S-Boat not historically correct

sea enemy · 04-06-07, 12:23 PM

Hi,
I'm sorry if this has been covered before, I couldn't find any relevant searches.

I just got around to driving some S-Boats, and:
The S-Boat, from what I understand, SHOULD NOT have a TDC with a PK, or echo ranging at the sonar station. The Mk.10 was a straight running torpedo, and the skipper of the S-Boat had to conn the firing angle on the bow, driving the boat into the shot.

Also, from what I gather, the only sound gear available on the S-boat was the hydrophone..I don't think supersonic echo ranging was added to the boats (I'm not sure if this was a wartime modification?)

Anyways...It'd be nice to have the boat more realistically modeled-there should be more nuance to a modeled ship than a 3d model with crush depth and speed.
Fire control is the 'meat' of this game. If the fire control isn't right, no need to have it as a playable, imho.

04-06-07, 12:23 PM	#1
sea enemy Mate Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 52 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	S-Boat not historically correct Hi, I'm sorry if this has been covered before, I couldn't find any relevant searches. I just got around to driving some S-Boats, and: The S-Boat, from what I understand, SHOULD NOT have a TDC with a PK, or echo ranging at the sonar station. The Mk.10 was a straight running torpedo, and the skipper of the S-Boat had to conn the firing angle on the bow, driving the boat into the shot. Also, from what I gather, the only sound gear available on the S-boat was the hydrophone..I don't think supersonic echo ranging was added to the boats (I'm not sure if this was a wartime modification?) Anyways...It'd be nice to have the boat more realistically modeled-there should be more nuance to a modeled ship than a 3d model with crush depth and speed. Fire control is the 'meat' of this game. If the fire control isn't right, no need to have it as a playable, imho. __________________ Currently onboard USS Cuttlefish (SS171) Sub school, New London, CT