Homing Torperdos and DDs?

Snakeeyes · 02-21-07, 07:14 PM

Worked like a charm. I had a beam crossing destroyer escort that had been vectored into the area from a spotting aircraft. I decided to try something interesting. I lead the Destroyer like a duck on the fly by a bit and let loose.

I then hit flank and dove to 50 meters just to see what the torp did.

You don't get a an action camera with the Real U-boat mod so tracking the torpedo has to be done manually by manipulating the external view. I followed the T-V. For a while I thought that it would be a bust but it started zig zagging sniffing around. At 5 meters depth it sure enough started turning toward the DD. It hit him square in the rudder immobilizing him for the easy kill with a T-II. Boom. Easy.

Too bad I only have one per patrol but it levels the playing field.

02-21-07, 07:14 PM	#6
Snakeeyes Captain Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: trailing 1400 yards behind an Oscar-II with my outer doors open Posts: 488 Downloads: 54 Uploads: 0	Worked like a charm. I had a beam crossing destroyer escort that had been vectored into the area from a spotting aircraft. I decided to try something interesting. I lead the Destroyer like a duck on the fly by a bit and let loose. I then hit flank and dove to 50 meters just to see what the torp did. You don't get a an action camera with the Real U-boat mod so tracking the torpedo has to be done manually by manipulating the external view. I followed the T-V. For a while I thought that it would be a bust but it started zig zagging sniffing around. At 5 meters depth it sure enough started turning toward the DD. It hit him square in the rudder immobilizing him for the easy kill with a T-II. Boom. Easy. Too bad I only have one per patrol but it levels the playing field. __________________ -- "There's little room in Tupolev's heart for anyone but Tupolev." Last edited by Snakeeyes; 02-21-07 at 07:35 PM.