TORPEDOS - Using them sufficient

[Uncle Goose]

I mostly use the patern run in a convoy attack if the weather is awfully bad. I listen with the hydrophone where the first merchants are, estimate a range and fire a couple of them in the direction. Most of the time they will hit something.

[Blacklight]

Here's another question. What percentage of each type of torpedo do you usually ship out with ? All steamers, All electric, 50 percent of each ? etc...

[deepboat]

Early in the war-all steamers, then later on a couple of TII's. A couple of Fats later on when the convoys get organized and some TIV's and then as many TV's as I get my hands on!

[KptLt Lindemann]

Originally Posted by Blacklight

Here's another question. What percentage of each type of torpedo do you usually ship out with ? All steamers, All electric, 50 percent of each ? etc...

I started the war carrying mostly steamers as I favor their higher speed and only 2-3 electrics. I've reached December 1940 and now I usually ship out with an even mix, as it seems to get easier for crews to spot torpedo wakes and begin evasive action. I am planning to rely less and less on steamers as the war goes on and newer torpedoes become available, however I'll still load them in the external reserves, for historical accuracy's sake.

[Gezur(Arbeit)]

Well i would not use TII's becasue they are just stupid....many torpedos dont explode or explode in the middle of the way to the target....TIII's are good, better than steamers. (but its differnt with different situations)

[Grayson02sept1980]

I like the T1 nd usually carry at least two in the front tubes with me and T3... somehow I do not like the T2... or better to say... the T3 is slightly faster... just slightly.

I tried using the FaT but they saw it and evaded...

Seems some have said it... waste of 100 renown

So my combo of torps:

All electric but 50% of tubes loaded and appropriate reload

so on my IX I carry 2T1 in the tubes 2 to reload and 2 in the external - bow and 2 to reload stern and two external ... if those are FaT... i will just use them and rely on a hit... but I miss not often now that I ma used to OLC... so... again... I think they are just wasted renown from the one trial of them... but I will continue maybe it will get me some ideas...

[siber]

Early war, I'll use all steamers, but after the Norway campaign (April '40) I go to about a 50:50 mix electric/steam. In mid-1941 I'll go all electric, and I've never made it past early 1942.

Something to do with all these genius mods that keep being released and having to uninstall the game...

[bigboywooly]

I upgrade to pattern runners late war as best for longer distances
Still carry steamers in external as was historical