Realistic Loadouts

Gerald · 08-13-10, 11:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Pebble Monkey

From reading posts here I've learned that Uboats never sailed with electrics in the external storage, so I only load steamers in those slots, but what of the internal storage? Is it realistic to sail with all electric eels in the tubes and internal storage? Now that I'm using manual TDC I's like to stick to typical wartime loadouts.

and to load a tube, so it will take at least 16 minutes,time and may increase or decrease depending on various factors,so how long it usually take for you....

Mittelwaechter · 08-13-10, 12:46 PM

Externals were allways G7a until (iirc) 1943, when they stopped to carry externals at all.

They had a mix of G7a and G7e aboard, as some special eels when/if available (acoustic, FAT, LUT).

Mix in 30% of those you don't prefer and you should be realistic.

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Gerald · 08-13-10, 01:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Mittelwaechter

Externals were allways G7a until (iirc) 1943, when they stopped to carry externals at all.

They had a mix of G7a and G7e aboard, as some special eels when/if available (acoustic, FAT, LUT).

Mix in 30% of those you don't prefer and you should be realistic.

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good to know so I will answer right,

BulSoldier · 08-13-10, 02:27 PM

Im not sure about the internal load of torpedoes, but it is safe to assume that the faster speed of the g7a (the steamer IIRC) would be prefered in attacks in poor weather conditions or night attacks (hard to see without the wake)

I usualy load around 50/50 electric/steam eels.

K-61 · 08-13-10, 03:03 PM

The reason why electrics were not carried externally is due to the fact that the batteries required regular recharging, to top them up. If they were stored externally, the batteries would run down; I'm not certain how durable they were or if they were "deep cycle" batteries, but allowing them to run down was probably a concern. Electrics, like steamers, also required regular maintenance. If they were already in the tubes, they would be hauled out, worked on and then returned. Items like batteries and compressed air flasks required check ups; if the ship had endured close depth charging, the torpedoes would be pulled and checked for damage to more delicate mechanisms like the gyroscopes and depth keeping hardware. These concerns are not modelled into the game.

My own practice is to never store electrics externally and to do away with them when Allied air cover makes their reloading problematic or practically impossible, like the deck gun.

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Mittelwaechter The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,304 Downloads: 35 Uploads: 0	Externals were allways G7a until (iirc) 1943, when they stopped to carry externals at all. They had a mix of G7a and G7e aboard, as some special eels when/if available (acoustic, FAT, LUT). Mix in 30% of those you don't prefer and you should be realistic. : __________________ 10 happy wolves rear 90 blinded, ensnared sheep. 90 happy sheep banish the wolves. Arrest the 1% - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQ6hg1oNeGE

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BulSoldier Samurai Navy Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Burgas/Bulgaria Posts: 550 Downloads: 40 Uploads: 0	Im not sure about the internal load of torpedoes, but it is safe to assume that the faster speed of the g7a (the steamer IIRC) would be prefered in attacks in poor weather conditions or night attacks (hard to see without the wake) I usualy load around 50/50 electric/steam eels. __________________ By the hour !

08-13-10, 03:03 PM	#5
K-61 Grey Wolf Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Ontario Posts: 795 Downloads: 39 Uploads: 0	The reason why electrics were not carried externally is due to the fact that the batteries required regular recharging, to top them up. If they were stored externally, the batteries would run down; I'm not certain how durable they were or if they were "deep cycle" batteries, but allowing them to run down was probably a concern. Electrics, like steamers, also required regular maintenance. If they were already in the tubes, they would be hauled out, worked on and then returned. Items like batteries and compressed air flasks required check ups; if the ship had endured close depth charging, the torpedoes would be pulled and checked for damage to more delicate mechanisms like the gyroscopes and depth keeping hardware. These concerns are not modelled into the game. My own practice is to never store electrics externally and to do away with them when Allied air cover makes their reloading problematic or practically impossible, like the deck gun. __________________