I need some advice

WernherVonTrapp · 05-18-12, 05:40 AM

Actually, if you are (or can get) close enough, you can lock onto the target, then unlock. The arrow should remain visible. Then, you can set the torp depth for whatever you desire and fire away.

andy_311 · 05-19-12, 07:42 PM

I have not seen any subnet yet (apart from the 1 that's protecting the fuso outside the harbour)but I know when to launch a fish at it and any ship in that vicinity my gripe is that am in shallow waters were I have around 5m below my keel so basically am i around 21m of depth I cleared the subnets I have the perfect shot lock on torps are set to 30m if I fire them surely they sould slam into the seabed so I do ischange the depth of my torpedo's to around 10m to 5m or under (call it cheating or whatever) tops don't run straight and norrow sometimes.But if you do it by default and your torpedo is set to 30m would it not just slam into the seabed and explode?

twm47099 · 05-20-12, 10:36 AM

On the TDC there is a torpedo settings tab. In auto targeting mode when you press "L" to lock on a target, the torpedo depth sets to a distance the sim determines is proper. However, after that I've just changed it to whatever depth I want (without unlocking). If you unlock and relock, the sim will again set the depth.

I've also seen that when the sim sets a depth, if I switch tubes, the torpedo depth on the new tube has not been changed from either the default (very shallow) or from what I had set before locking on.

Tom

WernherVonTrapp · 05-20-12, 11:11 AM

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Originally Posted by andy_311

But if you do it by default and your torpedo is set to 30m would it not just slam into the seabed and explode?

You should be safe, at least to the depth of the target's keel. You're torpedo has no more of a chance of hitting the seabed than the bottom of the target vessel. That is, barring any land obstruction that the target vessel would also have to maneuver around.

torpedobait · 05-21-12, 06:14 AM

Regarding the lag, sometimes the 4Gb patch doesn't help or work. There is a utility out there called "large address array" that may fix it. Don't have a link, but you find it with a Google or Bing search.

andy_311 · 05-21-12, 04:55 PM

ok guys thanks for the advice.

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WernherVonTrapp Admiral Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Now, alot farther from NYC. Posts: 2,228 Downloads: 105 Uploads: 0	Actually, if you are (or can get) close enough, you can lock onto the target, then unlock. The arrow should remain visible. Then, you can set the torp depth for whatever you desire and fire away. __________________ "The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." -Miyamoto Musashi ------------------------------------------------------- "What is truth?" -Pontius Pilate

05-19-12, 07:42 PM	#2
andy_311 The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Oldham, Lancs,England Posts: 1,312 Downloads: 82 Uploads: 0	I have not seen any subnet yet (apart from the 1 that's protecting the fuso outside the harbour)but I know when to launch a fish at it and any ship in that vicinity my gripe is that am in shallow waters were I have around 5m below my keel so basically am i around 21m of depth I cleared the subnets I have the perfect shot lock on torps are set to 30m if I fire them surely they sould slam into the seabed so I do ischange the depth of my torpedo's to around 10m to 5m or under (call it cheating or whatever) tops don't run straight and norrow sometimes.But if you do it by default and your torpedo is set to 30m would it not just slam into the seabed and explode? __________________

05-21-12, 06:14 AM	#5
torpedobait Ace of the Deep Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Colorado Posts: 1,073 Downloads: 397 Uploads: 0	Try Large Address Array Utility Regarding the lag, sometimes the 4Gb patch doesn't help or work. There is a utility out there called "large address array" that may fix it. Don't have a link, but you find it with a Google or Bing search. __________________ Run Silent, Run Deep, and Sink 'em All

05-21-12, 04:55 PM	#6
andy_311 The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Oldham, Lancs,England Posts: 1,312 Downloads: 82 Uploads: 0	ok guys thanks for the advice. __________________

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05-20-12, 10:36 AM	#3
twm47099 Bosun Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 67 Downloads: 93 Uploads: 0	On the TDC there is a torpedo settings tab. In auto targeting mode when you press "L" to lock on a target, the torpedo depth sets to a distance the sim determines is proper. However, after that I've just changed it to whatever depth I want (without unlocking). If you unlock and relock, the sim will again set the depth. I've also seen that when the sim sets a depth, if I switch tubes, the torpedo depth on the new tube has not been changed from either the default (very shallow) or from what I had set before locking on. Tom