can you "duel" other submarines in game?

the_tyrant · 08-19-10, 07:14 AM

well i was thinking The hunt for red October kind sub duel, i know cold war subs work differently than WWII subs, but can't the mk 27 cutie sink subs?

ETR3(SS) · 08-19-10, 09:17 AM

Any torpedo can sink a sub in SH4. The problem again comes back to depth. The Mk 27 doesn't change depth after it reaches its preset depth. Without knowing what depth the only sub is at you can't accurately launch an attack.

tater · 08-19-10, 02:50 PM

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Originally Posted by ETR3(SS)

Any torpedo can sink a sub in SH4. The problem again comes back to depth. The Mk 27 doesn't change depth after it reaches its preset depth. Without knowing what depth the only sub is at you can't accurately launch an attack.

Yeah, this is one of the (intentional) differences between that fish and the FIDO. The idea was that they wanted to AVOID hitting a sub with it, since the only nearby sub would likely be friendly (99.99999999% the firing sub, lol).

Armistead · 08-19-10, 03:21 PM

U571, I didn't know whether to laugh or cry at that movie. The blind shooting of subs, the torp sliding against the sub, the German DD in the middle of the Atlantic...

It's fun to sink subs in game, but rather boring and easy. The midget sub is fun to sink and moves along rather fast with just it's scope up, so you can get a shot off. I sunk one once with 2 cuties.

The bigger subs just plot along unaware for the most part, so they're easy prey.

Nisgeis · 08-19-10, 04:40 PM

I think the Mk. 27 could change depth. It wasn't fired at periscope depth, it was fired at a depth of at least 199 feet.

ETR3(SS) · 08-19-10, 09:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Nisgeis

I think the Mk. 27 could change depth. It wasn't fired at periscope depth, it was fired at a depth of at least 199 feet.

Yes, but it couldn't change depth to follow the sound source I believe.

Admiral8Q · 08-20-10, 04:23 AM

There was one encounter of sub vs sub, it was in 1945, off Sweden. I can not remember the names of boats but a U-Boat was sunk by a submarine. If anyone has more knoledge on that, please elaborate!

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Nisgeis Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 2,909 Downloads: 77 Uploads: 11	I think the Mk. 27 could change depth. It wasn't fired at periscope depth, it was fired at a depth of at least 199 feet. __________________ -------------------------------- This space left intentionally blank.

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Admiral8Q Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Prince Edward Island, Canada Posts: 1,077 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	There was one encounter of sub vs sub, it was in 1945, off Sweden. I can not remember the names of boats but a U-Boat was sunk by a submarine. If anyone has more knoledge on that, please elaborate! __________________

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08-19-10, 07:14 AM	#1
the_tyrant Admiral Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Canada Posts: 2,272 Downloads: 58 Uploads: 0	well i was thinking The hunt for red October kind sub duel, i know cold war subs work differently than WWII subs, but can't the mk 27 cutie sink subs?

08-19-10, 03:21 PM	#4
Armistead Rear Admiral Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: on the Dan Posts: 10,880 Downloads: 364 Uploads: 0	U571, I didn't know whether to laugh or cry at that movie. The blind shooting of subs, the torp sliding against the sub, the German DD in the middle of the Atlantic... It's fun to sink subs in game, but rather boring and easy. The midget sub is fun to sink and moves along rather fast with just it's scope up, so you can get a shot off. I sunk one once with 2 cuties. The bigger subs just plot along unaware for the most part, so they're easy prey.