[REQ] Need help to create DC secondary effect

[jean74]

Hi,

Thank you for your post.

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

The first thing I would like to point out is that your distances are much to large. Maximum damage should only happen out to about 25 feet (8 metres) and at 25 metres you should be taking no damage at all.
http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WAMBR_ASW.htm

(see notes to Type D Mk III and Mk VII Heavy)

Early on there was a Depth Charge mod that set those parameters. I'm pretty sure GWX uses the same numbers.

[edit] Found 'em!
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/down...o=file&id=3173
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/down...o=file&id=3174

Many thanks for the details. Sure, you are right !
So I set my DC stock effect to Min radius 8 m, Max radius 25 m MaxEff 230, and MinEff 2.

But I am sure that if DC explode at 30 or 35 m the shakes makes light flicking inside sub even if there is no damage.
What do you think about this ?

Another time Many thanks for your help and for your nice advice.

Kind regards

Jean

[TorpX]

Originally Posted by jean74

Hi,

Thank you for your post.



Many thanks for the details. Sure, you are right !
So I set my DC stock effect to Min radius 8 m, Max radius 25 m MaxEff 230, and MinEff 2.

But I am sure that if DC explode at 30 or 35 m the shakes makes light flicking inside sub even if there is no damage.
What do you think about this ?

Another time Many thanks for your help and for your nice advice.

Kind regards

Jean

I think you are right about shaking and minor damage.
The 8m and 16m distances are probably correct as far as they go, but most likely were based on hull damage, which would be easier to estimate. From what I've read, most subs sunk by DC's, were KO'd by accumulated damage rather than by a few lucky hits. The USN dropped DC's by their subs at periscope depth to "indoctrinate" their crews. This was done at 200 and 100yd distances. This suggests that is was considered unsafe the drop much closer than that. I can imagine men and loose equiptment could be thrown against steel members of the interior even if the hull sustained "no damage".

[Sailor Steve]

Originally Posted by jean74

But I am sure that if DC explode at 30 or 35 m the shakes makes light flicking inside sub even if there is no damage.
What do you think about this ?

I don't know. I think this is a case of whatever makes you happy.

From what I've read, most subs sunk by DC's, were KO'd by accumulated damage rather than by a few lucky hits.

How would anyone know that? The attacking surface ships would have no way of knowing how close any of their depth charges came to the sub, nor how many did what damage. If the sub was sunk then the guys inside aren't around to say what happened inside.

The USN dropped DC's by their subs at periscope depth to "indoctrinate" their crews. This was done at 200 and 100yd distances.

??? The only thing I remember reading about that said that they dropped them at least half-a-mile away. That was a long time ago, and I could be misremembering, but I would think that dropping them that close would be asking for trouble.

[TorpX]

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

How would anyone know that? The attacking surface ships would have no way of knowing how close any of their depth charges came to the sub, nor how many did what damage. If the sub was sunk then the guys inside aren't around to say what happened inside.

As far as subs sunk, you are right. I assume what I read was based on U-boats that were forced to the surface, where the crew was captured. I don't know the details. However, the numbers you gave for min. blast radius of DC, being 8m or less, tends to suggest single catastrophic hits were not the likely.

??? The only thing I remember reading about that said that they dropped them at least half-a-mile away. That was a long time ago, and I could be misremembering, but I would think that dropping them that close would be asking for trouble

My source is O'Kane.