Which type of detonator do you prefer?

U-104 · 03-07-06, 12:20 AM

I was getting bored, so I decided to start this poll and ask people what type of detonators they prefered for their targets.

U-Dog · 03-07-06, 12:25 AM

eek, if they'sve seen me or the angle stinks then Mags. Always like to keep one mag ready to go, but after reading te wiki I've been trying out these impact tings more a lately & have found that they work as well. (Imagine my surprise)

But what about a steam or electric poll ?

just because I like the Ping icon, it's just so cool! :|\

jasondef · 03-07-06, 01:39 AM

Impact at 3 meters right at the fuel-engine room sweet spot does the trick for me.

JiMi · 03-07-06, 02:17 AM

First of all I want to say Hi to all Kleuns.

This is my first post here but I read this forum every day. It has great impact on my gameplay in SH3. Now I'm playing at 100% realism thanks to U guys and Your outstandig tips. I'd like to thank all mod makers for hard work - mods make it a diffrent game. Now I don't know how can I play without mods

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About detonators - I used to use almost only magnetic ones but after reading about ship's weak spots I use them both. Magnetic on smaller ships and impact (fuel bunker/engine room shot) on bigger. I was really suprised when I sunk C2/C3 by one well aimed torpedo with impact trigger.

Cheers

Tikigod · 03-07-06, 08:17 AM

Magnetic during calm weather

Impact during rough

If firing a spread all impact

Letum · 03-07-06, 08:29 AM

one impact and one magnetic for each ship unless weather is bad.

MarshalLaw · 03-07-06, 09:13 AM

For me it depends on the weather and the ship. Also the angle of attack will play a role as well. Each situation is always different. However I agree with most of the posts on this thread.

One other thing that will affect it is when... before the Norway invasion around mid 1940, magnetic was very iffy. Lots of duds and premature detonations.

Kaptan Tommy · 03-07-06, 09:55 AM

I like impact - and steam (cuz you can put them to hi-speed and sorta make up for the tell-tale steam trail). That works better the closer you are to the target, of course.

Fangschuss · 03-07-06, 10:57 AM

Vote for "Depends on the weather"

Impact ~2m run deep

03-07-06, 12:34 PM

Voted "I always miss"; actually I used only magnetics until 1940, when the Powers That Be removed them all from service. I will start using them again when BdU allows them back into service-1942, I think, but I'll check again before I start using them.

U-104 · 03-07-06, 01:24 PM

:rotfl: I put in "I always miss", but I didn't think anyone would actually vote for it. :rotfl:

xrvjorn · 03-07-06, 01:53 PM

Oddly enough, I've almost never had any problems with TIIs exploding prematurely when set to magnetic+impact. I've never even bother switching them to the impact-only setting for impact shots. I've got more problems with premature explosions on the TIIIs in rough weather. Shouldn't it be the other way around? TIIIs should have been more reliable than TIIs, right?

Kaptan Tommy · 03-07-06, 02:05 PM

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Originally Posted by xrvjorn

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XXi · 03-07-06, 04:27 PM

magnetic in perfect weather, apart contact. A good aimed contact can do the trick well enough...

STEED · 03-07-06, 05:18 PM

I don't really care as long as the torp. hits the target and BOOM.

View Poll Results: Which type of torpedo detonator do you prefer?
Magnetic	33	30.00%
Impact	31	28.18%
Depends on the weather	37	33.64%
I don't know - I always miss	9	8.18%
Voters: 110. You may not vote on this poll

03-07-06, 12:20 AM	#1
U-104 Grey Wolf Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: United States Posts: 797 Downloads: 187 Uploads: 0	Which type of detonator do you prefer? I was getting bored, so I decided to start this poll and ask people what type of detonators they prefered for their targets. __________________ My heart is steadfast, O God. I will sing and make music with all my soul. Ps. 108:1 Survival of the fittest does not explain arrival of the fittest. we live in a single spoken sentence.. "God said, let there be"

03-07-06, 01:39 AM	#3
jasondef Weps Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 358 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Impact at 3 meters right at the fuel-engine room sweet spot does the trick for me. __________________ "My, God! Those bulkheads! Did you hear them burst!" System: 40gb 5400rpm HD \| Generic MB from around '02 \| P4 2.6 400GHz \| 1 GB PC2100 DDR (2 mismatched 512's) 16x CD-ROM \| GeForce 7800 AGP \| broken Radio Shack case fan \| Ergonomic keyboard (missing a shift key) PS2 ball mouse \| surge protector \| USB 1.1 expansion card \| Really cool surround-sound headphones

