Salvo Attack

Paul Riley · 07-01-10, 07:05 AM

I forgot to mention,is it possible then to set different depths for each torpedo in the salvo? (sorry if this has already been mentioned,I feel lazy at the moment and scouring 100s of posts just to find info on this is not what I fancy doing right now),as this could be useful against a convoy where a ship is obscuring your line of sight to another ship in an adjacent column,allowing you to attack both at the same time as torpedoes intended for the ship in say column 1 can pass under the ship in column 2.
If so,this would be very useful,and highly satisfying!.
The main reason I ask this is because the bulk of my attacks are against single ships,major attacks on large convoys are quite rare for me and therefore my 'convoy tactics' are not what you might call 'polished' ...for now.
I yearn to ravage a large convoy very soon!

sergei · 07-01-10, 07:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Paul Riley

I forgot to mention,is it possible then to set different depths for each torpedo in the salvo? . . . allowing you to attack both at the same time as torpedoes intended for the ship in say column 1 can pass under the ship in column 2.

Interesting idea Paul. That could well work

I'm pretty sure you can. If you set the depths of your eels individually before switching on the salvo button.

Paul Riley · 07-01-10, 07:36 AM

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Originally Posted by sergei

Interesting idea Paul. That could well work

I'm pretty sure you can. If you set the depths of your eels individually before switching on the salvo button.

I will try this in the convoy attack of the training academy later,if I can line myself up nicely so that my view of a ship in the furthest columns is somewhat obscured by a ship in the nearest?...I have a feeling this may work

Would be great against those tankers that like to hide in the centre columns of a convoy,its either that or go for the bold and suicidal (unless you are confident that is,and it is still early war!) approach of attacking from within!

Jimbuna · 07-01-10, 07:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Paul Riley

I forgot to mention,is it possible then to set different depths for each torpedo in the salvo?

#6

sergei · 07-01-10, 07:54 AM

Oh yeah. It's right there in post 6.

Sorry Jim.

Paul Riley · 07-01-10, 08:04 AM

It was right in front of me in #6
Sorry chaps

desirableroasted · 07-03-10, 07:21 PM

Not to be Dr Nair, but I have evolved a doctrine about salvo shots:

1. NO Against single merchants. I'm convinced one good shot can cripple any merchant, so I concentrate on that shot only. I may need a 2nd shot to sink her, but if I have made a first good shot, I have oodles of time to wait and see. Remember: torpedoes were (are) enormously expensive.

2. NO against a convoy. If I had 100 cheap torpedoes, I might fire them all into the crowd and hope. But firing a spread of 4 into a convoy is relying on hope, not experience. Far better to mark your four targets, set your four tubes appropriately, and fire four tailored shots... it will take 30 seconds longer to fire (and 2-3 minutes to prepare), seem like forever, but it's better results.

3. MAYBE in a snapshot. If I had a fat tanker or ammo ship -- not some coastal freighter -- coming out of the fog at short distance, I might do a double shot, magnetic, under the keel. Just to get one shot in.

4. YES for a capital ship approaching. When you have Hood or a Rodney bearing down on you at 25 knots or more, along with their escorts, you have time for one firing solution. And you aren't going to be allowed a 2nd one. It's one ship, so the data is the same... just get the spread angle right and hope. And dive.

Paul Riley · 07-04-10, 03:36 AM

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Originally Posted by desirableroasted

Not to be Dr Nair, but I have evolved a doctrine about salvo shots:

1. NO Against single merchants. I'm convinced one good shot can cripple any merchant, so I concentrate on that shot only. I may need a 2nd shot to sink her, but if I have made a first good shot, I have oodles of time to wait and see. Remember: torpedoes were (are) enormously expensive.

2. NO against a convoy. If I had 100 cheap torpedoes, I might fire them all into the crowd and hope. But firing a spread of 4 into a convoy is relying on hope, not experience. Far better to mark your four targets, set your four tubes appropriately, and fire four tailored shots... it will take 30 seconds longer to fire (and 2-3 minutes to prepare), seem like forever, but it's better results.

3. MAYBE in a snapshot. If I had a fat tanker or ammo ship -- not some coastal freighter -- coming out of the fog at short distance, I might do a double shot, magnetic, under the keel. Just to get one shot in.

4. YES for a capital ship approaching. When you have Hood or a Rodney bearing down on you at 25 knots or more, along with their escorts, you have time for one firing solution. And you aren't going to be allowed a 2nd one. It's one ship, so the data is the same... just get the spread angle right and hope. And dive.

Sounds good to me mate,I think you may have got your doctrine just about right there

07-01-10, 07:05 AM	#1
Paul Riley Ocean Warrior Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Sheffield, England Posts: 2,679 Downloads: 165 Uploads: 0	I forgot to mention,is it possible then to set different depths for each torpedo in the salvo? (sorry if this has already been mentioned,I feel lazy at the moment and scouring 100s of posts just to find info on this is not what I fancy doing right now),as this could be useful against a convoy where a ship is obscuring your line of sight to another ship in an adjacent column,allowing you to attack both at the same time as torpedoes intended for the ship in say column 1 can pass under the ship in column 2. If so,this would be very useful,and highly satisfying!. The main reason I ask this is because the bulk of my attacks are against single ships,major attacks on large convoys are quite rare for me and therefore my 'convoy tactics' are not what you might call 'polished' ...for now. I yearn to ravage a large convoy very soon! __________________ Best Patrol: 10 merchants + HMS Nelson for 68.056 Tonnes

07-03-10, 07:21 PM	#7
desirableroasted Grey Wolf Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: In the mountains, now. On the edge of the sea before. Posts: 933 Downloads: 47 Uploads: 0	Not to be Dr Nair, but I have evolved a doctrine about salvo shots: 1. NO Against single merchants. I'm convinced one good shot can cripple any merchant, so I concentrate on that shot only. I may need a 2nd shot to sink her, but if I have made a first good shot, I have oodles of time to wait and see. Remember: torpedoes were (are) enormously expensive. 2. NO against a convoy. If I had 100 cheap torpedoes, I might fire them all into the crowd and hope. But firing a spread of 4 into a convoy is relying on hope, not experience. Far better to mark your four targets, set your four tubes appropriately, and fire four tailored shots... it will take 30 seconds longer to fire (and 2-3 minutes to prepare), seem like forever, but it's better results. 3. MAYBE in a snapshot. If I had a fat tanker or ammo ship -- not some coastal freighter -- coming out of the fog at short distance, I might do a double shot, magnetic, under the keel. Just to get one shot in. 4. YES for a capital ship approaching. When you have Hood or a Rodney bearing down on you at 25 knots or more, along with their escorts, you have time for one firing solution. And you aren't going to be allowed a 2nd one. It's one ship, so the data is the same... just get the spread angle right and hope. And dive. __________________ "Well, now, that's true... the IXC is a bit of a chick magnet..but you really can't beat the VIIB for off-road fun."

07-01-10, 07:54 AM	#5
sergei Sea Lord Join Date: May 2008 Location: London UK Posts: 1,788 Downloads: 405 Uploads: 29	Oh yeah. It's right there in post 6. Sorry Jim.

07-01-10, 08:04 AM	#6
Paul Riley Ocean Warrior Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Sheffield, England Posts: 2,679 Downloads: 165 Uploads: 0	It was right in front of me in #6 Sorry chaps __________________ Best Patrol: 10 merchants + HMS Nelson for 68.056 Tonnes