Flak & magnetic detonator

ryuzu · 03-07-10, 10:29 AM

Same for me. Can't afford to waste Torps so I stick with 3m depth. Guess either the magnetic detonation is bugged or the failure rate/dud rate of them is...

r.

ozzysoldier · 03-07-10, 01:54 PM

in the beginning of the war even as late as the norwegencampame
there where torp problems read about it at www.uboat.net
even the great uboat ace's had problems whith dud's and premature
detonations do to the cold water temp.

rascal101 · 03-08-10, 01:09 AM

Have not encountered any duds yet but have experienced a couple of circle running tops ie you fire them at target a) in front of you but the torp turns left or right and just goes round in circles - I know the Yanks had this problem, in fact they lost one or two sub aces to it - they sank themselves - not sure if the Germans had the same issue

But was cheered to notice that I had a problem as up until this every shot hit home which as we all know is crap

R

sideways · 03-08-10, 02:52 AM

i've had all of my mag-pistol torps fly straight under the keel to no effect except ONE which snapped a tanker neatly in two.

if it wasn't for this one i'd write it off as a bug, but I'm guessing the 'dud rate' is just really high in the early war. hopefully it gets better or i'm going to be forced to stick to the semi-effective impact pistol.

3DDevil · 03-08-10, 07:37 AM

I have had one torp hit a ship at a steep angle and it bounced off and then continued on another path...

I have had one mag torp detonate under the rear of a ship and it blew the back end of the ship clean off...

I have had another torp TII detonate early....

rsslcs · 03-08-10, 08:36 AM

I shot a perfect salvo at the HMS Queen elizabeth, all 4 torps went under the ship, only around half a meter but none detonated. I thought that was the point of magnetic detonators? To add insult to injury, I got pwned by 8 destroyers.

03-08-10, 01:09 AM	#3
rascal101 Grey Wolf Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 769 Downloads: 200 Uploads: 0	Circule runner Have not encountered any duds yet but have experienced a couple of circle running tops ie you fire them at target a) in front of you but the torp turns left or right and just goes round in circles - I know the Yanks had this problem, in fact they lost one or two sub aces to it - they sank themselves - not sure if the Germans had the same issue But was cheered to notice that I had a problem as up until this every shot hit home which as we all know is crap R

03-07-10, 10:29 AM	#1
ryuzu Navy Dude Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 171 Downloads: 20 Uploads: 0	Same for me. Can't afford to waste Torps so I stick with 3m depth. Guess either the magnetic detonation is bugged or the failure rate/dud rate of them is... r.

03-07-10, 01:54 PM	#2
ozzysoldier Bosun Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 64 Downloads: 139 Uploads: 0	in the beginning of the war even as late as the norwegencampame there where torp problems read about it at www.uboat.net even the great uboat ace's had problems whith dud's and premature detonations do to the cold water temp.

03-08-10, 02:52 AM	#4
sideways Watch Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Perth, Western Australia Posts: 27 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	i've had all of my mag-pistol torps fly straight under the keel to no effect except ONE which snapped a tanker neatly in two. if it wasn't for this one i'd write it off as a bug, but I'm guessing the 'dud rate' is just really high in the early war. hopefully it gets better or i'm going to be forced to stick to the semi-effective impact pistol.

03-08-10, 07:37 AM	#5
3DDevil Watch Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Down Under Posts: 24 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	I have had one torp hit a ship at a steep angle and it bounced off and then continued on another path... I have had one mag torp detonate under the rear of a ship and it blew the back end of the ship clean off... I have had another torp TII detonate early....

03-08-10, 08:36 AM	#6
rsslcs Bosun Join Date: May 2009 Location: Stoke Posts: 67 Downloads: 72 Uploads: 0	I shot a perfect salvo at the HMS Queen elizabeth, all 4 torps went under the ship, only around half a meter but none detonated. I thought that was the point of magnetic detonators? To add insult to injury, I got pwned by 8 destroyers.