FFG evasion

Wildcat · 05-05-06, 12:37 PM

Why would you have to stop attacking if heading 180 degrees from a torpedo? You still have 2 helicopters and 6 torpedos with a range of nearly 14km.

The odds are totally against you by not running 180 degrees from a torpedo. Especially if it is wire guided. By not turning 180 degrees to a torpedo heading at you, you just make yourself a better target. You can attack and track incoming torpedos without giving your opponent the advantage of torpedo range and followup shots.

Makes more sense to get as far away as possible from a submerged contact and attack if from a stand off range, that's the entire point of having the helicopters. Not increasing the distance between yourself and contact / torpedoes is just wasting resources.

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05-05-06, 12:37 PM	#9
Wildcat Engineer Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 215 Downloads: 69 Uploads: 0	Why would you have to stop attacking if heading 180 degrees from a torpedo? You still have 2 helicopters and 6 torpedos with a range of nearly 14km. The odds are totally against you by not running 180 degrees from a torpedo. Especially if it is wire guided. By not turning 180 degrees to a torpedo heading at you, you just make yourself a better target. You can attack and track incoming torpedos without giving your opponent the advantage of torpedo range and followup shots. Makes more sense to get as far away as possible from a submerged contact and attack if from a stand off range, that's the entire point of having the helicopters. Not increasing the distance between yourself and contact / torpedoes is just wasting resources.