Unlucky Or Annnoying?

HW3 · 07-01-13, 04:12 PM

At that angle the only chance for a detonation is by using the magnetic pistol. Impact pistols usually only work between 60-120 degree angle.

BigWalleye · 07-01-13, 08:44 PM

Neither unlucky nor annoying. Expected result under the conditions, especially if you are early war, when the torpedoes were execrable.

Or possibly lucky: If just one had detonated, done minimal or no damage, and alerted the RN to your presence, THAT would have been unlucky!

desertstriker · 07-01-13, 08:56 PM

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Originally Posted by BigWalleye

Neither unlucky nor annoying. Expected result under the conditions, especially if you are early war, when the torpedoes were execrable.

Or possibly lucky: If just one had detonated, done minimal or no damage, and alerted the RN to your presence, THAT would have been unlucky!

the glass is half full

but in all seriousness good point

jreid666 · 07-03-13, 04:27 AM

They were all magnetic detonators. Was actually a bit of a snap shot as i was being harrassed by a destroyer in the area.

Hinrich Schwab · 07-03-13, 07:20 AM

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Originally Posted by jreid666

They were all magnetic detonators. Was actually a bit of a snap shot as i was being harrassed by a destroyer in the area.

Early in the war, the torpedoes were unreliable, especially the magnetic pistols. Impact pistols were just as bad at shallow AOBs. The magnetic pistols do not get reliable until mid-war. Impact pistols are only acceptably reliable with an AOB of 90 +/- 10 degrees. Your AOB looks about 40 degrees port, if I am reading the pic right. Dud City. Even if they hit, 3 eels may not be enough anyway, depending on your mods.

HW3 · 07-03-13, 12:47 PM

I should have added that they would have had to be keel shots.

I usually set my keel shots .5M deeper than the keel depth of the ship.

flag4 · 07-03-13, 03:56 PM

unlucky and annoying!

I would have been furious

...but at least you survived

07-01-13, 04:12 PM	#1
HW3 Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Gresham Oregon Posts: 6,579 Downloads: 458 Uploads: 0	At that angle the only chance for a detonation is by using the magnetic pistol. Impact pistols usually only work between 60-120 degree angle. __________________ "Some ships are designed to sink...others require our assistance." Nathan Zelk

07-03-13, 12:47 PM	#6
HW3 Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Gresham Oregon Posts: 6,579 Downloads: 458 Uploads: 0	I should have added that they would have had to be keel shots. I usually set my keel shots .5M deeper than the keel depth of the ship. __________________ "Some ships are designed to sink...others require our assistance." Nathan Zelk

07-03-13, 03:56 PM	#7
flag4 Watch Officer Join Date: May 2007 Location: as far away as possible Posts: 1,625 Downloads: 147 Uploads: 0	unlucky and annoying! I would have been furious...but at least you survived __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] ' We are here on Earth to fart around. Don't let anybody tell you any different.' Kurt Vonnegut

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07-01-13, 08:44 PM	#2
BigWalleye Sea Lord Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: On the Eye-lond, mon! Posts: 1,987 Downloads: 465 Uploads: 0	Neither unlucky nor annoying. Expected result under the conditions, especially if you are early war, when the torpedoes were execrable. Or possibly lucky: If just one had detonated, done minimal or no damage, and alerted the RN to your presence, THAT would have been unlucky!

07-03-13, 04:27 AM	#4
jreid666 Helmsman Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: fraserburgh Posts: 104 Downloads: 296 Uploads: 0	They were all magnetic detonators. Was actually a bit of a snap shot as i was being harrassed by a destroyer in the area.