Torpedo Tips...

Mittelwaechter · 05-18-10, 12:00 PM

Freighters tend to sink being hit by one torpedo opening two (freight-) compartments. Often masts indicate the seperation section. Aim for the first or second forward mast and they sink more than often after a single hit. Additionally the forward drift seems to help drive them under.

Another good spot is the area around the fuel/coal bunk and the adjacent freight compartment. Well - again open two compartments.

Some freighters layout is slightly different and some seem to be well constructed. The tiny freight- and passenger ship is hard to sink for me.

maillemaker · 05-18-10, 01:29 PM

I don't try and hit different parts of the ship. I generally aim for dead-center. With manual targeting I would rather hit the target than miss it completely. In theory you can pick and choose where to strike a ship with manual targeting, but if you are off with your speed you will be off where you hit.

Steve

timmy41 · 05-18-10, 01:42 PM

10-15k ton ships should take just 2 torpedoes. they may not sink for over an hour, but they will sink.
anything below 10k tons i use just one torp.
anything above 15k i may use up to 4.

always try to spread out your torpedo hits, you do not get any 'bonus' for hitting the same spot twice. it is also far more difficult for damage control to stop the flooding if there are two areas being flooded.

in addition to those 'sweespots' mentioned in posts above, its always good to get a hit on the bow of a ship, as the ships movement will supposedly push more water in, and cause it to dig its nose into the water, slowing it down quickly.

never use impact torpedoes on battleships. battleships have torpedo belts which are basically an extra layer of armor below the waterline to detonate torpedoes before they hit the hull, resulting in no damage to the battleship. torpedo belts are already filled with water, so its not like they can be flooded. always use magnetic pistol, and do it in good weather so that you can get at least 3 torpedoes under the BB, which should guarantee a kill.

many escort carriers are actually converted merchant ships, for example the bogue class carrier is a C2 merchant. so treat them not as a warship when choosing where to hit, but actually as a merchant.

Iranon · 05-20-10, 07:52 AM

Hitting them in the engine room (under the smokestacks) is fine, hitting them under the fuel bunker is even better. That's usually just in front of the engine room; a notable exception is the passenger liner (just aft of the aft funnel).

If you can't line up a critical hit... asymetrical flooding works nicely on freighters. One in the bow (rough weather) or the stern (calm weather) is usually enough but it may take some time.

nemchenk · 05-20-10, 08:24 AM

In my meagre experience of GWX3 (ahoy there, fellow deck-swab!

) I have to say that the flooding resulting from hits looks about right, but does take a heck of a long time! My two ships sunk in GWX3 were in very rough seas (5-10m waves) yet still took around 1-2 hours to sink.

The first was a Med Cargo hit with an impact torp running at 2m, just aft of the middle of her starbord side. She started listing to starboard almost immediately, but after about 30 minutes of doing ~4 knots like this in these heavy seas, without going down, I decided to put another torp into her, again on the starboard side, a little further forward than the last hit. After that she rolled over and sank after about 10 minutes.

The second was a Passanger/Cargo, again in very rough seas. I fired a spread of two torps, again impact and surface running because of the weather. One hit her right in the bow, the other missed -- too wide a spread! She ploughed on for almost 2 hours, the crew putting out the deck fire in the lashing rain, only to have it start up again several times. Eventually she came to a dead stop and nose-dived to the bottom -- it was only about 40m deep where we were, so she ended up sticking out of the water with her stern in the air, props spinning, explosions going off in her after compartments! After 10 minutes of that she broke up and sank beneath the waves

So, yeah -- it seems to take a long while in GWX3. Especially given the weather, I was expecting my targets to fall apart like wet cardboard

05-18-10, 12:00 PM	#1
Mittelwaechter The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,304 Downloads: 35 Uploads: 0	Freighters tend to sink being hit by one torpedo opening two (freight-) compartments. Often masts indicate the seperation section. Aim for the first or second forward mast and they sink more than often after a single hit. Additionally the forward drift seems to help drive them under. Another good spot is the area around the fuel/coal bunk and the adjacent freight compartment. Well - again open two compartments. Some freighters layout is slightly different and some seem to be well constructed. The tiny freight- and passenger ship is hard to sink for me. __________________ 10 happy wolves rear 90 blinded, ensnared sheep. 90 happy sheep banish the wolves. Arrest the 1% - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQ6hg1oNeGE

05-18-10, 01:29 PM	#2
maillemaker Sea Lord Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,639 Downloads: 75 Uploads: 0	I don't try and hit different parts of the ship. I generally aim for dead-center. With manual targeting I would rather hit the target than miss it completely. In theory you can pick and choose where to strike a ship with manual targeting, but if you are off with your speed you will be off where you hit. Steve

05-18-10, 01:42 PM	#3
timmy41 Weps Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 367 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	10-15k ton ships should take just 2 torpedoes. they may not sink for over an hour, but they will sink. anything below 10k tons i use just one torp. anything above 15k i may use up to 4. always try to spread out your torpedo hits, you do not get any 'bonus' for hitting the same spot twice. it is also far more difficult for damage control to stop the flooding if there are two areas being flooded. in addition to those 'sweespots' mentioned in posts above, its always good to get a hit on the bow of a ship, as the ships movement will supposedly push more water in, and cause it to dig its nose into the water, slowing it down quickly. never use impact torpedoes on battleships. battleships have torpedo belts which are basically an extra layer of armor below the waterline to detonate torpedoes before they hit the hull, resulting in no damage to the battleship. torpedo belts are already filled with water, so its not like they can be flooded. always use magnetic pistol, and do it in good weather so that you can get at least 3 torpedoes under the BB, which should guarantee a kill. many escort carriers are actually converted merchant ships, for example the bogue class carrier is a C2 merchant. so treat them not as a warship when choosing where to hit, but actually as a merchant.

05-20-10, 07:52 AM	#4
Iranon Loader Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 89 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	Hitting them in the engine room (under the smokestacks) is fine, hitting them under the fuel bunker is even better. That's usually just in front of the engine room; a notable exception is the passenger liner (just aft of the aft funnel). If you can't line up a critical hit... asymetrical flooding works nicely on freighters. One in the bow (rough weather) or the stern (calm weather) is usually enough but it may take some time.

05-20-10, 08:24 AM	#5
nemchenk Bosun Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 69 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	In my meagre experience of GWX3 (ahoy there, fellow deck-swab! ) I have to say that the flooding resulting from hits looks about right, but does take a heck of a long time! My two ships sunk in GWX3 were in very rough seas (5-10m waves) yet still took around 1-2 hours to sink. The first was a Med Cargo hit with an impact torp running at 2m, just aft of the middle of her starbord side. She started listing to starboard almost immediately, but after about 30 minutes of doing ~4 knots like this in these heavy seas, without going down, I decided to put another torp into her, again on the starboard side, a little further forward than the last hit. After that she rolled over and sank after about 10 minutes. The second was a Passanger/Cargo, again in very rough seas. I fired a spread of two torps, again impact and surface running because of the weather. One hit her right in the bow, the other missed -- too wide a spread! She ploughed on for almost 2 hours, the crew putting out the deck fire in the lashing rain, only to have it start up again several times. Eventually she came to a dead stop and nose-dived to the bottom -- it was only about 40m deep where we were, so she ended up sticking out of the water with her stern in the air, props spinning, explosions going off in her after compartments! After 10 minutes of that she broke up and sank beneath the waves So, yeah -- it seems to take a long while in GWX3. Especially given the weather, I was expecting my targets to fall apart like wet cardboard