Sometimes On the Attack Screen

Seminole · 08-06-08, 08:57 PM

I see four torpedoes heading for the red ship which has the white X centered on it.

All 4 running hot straight and normal.

Yet they somehow pass right though the White X ,centered on the red ship marker without a hit. No call of "thats a dud sir".

So what happens in those cases? Obviously it is too late to go watch on external view if they ran too deeply....and in any event I always set 2 out of four to run shallow to compensate for the expected deep runner.

Q3ark · 08-06-08, 09:04 PM

It all depends upon what you're shooting at. I've often missed a destroyer because the torpedo has run straight under it, eaven though i set the thing to the shallowest deapth possible

. Deep runners where a huge problem for the USN it took em untill mid 1943 to sort it out.

Seminole · 08-06-08, 09:17 PM

Naw, I'm talking about freighters. I rarely if ever take on a Destroyer.

I can't believe that 2 out of 2 torps run under merchantmen when set at 5 feet depth.

(always contact exploders)

It seems more like the sim is doing a roll of the dice and saying not this time bub...

The only thing I can think to do is run out and watch evey shot..but if I do that then the sim does 100% hits ...except for the occasional dud of course. Sometimes you can't win.

Fearless · 08-06-08, 11:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Seminole

Naw, I'm talking about freighters. I rarely if ever take on a Destroyer.

I can't believe that 2 out of 2 torps run under merchantmen when set at 5 feet depth.

(always contact exploders)

It seems more like the sim is doing a roll of the dice and saying not this time bub...

The only thing I can think to do is run out and watch evey shot..but if I do that then the sim does 100% hits ...except for the occasional dud of course. Sometimes you can't win.

Have that problem myself even after setting shallow depth, some torps just run underneath so I'm assuming faulty torpedo.

elanaiba · 08-07-08, 03:43 AM

You could watch a replay and see what's going on....

Seminole · 08-07-08, 07:50 AM

1. Those freighters run to drafts of 30 feet...you could be right about them running too deeply...but more than 30 feet..and 100% of those torps set for shallow depth? I have a tough time believing that.Still gaming being what it is..you could very well be right.

2. As I said any time I go watch the action they always hit home..without fail. I have a hunch it would be the same with a replay save.

But since you brought it up how do you save a replay? Do you just check that box in the save game screen and it saves everything from the last reload? How do you replay a replay save?

I've never used it. Might be worth a try. Good suggestion.

08-06-08, 08:57 PM	#1
Seminole Ace of the Deep Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Oregon Posts: 1,012 Downloads: 102 Uploads: 0	Sometimes On the Attack Screen I see four torpedoes heading for the red ship which has the white X centered on it. All 4 running hot straight and normal. Yet they somehow pass right though the White X ,centered on the red ship marker without a hit. No call of "thats a dud sir". So what happens in those cases? Obviously it is too late to go watch on external view if they ran too deeply....and in any event I always set 2 out of four to run shallow to compensate for the expected deep runner. __________________

08-06-08, 09:04 PM	#2
Q3ark Watch Officer Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: York, England Posts: 346 Downloads: 47 Uploads: 0	It all depends upon what you're shooting at. I've often missed a destroyer because the torpedo has run straight under it, eaven though i set the thing to the shallowest deapth possible . Deep runners where a huge problem for the USN it took em untill mid 1943 to sort it out. __________________ Johnny was a chemist's son, But Johnny is no more. What Johnny thought was H20 was H2SO4.

08-06-08, 09:17 PM	#3
Seminole Ace of the Deep Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Oregon Posts: 1,012 Downloads: 102 Uploads: 0	Naw, I'm talking about freighters. I rarely if ever take on a Destroyer. I can't believe that 2 out of 2 torps run under merchantmen when set at 5 feet depth. (always contact exploders) It seems more like the sim is doing a roll of the dice and saying not this time bub... The only thing I can think to do is run out and watch evey shot..but if I do that then the sim does 100% hits ...except for the occasional dud of course. Sometimes you can't win. __________________

08-07-08, 03:43 AM	#5
elanaiba Ace of the Deep Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Bucharest, Romania Posts: 1,058 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 3	You could watch a replay and see what's going on.... __________________ With strength I burn...

08-07-08, 07:50 AM	#6
Seminole Ace of the Deep Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Oregon Posts: 1,012 Downloads: 102 Uploads: 0	1. Those freighters run to drafts of 30 feet...you could be right about them running too deeply...but more than 30 feet..and 100% of those torps set for shallow depth? I have a tough time believing that.Still gaming being what it is..you could very well be right. 2. As I said any time I go watch the action they always hit home..without fail. I have a hunch it would be the same with a replay save. But since you brought it up how do you save a replay? Do you just check that box in the save game screen and it saves everything from the last reload? How do you replay a replay save? I've never used it. Might be worth a try. Good suggestion. __________________