nerfed torpedoes with RuB? Uber Tankers?

HMCS · 12-03-05, 09:30 PM

I have noticed that my torpedoes are far more fickle since switching to RuB 1.45

The T2's are also bullet-proof. I have been avoiding shooting at them. Three torpedoes per T2 is usual.

Realism indeed....

Der Teddy Bar · 12-03-05, 10:10 PM

I am not sure what you expect. A tanker was difficult to sink as it was designed to take fluids, put a hole in the cargo space and all your doing is filling it with water. Now water is heavier than oil, how much so I do not know.

I am not aware of anyone cracking the premature detonations ratio. If so, it should be up by about 30+ percent. Of course, cowboys like CB.. only wants what feels right, not what is fact :rotfl:

CCIP · 12-03-05, 10:28 PM

Just so you know, no adjustments have been made in RUb to either torpedo power or ship strength that I know of. :hmm:

HMCS · 12-04-05, 09:14 PM

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Just so you know, no adjustments have been made in RUb to either torpedo power or ship strength that I know of.

OK - just wanted to know; my query has been answered. Thanks muchly.l

As to the resilience of tankers - horsepoo. They were floating bombs.

To quote Frankenstein's monster - "FIRE BAD!"

Ranma13 · 12-11-05, 10:34 PM

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Originally Posted by HMCS

As to the resilience of tankers - horsepoo. They were floating bombs.

This is incorrect. You can set fuel on fire but it won't explode. Having fuel in water makes it even harder to set on fire. It's one of those movie effects that everyone believes to be true, like shooting a fuel drum. If you shoot a fuel drum, even repeatedly, it will just leak fuel, but it won't explode or ignite.

gdogghenrikson · 12-12-05, 12:49 AM

You could increase torpedo power using sh3 mini tweeker, but I dont know what to change

Marhkimov · 12-12-05, 12:56 AM

Don't mess with them. They are perfect as is.

Schpeedy · 12-12-05, 01:06 AM

ok, so if ye stand next to a barrel of fuel, and from a safe distance I shoot at the barrel... you will be totally safe yes?

I do wonder what form the oil was in that was on these tankers.
Was it ready to be put into airplanes as is, or did it need to be refined?
I'm sure that refineries were main targets for the luftwaffe.

Anyways, since ye don't have a phd in chemistry and work for shell oil, I have to doubt that a tanker wouldn't catch fire and/or explode when hit by a torpedo.

Marhkimov · 12-12-05, 01:38 AM

In SH3, sometimes they blow up KABOOM, sometimes they sink like bricks, and sometimes they don't sink at all...

Sometimes you get lucky, and sometimes you don't...

If anyone can't sink a tanker, then they were probably just unlucky. Most of the time, those things really go up like fireballs.

Nedlam · 12-12-05, 08:58 AM

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Originally Posted by marhkimov

In SH3, sometimes they blow up KABOOM, sometimes they sink like bricks, and sometimes they don't sink at all...

Sometimes you get lucky, and sometimes you don't...

Ooooh I got one!

Sometimes you eat the bear. Sometimes the bear eats you.

Etienne · 12-12-05, 09:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Schpeedy

I do wonder what form the oil was in that was on these tankers.
Was it ready to be put into airplanes as is, or did it need to be refined?
I'm sure that refineries were main targets for the luftwaffe.

Anyways, since ye don't have a phd in chemistry and work for shell oil, I have to doubt that a tanker wouldn't catch fire and/or explode when hit by a torpedo.

Depends. Tankers can carry peanut butter as well as JP4. It all depends on what the customer needs.

Do you have a phd in chemistry and work for shell oil? I'm a merchant marine cadet, and sort of qualified to work on a tanker. They might explode, or they might not. It depends on many, many factors, some of them not even factored into the game, like temperature. So while a tanker going up in a fireball is realistic (And I've had it happen in-game), a tanker slowly taking on a list and chugging on toward home is also realistic.

The most explosive thing, as I've explained in a previous post, would be an empty tanker that hasn't yet been cleaned.

The Avon Lady · 12-12-05, 09:41 AM

This has been discussed extensively already. There are different grades of fuel, some highly volatile (refined gasoline), some very stable (low grade crude oil, I think was mentioned).

