freshman's doubts

mowgli99 · 08-23-07, 03:12 PM

welcome dive,

to answer some of your questions i ship can sink if you are within i think 25km but you have to have ship sunk message to get credit.

Don't trust the mag torps till late 1940 but they are very affective. Depending on where you hit the ship it should go down. If it dosent sink on one i personally aim at a spot a little bit to the side. (more holes=more water in different places.) And yes it does depend on ship type. Aiming just fore of the bow mast usally ends up as a k.o.

How many fish. Well for small merchants usally one (or deck gun) medium to large 1-2 sometimes 3 and 1 if your lucky. Also if you cripple a shipin a convoy and are forced under it might sink eventually.

I pesonally go for ships on the way to my grid but not to far out of the way (feul) but yes that is how your supposed to get ships. I've found that theres nothing in my grid most the time.

Dont click on "return to base" as long as your within 25km. If your in range it should say "Dock at...." However if you do click on it dont worry. It wont say dock at and you should click on cancle. About the fuel, yes save feul for return and mabye extra just in case.

Hope this helps

. Welcome aboard --mowgli

GoldenRivet · 08-23-07, 03:35 PM

another thing worth mention is that it appears that you have to hit the boat in different compartments to create more flooding to sink her faster. try one under the smoke stack and another in the forward bow.

Shelton · 08-23-07, 05:42 PM

has anyone sank a C2 with one torp ?

Brag · 08-23-07, 07:01 PM

Welcome Divedive dive.
You may find the info on my webbie helpful.

The_Blockade_Runner · 08-23-07, 07:06 PM

All the time, A good shot to the engine room can make the whole ship explode and split in half.

ReallyDedPoet · 08-23-07, 07:37 PM

Welcome to SUBSIM

divedivedive

RDP

headcase · 08-23-07, 08:12 PM

Welcome Aboard! Yup, put plenty down with one. Plant between under the fwd mast. It may well take a while, but she'll go down. And don't worry about being Winchester by the time you hit your patrol grid. Just means you get a quicker turnaround to rack up more Limey sods. BdU won't be displeased in the least.

Brag · 08-23-07, 07:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shelton

has anyone sank a C2 with one torp ?

Yup--plenty, including battleships. How to do it? Check out my website.

Good hunting

XLjedi · 08-23-07, 11:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shelton

has anyone sank a C2 with one torp ?

Pretty sure you'll need an under-keel magnetic detonation for the C2... I've had more luck puttin down the C2 with one shot if I target slightly behind the smoke stack. 'specially in calm seas.

In the straight patched version, C3's would crack right in half with a good side impact (depth 5) targeted right under that square hole in the superstructure. Never did kill a C3 with one shot under-keel though.

divedivedive · 08-24-07, 06:20 AM

wow, thanks for all your replies!

i think im just unlucky, yesterday i saw a c2 again today and decided to fire a 2-torp salvo at it.. well it cracked in half after the first one reached it. awww shoot.

bigboywooly · 08-24-07, 08:47 AM

There is a certain randomness to the damage models so ships wont always react the same to a torp

Makes for better play IMHO

Packerton · 08-24-07, 09:01 AM

Always try to go for Magnetic under the Keel Shots for large cargos and tankers.

And welcome to Subsim!

08-23-07, 03:35 PM	#2
GoldenRivet Subsim Aviator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 8,726 Downloads: 146 Uploads: 0	another thing worth mention is that it appears that you have to hit the boat in different compartments to create more flooding to sink her faster. try one under the smoke stack and another in the forward bow. __________________

08-23-07, 07:01 PM	#4
Brag Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Docked on a Russian pond Posts: 7,072 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Welcome Divedive dive. You may find the info on my webbie helpful. __________________ Espionage, adventure, suspense, are just a click away Click here to look inside Brag's book: Amazon.com: Kingmaker: Alexey Braguine: Books Order Kingmaker here: http://www.subsim.com/store.html For Tactics visit:http://www.freewebs.com/kielman/

08-23-07, 07:06 PM	#5
The_Blockade_Runner Sparky Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 156 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	All the time, A good shot to the engine room can make the whole ship explode and split in half. __________________ U boat warfare, Product of German Engineering. German Engineering in da house

08-23-07, 07:37 PM	#6
ReallyDedPoet Canadian Wolf Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Canada. The one and only, East Coast Posts: 10,888 Downloads: 946 Uploads: 5	Welcome to SUBSIM divedivedive RDP __________________ Back in the Day

08-23-07, 08:12 PM	#7
headcase Sparky Join Date: May 2007 Location: The wrong side of the tracks, Neverland Posts: 157 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	Welcome Aboard! Yup, put plenty down with one. Plant between under the fwd mast. It may well take a while, but she'll go down. And don't worry about being Winchester by the time you hit your patrol grid. Just means you get a quicker turnaround to rack up more Limey sods. BdU won't be displeased in the least. __________________ It's like the Blues. You can't play em if you haven't lived em. GWX 3.0 DID

08-23-07, 03:12 PM	#1
mowgli99 Engineer Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 215 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	welcome dive, to answer some of your questions i ship can sink if you are within i think 25km but you have to have ship sunk message to get credit. Don't trust the mag torps till late 1940 but they are very affective. Depending on where you hit the ship it should go down. If it dosent sink on one i personally aim at a spot a little bit to the side. (more holes=more water in different places.) And yes it does depend on ship type. Aiming just fore of the bow mast usally ends up as a k.o. How many fish. Well for small merchants usally one (or deck gun) medium to large 1-2 sometimes 3 and 1 if your lucky. Also if you cripple a shipin a convoy and are forced under it might sink eventually. I pesonally go for ships on the way to my grid but not to far out of the way (feul) but yes that is how your supposed to get ships. I've found that theres nothing in my grid most the time. Dont click on "return to base" as long as your within 25km. If your in range it should say "Dock at...." However if you do click on it dont worry. It wont say dock at and you should click on cancle. About the fuel, yes save feul for return and mabye extra just in case. Hope this helps . Welcome aboard --mowgli

08-23-07, 05:42 PM	#3
Shelton Planesman Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 195 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	has anyone sank a C2 with one torp ?

08-24-07, 06:20 AM	#10
divedivedive Nub Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 2 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	wow, thanks for all your replies! i think im just unlucky, yesterday i saw a c2 again today and decided to fire a 2-torp salvo at it.. well it cracked in half after the first one reached it. awww shoot.

08-24-07, 08:47 AM	#11
bigboywooly Rear Admiral Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Swindon, England Posts: 10,151 Downloads: 35 Uploads: 0	There is a certain randomness to the damage models so ships wont always react the same to a torp Makes for better play IMHO __________________ My mediafire page http://www.mediafire.com/?11eoq19bq9r41

08-24-07, 09:01 AM	#12
Packerton Sonar Guy Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Newfoundland,Canada Posts: 398 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	Always try to go for Magnetic under the Keel Shots for large cargos and tankers. And welcome to Subsim!

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