External Reserves

[Jimbuna]

Welcome aboard Kaleuns

[Ozu08865]

Thanks everyone I'll give that a shot

[Threesixtyci]

I wonder if they just ignored the externals later on, being that they had to be at or near a dead stop and that they couldn't dive while they were transfering them inside... I imagine it was pure suicide when radar came into play.

[RoaldLarsen]

Originally Posted by Threesixtyci

I wonder if they just ignored the externals later on, being that they had to be at or near a dead stop and that they couldn't dive while they were transfering them inside... I imagine it was pure suicide when radar came into play.

There are a number of interrogation reports from later in the war that list a u-boat's loadout as 12, so it is entirely possible you are correct.

[Murr44]

The game (both GWX & stock versions) allows you to load external torpedoes in any kind of weather. If you want to add a little realism to to your game then I suggest you adopt this personal rule: only load external torpedoes in calm weather (0-6m waves). If you have GWX you can set your boat to "decks awash" (depth of 6-7m) when loading externals for more immersion.

[Torplexed]

I've always wondered. If you are loading an externally stored torpedo down into the sub in the game, and the operation is interrupted by a sudden emergency like having to submerge to doge an incoming plane, is the torpedo lost? In real life I imagine that would present quite a dilemma depending on how far the operation had progressed.

[Sailor Steve]

Originally Posted by Torplexed

In real life I imagine that would present quite a dilemma depending on how far the operation had progressed.

Yeah.

If the torpedo is still in the storage hold, but the crane is rigged, can you shut the hatch and dive with the crane still up?

If the torpedo is halfway out, how long does it take to get it back in?

If the torpedo is on the deck, bye-bye torpedo over the side - but how long does that take? And the crane is still rigged.

If the torpedo is halfway down the loading hatch, forget it. You have to run with men on deck. You can't dive, since the torpedo hatch leads directly into the torpedo room. You'd better have some real good gunners.

Me, I never load externals unless the wind is at 3 m/s or less. Any water at all washing down the torpedo hatch means potential trouble. And I only do it at a standstill.