4-shot salvo or 4 separate shots?

Sailor Steve · 01-26-11, 02:08 PM

I never use the Salvo Switch simply because it fires all the selected torpedoes at once. In real life the Salvo Switch fired them a minimum of eight seconds apart, to avoid interference between the torpedoes.

Missing Name · 01-26-11, 02:10 PM

I never use the salvo because of what Sailor Steve just said... and I like hearing the fire button go click for each shot.

danexpat · 01-26-11, 02:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

I never use the Salvo Switch simply because it fires all the selected torpedoes at once. In real life the Salvo Switch fired them a minimum of eight seconds apart, to avoid interference between the torpedoes.

There is a delay, but it definitely isn't 8 seconds. I would guess 2, 3 s max.

JEuler · 01-26-11, 02:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

In real life the Salvo Switch fired them a minimum of eight seconds apart, to avoid interference between the torpedoes.

Ah, you always learn something new.

01-26-11, 03:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

I never use the Salvo Switch simply because it fires all the selected torpedoes at once. In real life the Salvo Switch fired them a minimum of eight seconds apart, to avoid interference between the torpedoes.

couldnt there be a way to change this in a mod? Or is it hard coded?

01-26-11, 03:03 PM

I fire my shots one at a time. If I'm shooting multiples I usually give between a 5 and 10 count. I too like the click of the fire button!!

danexpat · 01-26-11, 03:09 PM

This is where I get off the verisimilitude train. I just play these things through my initial addiction until I'm ready to move on to my next --

Hey, look! Something shiny!

Gargamel · 01-26-11, 06:46 PM

If I'm trying to pick off a high speed / maneuverability target, Then I will use the salvo switch to crank off a 3 shot spread. 1 for where it's supposed to be, and 1 ahead and behind.

But If I'm trying to put multiple eels into a target, I go for single shots, as I want to pick my spots and incur the most damage.

krashkart · 01-26-11, 08:49 PM

For the most part I fire singles in a sequence.

The problem I run into with salvos is that I keep forgetting to set the spread angle to 0 and having most or all of those torps miss the mark.

frau kaleun · 01-26-11, 11:01 PM

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Originally Posted by krashkart

The problem I run into with salvos is that I keep forgetting to set the spread angle to 0 and having most or all of those torps miss the mark.

I can't remember how many times I've had a salvo set up and just as the target comes into the desired position, I remember I didn't check the spread angle and have to bounce back into the TDC screen to check it. Or even worse I don't remember to remember until just after I fire and then I go back and look and OH CRAP.

Sailor Steve · 01-28-11, 11:05 AM

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Originally Posted by danexpat

This is where I get off the verisimilitude train. I just play these things through my initial addiction until I'm ready to move on to my next --

Hey, look! Something shiny!

We all have our little vices. I've listed mine far too many times to repeat them here.

Herr-Berbunch · 01-28-11, 11:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

We all have our little vices. I've listed mine far too many times to repeat them here.

But isn't that one of your little vices?

Jimbuna · 01-28-11, 11:28 AM

Never resort to salvos personally....nver enough eels to play with as it is.

01-26-11, 02:08 PM	#1
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	I never use the Salvo Switch simply because it fires all the selected torpedoes at once. In real life the Salvo Switch fired them a minimum of eight seconds apart, to avoid interference between the torpedoes. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

01-26-11, 02:10 PM	#2
Missing Name Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Westun New Yahk Posts: 748 Downloads: 131 Uploads: 0	I never use the salvo because of what Sailor Steve just said... and I like hearing the fire button go click for each shot. __________________ Largest target sunk with deck gun: Japanese auxiliary cruiser, 15000 tons Largest engaged: HMS Nelson. Results inconclusive. Read Brag's stuff

01-26-11, 03:09 PM	#7
danexpat Mate Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Wherever you hear the grinding of a DD hull on a U-boat Posts: 60 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	Realism This is where I get off the verisimilitude train. I just play these things through my initial addiction until I'm ready to move on to my next -- Hey, look! Something shiny!

01-26-11, 06:46 PM	#8
Gargamel Lucky Sailor Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Rome Posts: 4,273 Downloads: 81 Uploads: 0	If I'm trying to pick off a high speed / maneuverability target, Then I will use the salvo switch to crank off a 3 shot spread. 1 for where it's supposed to be, and 1 ahead and behind. But If I'm trying to put multiple eels into a target, I go for single shots, as I want to pick my spots and incur the most damage. __________________ Luck is a residue of Design.

01-26-11, 08:49 PM	#9
krashkart Navy Seal Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 5,292 Downloads: 100 Uploads: 0	For the most part I fire singles in a sequence. The problem I run into with salvos is that I keep forgetting to set the spread angle to 0 and having most or all of those torps miss the mark. __________________ sent from my fingertips using a cheap keyboard

01-26-11, 03:03 PM	#6
NoGoodLandLubber Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	I fire my shots one at a time. If I'm shooting multiples I usually give between a 5 and 10 count. I too like the click of the fire button!!

01-28-11, 11:28 AM	#13
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,770 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Never resort to salvos personally....nver enough eels to play with as it is. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!