I'd link to the old threads but the SEARCH function here has really gone kaput!

irish1958 · 12-12-05, 09:46 AM

Remember the PanAM Jet off New York? A a spark set off the fumes in the fuel tank. They are very explosive. The fuel in liquid state will burn if its flash point is reached.
irish1958

The Avon Lady · 12-12-05, 09:56 AM

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Remember the PanAM Jet off New York?

You mean TWA flight 800.

Pan Am? You're showing your age. :rotfl:

irish1958 · 12-12-05, 10:19 AM

You're right, of course. That was probably a Freudian slip; I'm a Howard Hughes fan.
irish1958

12-03-05, 09:30 PM	#1
HMCS Sonar Guy Join Date: May 2005 Location: Squaresville, daddy-O. Posts: 394 Downloads: 186 Uploads: 0	nerfed torpedoes with RuB? Uber Tankers? I have noticed that my torpedoes are far more fickle since switching to RuB 1.45 The T2's are also bullet-proof. I have been avoiding shooting at them. Three torpedoes per T2 is usual. Realism indeed....

12-03-05, 10:28 PM	#3
CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	Just so you know, no adjustments have been made in RUb to either torpedo power or ship strength that I know of. :hmm: __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)

12-12-05, 12:49 AM	#6
gdogghenrikson Grey Wolf Join Date: May 2005 Location: USA Posts: 978 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	You could increase torpedo power using sh3 mini tweeker, but I dont know what to change __________________ And when you loose control, you'll reap the harvest you have sown.

12-12-05, 12:56 AM	#7
Marhkimov Admiral Join Date: May 2005 Location: Bay Area, California, USA Posts: 2,377 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Don't mess with them. They are perfect as is. __________________ It takes two to tango

12-12-05, 01:38 AM	#9
Marhkimov Admiral Join Date: May 2005 Location: Bay Area, California, USA Posts: 2,377 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	In SH3, sometimes they blow up KABOOM, sometimes they sink like bricks, and sometimes they don't sink at all... Sometimes you get lucky, and sometimes you don't... If anyone can't sink a tanker, then they were probably just unlucky. Most of the time, those things really go up like fireballs. __________________ It takes two to tango

12-03-05, 10:10 PM	#2
Der Teddy Bar Blade Master Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 1,388 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I am not sure what you expect. A tanker was difficult to sink as it was designed to take fluids, put a hole in the cargo space and all your doing is filling it with water. Now water is heavier than oil, how much so I do not know. I am not aware of anyone cracking the premature detonations ratio. If so, it should be up by about 30+ percent. Of course, cowboys like CB.. only wants what feels right, not what is fact :rotfl:

12-12-05, 01:06 AM	#8
Schpeedy Sailor man Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Sacramento, Calif Posts: 43 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	ok, so if ye stand next to a barrel of fuel, and from a safe distance I shoot at the barrel... you will be totally safe yes? I do wonder what form the oil was in that was on these tankers. Was it ready to be put into airplanes as is, or did it need to be refined? I'm sure that refineries were main targets for the luftwaffe. Anyways, since ye don't have a phd in chemistry and work for shell oil, I have to doubt that a tanker wouldn't catch fire and/or explode when hit by a torpedo.

12-12-05, 09:41 AM	#12
The Avon Lady Über Mom Join Date: May 2005 Location: Jerusalem, Israel Posts: 6,147 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	This has been discussed extensively already. There are different grades of fuel, some highly volatile (refined gasoline), some very stable (low grade crude oil, I think was mentioned). I'd link to the old threads but the SEARCH function here has really gone kaput! __________________ "Victory will come to us from the wombs of our women." - Houari Boumedienne, President of Algeria, Speech before the UN, 1974

12-12-05, 09:46 AM	#13
irish1958 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Carmel, Indiana Posts: 3,250 Downloads: 320 Uploads: 11	Boom! Remember the PanAM Jet off New York? A a spark set off the fumes in the fuel tank. They are very explosive. The fuel in liquid state will burn if its flash point is reached. irish1958

12-12-05, 10:19 AM	#15
irish1958 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Carmel, Indiana Posts: 3,250 Downloads: 320 Uploads: 11	You're right, of course. That was probably a Freudian slip; I'm a Howard Hughes fan. irish1958