13-14, 02:16 PM

Do the escorts carry hedgehogs? If they do, when do they start carrying them?

Sailor Steve · 08-13-14, 03:11 PM

Do you ever read the threads?

People have posted hundreds of screenshots of hedgehogs being fired.

As to when they appear, I've never played past the end of 1940, so all I can say for certain is that the aren't there at that point.

HW3 · 08-13-14, 03:57 PM

Yes they carry them. Latter part of 1942 is my guess, since that is when they started using them in WW2.

Admiral Halsey · 08-13-14, 04:26 PM

Late 42 to Early 43 seems to be when they start getting them.

UKönig · 08-13-14, 05:57 PM

To be clear though, the term hedgehog was regarding the launcher, not the charge thrown. It was in the dispersal pattern that made them so dangerous. Several smaller charges in a wide forward arc gave the U-boat few places to 'dash' to, because lets face it, even at 7 knots you aren't running that fast. He sends down 24, 2-5lbs bombs covering your every escape route. And they don't make as much noise, so no asdic or sonor contact is lost. A bad day for the u-boat crew caught in a hedgehog attack, my most feared anti u-boat weapon.

Jimbuna · 08-14-14, 08:51 AM

Late 42 iirc but don't have a computer in the house atm to check.

GoldenRivet · 08-14-14, 10:29 AM

They have carried them since the initial release date of SH3.

In fact, one of the first pre-release videos ever released for SH3 back in 2005(?) shows a destroyer launching hedge hogs.

maillemaker · 08-14-14, 10:30 AM

You're pretty much guaranteed to see them in 1944 on.

However, by the time they get them, you should have homing torpedoes.

If you get into a position where they are able to use the hedgehog against you, you are probably done for.

One strike by those guys might not sink you, but it will force you to rise to 180 meters or more, making you easy pickings for the depth charges.

By 1944 you better have a belly full of homing torpedoes or fire from extreme range at convoys to avoid detection.

Personally I load up with the magical homing torpedoes and goad the escorts into chasing me.

Steve

08-13-14, 02:16 PM	#1
nikimcbee Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Patroling the Slot. Posts: 17,952 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Hedge Hogs in SHIII? Do the escorts carry hedgehogs? If they do, when do they start carrying them? __________________

08-13-14, 03:11 PM	#2
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Do you ever read the threads? People have posted hundreds of screenshots of hedgehogs being fired. As to when they appear, I've never played past the end of 1940, so all I can say for certain is that the aren't there at that point. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

08-13-14, 03:57 PM	#3
HW3 Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Gresham Oregon Posts: 6,575 Downloads: 458 Uploads: 0	Yes they carry them. Latter part of 1942 is my guess, since that is when they started using them in WW2. __________________ "Some ships are designed to sink...others require our assistance." Nathan Zelk

08-13-14, 05:57 PM	#5
UKönig Captain Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Posts: 495 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	To be clear though, the term hedgehog was regarding the launcher, not the charge thrown. It was in the dispersal pattern that made them so dangerous. Several smaller charges in a wide forward arc gave the U-boat few places to 'dash' to, because lets face it, even at 7 knots you aren't running that fast. He sends down 24, 2-5lbs bombs covering your every escape route. And they don't make as much noise, so no asdic or sonor contact is lost. A bad day for the u-boat crew caught in a hedgehog attack, my most feared anti u-boat weapon. __________________ Because I'm the captain, that's why!

08-14-14, 08:51 AM	#6
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,574 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Late 42 iirc but don't have a computer in the house atm to check. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

08-13-14, 04:26 PM	#4
Admiral Halsey Best Admiral in the USN Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: USS Enterprise (CV-6) Posts: 1,740 Downloads: 317 Uploads: 0	Late 42 to Early 43 seems to be when they start getting them.

08-14-14, 10:29 AM	#7
GoldenRivet Subsim Aviator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 8,726 Downloads: 146 Uploads: 0	They have carried them since the initial release date of SH3. In fact, one of the first pre-release videos ever released for SH3 back in 2005(?) shows a destroyer launching hedge hogs. __________________

08-14-14, 10:30 AM	#8
maillemaker Sea Lord Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,639 Downloads: 75 Uploads: 0	You're pretty much guaranteed to see them in 1944 on. However, by the time they get them, you should have homing torpedoes. If you get into a position where they are able to use the hedgehog against you, you are probably done for. One strike by those guys might not sink you, but it will force you to rise to 180 meters or more, making you easy pickings for the depth charges. By 1944 you better have a belly full of homing torpedoes or fire from extreme range at convoys to avoid detection. Personally I load up with the magical homing torpedoes and goad the escorts into chasing me. Steve