Ha Ha....Torpedoes are silly!

06-07-17, 09:15 AM

Yeah I experience these kind of things as well, though I find it more annoying and difficult to believe, than fun.

Char · 06-07-17, 10:36 AM

I've never had the problem myself. I see the MK. 48 a bit like an AIM-120 AMRAAM. With the wire being comparable to an aircraft's radar. once that thing's off it's leash, It's going to hit whatever makes a good target for it. AIM-120's launched off the rail without radar guidance are called Maddogs for a reason...

Thresher · 06-07-17, 10:55 AM

Shame MOSS are not wire guided. Imagine the merry goose chase you could lead enemy (and sometimes your own lol!) torps on!

Great posts!

LeopardDriver · 06-30-17, 10:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Thresher

Shame MOSS are not wire guided. Imagine the merry goose chase you could lead enemy (and sometimes your own lol!) torps on!

Great posts!

Pretty sure that can be changed within 15 seconds. ^^

cj95 · 06-07-17, 10:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Nippelspanner

Yeah I experience these kind of things as well, though I find it more annoying and difficult to believe, than fun.

Well... to each their own sir....I found it amazingly fun and entertaining.

daft · 06-08-17, 12:36 AM

Ok, I take my previous post back. Last night I sunk myself.

ollie1983 · 06-29-17, 08:44 AM

I have not sunk myself yet, but I can see it happening.

I have seen Russians sink themselves mind, normally when they fire weapons and you are in close proximity to them.

I did a Konavalov the other day and drove straight at an incoming torpedo at high speed and passed before it activated and escaped that way by running deep.

The multiple aerial torpedo thing is annoying and they definitely have a tendency to hit just about anything.

Steiger · 06-29-17, 10:02 AM

When you get really good at the game you can sink enemy sub fleets without firing a shot.

cookiemonste · 06-29-17, 10:35 AM

Thank you for this thread. And you got realy lucky, I usually die when that happpens.

Jace11 · 06-29-17, 11:00 AM

Does anyone know why they don't detonate when in proximity to a decoy or moss? I notice this is very different to what happens n Dangerous Waters where they often explode when reaching decoys.

Don't they have more than just a contact fuse? Or is it perhaps BECAUSE they expect to encounter noisemakers and the like that they do not use a proximity fuse activated by the seeker (i.e. based on range)?

cj95 · 06-30-17, 09:52 AM

Well I tried to get too fancy the other night.

I tried to go all Tom Clancy and moved my La Class in behind a November nice and slow just to see how close I could get without being detected.

Finally decided to fire at about a mere 700 yards and amazingly my torpedo missed at first and attempted to circle around to reengage.

Problem was I was sitting like an idiot only 700 yards away so when it circled the first thing it spotted was me

.

Oh crap! That's why we don't engage from that close!

max-peck · 06-30-17, 01:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cj95

Well I tried to get too fancy the other night.

I tried to go all Tom Clancy and moved my La Class in behind a November nice and slow just to see how close I could get without being detected.

Finally decided to fire at about a mere 700 yards and amazingly my torpedo missed at first and attempted to circle around to reengage.

Problem was I was sitting like an idiot only 700 yards away so when it circled the first thing it spotted was me

.

Oh crap! That's why we don't engage from that close!

Have done exactly the same thing myself

06-08-17, 12:36 AM	#6
daft Captain Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Sweden Posts: 493 Downloads: 15 Uploads: 0	Ok, I take my previous post back. Last night I sunk myself. __________________ And God said: \"Let there be Narrowband!\"

06-29-17, 10:02 AM	#8
Steiger Planesman Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 187 Downloads: 20 Uploads: 0	When you get really good at the game you can sink enemy sub fleets without firing a shot. __________________

06-30-17, 09:52 AM	#11
cj95 Lieutenant Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 258 Downloads: 141 Uploads: 0	Well I tried to get too fancy the other night. I tried to go all Tom Clancy and moved my La Class in behind a November nice and slow just to see how close I could get without being detected. Finally decided to fire at about a mere 700 yards and amazingly my torpedo missed at first and attempted to circle around to reengage. Problem was I was sitting like an idiot only 700 yards away so when it circled the first thing it spotted was me. Oh crap! That's why we don't engage from that close! __________________ . >> USS TEXAS BB-35 Restoration CrewMember <<

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06-07-17, 09:15 AM	#1
Nippelspanner Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Yeah I experience these kind of things as well, though I find it more annoying and difficult to believe, than fun.

06-07-17, 10:36 AM	#2
Char Medic Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Albany,NY Posts: 160 Downloads: 199 Uploads: 0	I've never had the problem myself. I see the MK. 48 a bit like an AIM-120 AMRAAM. With the wire being comparable to an aircraft's radar. once that thing's off it's leash, It's going to hit whatever makes a good target for it. AIM-120's launched off the rail without radar guidance are called Maddogs for a reason...

06-07-17, 10:55 AM	#3
Thresher Sparky Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: New Mexico, USA Posts: 151 Downloads: 20 Uploads: 0	Shame MOSS are not wire guided. Imagine the merry goose chase you could lead enemy (and sometimes your own lol!) torps on! Great posts!

06-29-17, 08:44 AM	#7
ollie1983 Sailor man Join Date: Jun 2017 Posts: 45 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	I have not sunk myself yet, but I can see it happening. I have seen Russians sink themselves mind, normally when they fire weapons and you are in close proximity to them. I did a Konavalov the other day and drove straight at an incoming torpedo at high speed and passed before it activated and escaped that way by running deep. The multiple aerial torpedo thing is annoying and they definitely have a tendency to hit just about anything.

06-29-17, 10:35 AM	#9
cookiemonste Medic Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: Somewhere Posts: 167 Downloads: 78 Uploads: 0	Thank you for this thread. And you got realy lucky, I usually die when that happpens.

06-29-17, 11:00 AM	#10
Jace11 Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK Posts: 683 Downloads: 104 Uploads: 1	Does anyone know why they don't detonate when in proximity to a decoy or moss? I notice this is very different to what happens n Dangerous Waters where they often explode when reaching decoys. Don't they have more than just a contact fuse? Or is it perhaps BECAUSE they expect to encounter noisemakers and the like that they do not use a proximity fuse activated by the seeker (i.e. based on range)?