Torpedo Availability and recommendations

Fincuan · 02-25-09, 06:28 PM

No big secret there, early war MK14s are pos. They do improve quite a bit as the war progresses though, but there won't be anything radically more reliable available.

You can however greatly, really almost a night and day difference, improve their reliability by remembering a few things when firing. These are especially important early in the war:

Always use the slow speed setting
Make sure the torpedo track angle is as shallow as possible(early war). No kidding here, early war MK14s have a 100% failure rate at TTA of 90 in RFB.
Use the shallowest depth setting possible

Stealhead · 02-25-09, 07:30 PM

Yep those are the best ways to get "booms" with the Mk.14s they had 3 problems
1. ran deep sometimes by 10 feet so you set to 10ft it really goes to 20ft so set them to 5ft or lower (in feet not depth)
2. The magnetic detanaotrs often failed best cure for this is to not use them this is what was done in the real war and in the end they removed that system compeletly
3. at certain strike angles the contact detnators crushed themselves failing to set of the torpex best way to solve this have dont have them hit at a dead 90 or even close to it.

That is why it took so long to fix the Mk.14s they had 3 problems and the running too deep helped hide the failure of the magnetic dets as they ran so deep how could you know that that also was crap?

Another cure is to use Mk.18s they dont have as many issues but they can still run deep sometimes and they have less range and less torpex 575lbs vs. 660lbs in a Mk14/23 and that makes a diffrence in RFB with its awsome ship damage system.

02-26-09, 04:51 PM

I am playing stock game w/ RSRD and the dang things keep turning back on me. I'm thinking of switching out my entire load until late '43 to Mark Xs.

Max2147 · 02-26-09, 07:12 PM

If I remember right the only circular I had was with a Mk 10. It was scary as heck - I was creeping along when I fired it and I had to instantly ring up flank speed to avoid my own torpedo!

02-25-09, 06:28 PM	#1
Fincuan Admiral Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Suomi, sauna, puukko, perkele Posts: 2,346 Downloads: 39 Uploads: 0	No big secret there, early war MK14s are pos. They do improve quite a bit as the war progresses though, but there won't be anything radically more reliable available. You can however greatly, really almost a night and day difference, improve their reliability by remembering a few things when firing. These are especially important early in the war: Always use the slow speed setting Make sure the torpedo track angle is as shallow as possible(early war). No kidding here, early war MK14s have a 100% failure rate at TTA of 90 in RFB. Use the shallowest depth setting possible

02-25-09, 07:30 PM	#2
Stealhead Navy Seal Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Kentucky Posts: 5,421 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	Yep those are the best ways to get "booms" with the Mk.14s they had 3 problems 1. ran deep sometimes by 10 feet so you set to 10ft it really goes to 20ft so set them to 5ft or lower (in feet not depth) 2. The magnetic detanaotrs often failed best cure for this is to not use them this is what was done in the real war and in the end they removed that system compeletly 3. at certain strike angles the contact detnators crushed themselves failing to set of the torpex best way to solve this have dont have them hit at a dead 90 or even close to it. That is why it took so long to fix the Mk.14s they had 3 problems and the running too deep helped hide the failure of the magnetic dets as they ran so deep how could you know that that also was crap? Another cure is to use Mk.18s they dont have as many issues but they can still run deep sometimes and they have less range and less torpex 575lbs vs. 660lbs in a Mk14/23 and that makes a diffrence in RFB with its awsome ship damage system.

02-26-09, 04:51 PM	#3
LubeNJ Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	I am playing stock game w/ RSRD and the dang things keep turning back on me. I'm thinking of switching out my entire load until late '43 to Mark Xs.

02-26-09, 07:12 PM	#4
Max2147 Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 714 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	If I remember right the only circular I had was with a Mk 10. It was scary as heck - I was creeping along when I fired it and I had to instantly ring up flank speed to avoid my own torpedo!