Torpedoes

CCIP · 04-11-15, 09:36 AM

Historically, the Mark 14 was fatally flawed (severe depth errors, occasional gyro errors, faulty detonators) and basically did not work until they were fixed in 1943. The Mark 10 did not have the same detonator problems and was much more reliable. The Mark 14 was better than the Mark 10 on paper, but in practice was completely broken and useless due to the BuOrd's negligence in testing the torpedoes. Unless you're playing with RFB though, those errors in SH4 are reduced in severity.

The Mark 10 is also the only torpedo that fit in the tubes of S Class boats.

04-11-15, 09:36 AM	#2
CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	Historically, the Mark 14 was fatally flawed (severe depth errors, occasional gyro errors, faulty detonators) and basically did not work until they were fixed in 1943. The Mark 10 did not have the same detonator problems and was much more reliable. The Mark 14 was better than the Mark 10 on paper, but in practice was completely broken and useless due to the BuOrd's negligence in testing the torpedoes. Unless you're playing with RFB though, those errors in SH4 are reduced in severity. The Mark 10 is also the only torpedo that fit in the tubes of S Class boats. __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)