A noob's thread...

ETR3(SS) · 09-01-09, 12:10 PM

This is were it gets both technical and personal. The object obviously is to sink ships. Ships sink by taking on more water than buoyancy can support. To accomplish this you can try for a few different methods.

1. The keel shot
Set your torpedoes to run just under the targets keel. With luck you can "break her back" and she sinks like a rock.

2. I giant hole in the side of the ship.
This method would have you setting your run depth to about half of keel depth so as to impact the hull and cause compartment flooding. The target will begin flooding and if it floods enough capsize and/or sink.

You will probably be better off with the second method mentioned until you become experienced enough to know how your torpedoes behave (i.e. gyro problems, depth keeping issues, duds, etc).

09-01-09, 12:10 PM	#20
ETR3(SS) Ocean Warrior Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Between test depth and periscope depth Posts: 3,021 Downloads: 175 Uploads: 16	This is were it gets both technical and personal. The object obviously is to sink ships. Ships sink by taking on more water than buoyancy can support. To accomplish this you can try for a few different methods. 1. The keel shot Set your torpedoes to run just under the targets keel. With luck you can "break her back" and she sinks like a rock. 2. I giant hole in the side of the ship. This method would have you setting your run depth to about half of keel depth so as to impact the hull and cause compartment flooding. The target will begin flooding and if it floods enough capsize and/or sink. You will probably be better off with the second method mentioned until you become experienced enough to know how your torpedoes behave (i.e. gyro problems, depth keeping issues, duds, etc). __________________ USS Kentucky SSBN 737 (G) Comms Div 2003-2006 Qualified 19 November 03 Yes I was really on a submarine.