[WIP] Dud Torpedoes Hardcore - testers needed

CCIP · 04-24-07, 01:06 AM

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Originally Posted by nvdrifter

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Lockwood's men replaced the TNT in several warheads with cinder concrete and attached the normal contact mechanism. Test torpedoes were then dropped 90 feet along a wire suspended from a crane into an empty drydock where they landed squarely on steel plates. A direct, 90-degree hit produced a dud seven out of 10 times--a 70 percent failure rate almost two years into the war.

I found this page and thought it might be helpful to you guys who are modding torpedo failure rates:

http://www.historynet.com/air_sea/na...tml?page=1&c=y

And some other torpedo links:

https://www.keyportmuseum.cnrnw.navy.mil/html/part2.htm

http://www.ww2pacific.com/torpedo.html

http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WTUS_WWII.htm

http://www.maritime.org/fleetsub/tubes/index.htm

http://www.geocities.com/Pentagon/1592/torpedos.html

http://www.microworks.net/pacific/armament/

Seen a couple of those, but these will be really useful!

I'll adjust values thanks to the new tweak files and put up an update tomorrow. Stay tuned!

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