03-07-06, 08:17 AM	#5
Tikigod Grey Wolf Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: United States Posts: 777 Downloads: 28 Uploads: 0	Magnetic during calm weather Impact during rough If firing a spread all impact __________________ My Current Mod Contributions for SHIII

03-07-06, 08:29 AM	#6
Letum Navy Seal Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: York - UK Posts: 6,079 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	one impact and one magnetic for each ship unless weather is bad. __________________

03-07-06, 12:25 AM	#2
U-Dog Torpedoman Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 111 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	eek, if they'sve seen me or the angle stinks then Mags. Always like to keep one mag ready to go, but after reading te wiki I've been trying out these impact tings more a lately & have found that they work as well. (Imagine my surprise) But what about a steam or electric poll ? just because I like the Ping icon, it's just so cool! :\|\

03-07-06, 02:17 AM	#4
JiMi Swabbie Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Olsztyn, POLAND Posts: 8 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	First of all I want to say Hi to all Kleuns. This is my first post here but I read this forum every day. It has great impact on my gameplay in SH3. Now I'm playing at 100% realism thanks to U guys and Your outstandig tips. I'd like to thank all mod makers for hard work - mods make it a diffrent game. Now I don't know how can I play without mods . About detonators - I used to use almost only magnetic ones but after reading about ship's weak spots I use them both. Magnetic on smaller ships and impact (fuel bunker/engine room shot) on bigger. I was really suprised when I sunk C2/C3 by one well aimed torpedo with impact trigger. Cheers

03-07-06, 09:13 AM	#7
MarshalLaw Navy Dude Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Orlando Fla USA Posts: 174 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	For me it depends on the weather and the ship. Also the angle of attack will play a role as well. Each situation is always different. However I agree with most of the posts on this thread. One other thing that will affect it is when... before the Norway invasion around mid 1940, magnetic was very iffy. Lots of duds and premature detonations.

03-07-06, 09:55 AM	#8
Kaptan Tommy Planesman Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: USA Carson City, NV Posts: 182 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I like impact - and steam (cuz you can put them to hi-speed and sorta make up for the tell-tale steam trail). That works better the closer you are to the target, of course. __________________ Quit farting around reading the forums and sink some ships!

03-07-06, 10:57 AM	#9
Fangschuss Sparky Join Date: May 2005 Location: Franken Posts: 156 Downloads: 81 Uploads: 0	Vote for "Depends on the weather" Impact ~2m run deep __________________ www.forces-of-war.biz

03-07-06, 12:34 PM	#10
Sailor Steve Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Voted "I always miss"; actually I used only magnetics until 1940, when the Powers That Be removed them all from service. I will start using them again when BdU allows them back into service-1942, I think, but I'll check again before I start using them.

03-07-06, 01:24 PM	#11
U-104 Grey Wolf Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: United States Posts: 797 Downloads: 187 Uploads: 0	:rotfl: I put in "I always miss", but I didn't think anyone would actually vote for it. :rotfl: __________________ My heart is steadfast, O God. I will sing and make music with all my soul. Ps. 108:1 Survival of the fittest does not explain arrival of the fittest. we live in a single spoken sentence.. "God said, let there be"

03-07-06, 01:53 PM	#12
xrvjorn Mate Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Sweden Posts: 51 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Oddly enough, I've almost never had any problems with TIIs exploding prematurely when set to magnetic+impact. I've never even bother switching them to the impact-only setting for impact shots. I've got more problems with premature explosions on the TIIIs in rough weather. Shouldn't it be the other way around? TIIIs should have been more reliable than TIIs, right?

03-07-06, 04:27 PM	#14
XXi Ensign Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Warsaw, Poland / Nagoya, Japan Posts: 227 Downloads: 20 Uploads: 0	magnetic in perfect weather, apart contact. A good aimed contact can do the trick well enough... __________________ lasciate ogni speranza... voi, chi entrate

03-07-06, 05:18 PM	#15
STEED Lucky Jack Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Down Town UK Posts: 27,695 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 48	I don't really care as long as the torp. hits the target and BOOM. __________________ Dr Who rest in peace 1963-2017. To borrow Davros saying...I NAME YOU CHIBNALL THE DESTROYER OF DR WHO YOU KILLED IT!