six dud torpedoes in a row?? come on!

[commandosolo2009]

Originally Posted by HowFar

I just finished a patrol with 13 prematures and 4 duds. I should also menition that I had four misses. Have any of you felt like going back to port and telling someone to pack it? Alas, it is only a sim and there is no one you can tell to go to hell. By the way, those four misses were each part of a three torp spread and each of them just passed astern while the other two in there respective spread would have been perfect hits.

Your chief can do that for you. IIRC, the COB was responsible for checking the detonators on each torpedo back at the shop before signing the billets for their purchase. It's true that some movies like Operation Pacific portray duds (IIRC the John Wayne's picture), however, duds were not the only thing to worry a captain with great deals of experience. Ship itself, the crew, and the battery charge were also of interest. Sometimes, in order to mimc reality, when I deplete the first 6 of the paylod, I keep the tubes empty, so the station chiefs can work on minimizing duds. I don't know if this is portrayed in the game, but its what I do..