acoustic "fish"

[GOZO]

Well it´s good having one maybe even two just for self protection.

The CUTIE, acoustic torpedo;



Based on the air dropped "Fido" moving mine used to take out U-Boots.

Modified with rails to fit inside the tube of a fleetboat. "Swam" out of the tube to avoid disturbing the sensor.

12 knots is slow but the batteries last for some time, often enough to take out the pursuer.

Cheers

/OB

[SteamWake]

Ive never had much luck with these things.

I tried firing one at a slow moving picket a couple of times, you know .. a 'snap shot' in the general direction. It just went straight on till it ran outa power, never changed its course.

[Nisgeis]

Do you use manual targetting steamwake? I think from my last experiments I determined that the cutie only starts it's homing when it reaches the range that it is told the target was at. This invariably causes misses. I haven't done any further testing, sounds like something for RR to test. It would be worth trying setting the target range to 500 before shooting.

Of course, it's possible that I was smashed out of my gourd on paint thinner when I tested this. So take it with a pinch of salt (just like Tequila).

[SteamWake]

Originally Posted by Nisgeis

Do you use manual targetting steamwake? I think from my last experiments I determined that the cutie only starts it's homing when it reaches the range that it is told the target was at. This invariably causes misses. I haven't done any further testing, sounds like something for RR to test. It would be worth trying setting the target range to 500 before shooting.

Of course, it's possible that I was smashed out of my gourd on paint thinner when I tested this. So take it with a pinch of salt (just like Tequila).

Hrm... yes I use MT but dont remember if I set a range for it. It was a snap shot and typically range is not a part of that shot calculation. Even so, why not just set the 'homing' range at 500 feet or so ?

That guys carrier is long gone and covered up by now. It will be a while before I get offered those cuties again.

Espically if I keep picking on the corvettes... First shot missed astern, second shot missed his bow as he turned into the shots at about 650 yards

[GOZO]

No idea using against larger ships. Yield of warhead too small.

A charging escort is the only one I ever nailed with a Cutie. They are a bit picky really and need lots of noice to lock on.

/OB

[Rockin Robbins]

Hmmmmmmmmm... Seems to me that Dan said the Cutie hunts after 200 yards regardless of the range input to the TDC, but I'm up for some testing.

Does anybody know how to set up torpedo loadout in the mission editor? I think I'll do some testing tonight!

[snakeyez]

One of my grandfather's war stories was about "talking" to one of these torpedoes and watching it wiggle around. The "cuties" must have really been sensitive.

[LukeFF]

Originally Posted by Rockin Robbins

Hmmmmmmmmm... Seems to me that Dan said the Cutie hunts after 200 yards regardless of the range input to the TDC, but I'm up for some testing.

Every torpedo has a minimum "straight run" range before it starts seeking out a target. For the Mk 27 it's 50 yards in RFB.