How does one attack a zig-zagging convoy?

Red Devil · 03-21-16, 04:49 PM

Also DD's move artificially fast in acceleration, they don't move all THAT fast in reality. 0-60 in 5 seconds, I doubt it

Silavite · 03-21-16, 06:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Red Devil

Also DD's move artificially fast in acceleration, they don't move all THAT fast in reality. 0-60 in 5 seconds, I doubt it

They're pretty nippy.
A Minekaze-Class Destroyer has 38,500 horsepower and 1,400 tons displacement if I remember correctly. A Balao-Class Submarine has 5,400 horsepower and weighs 1,500 tons (surfaced, running on diesels).

Red Devil · 03-21-16, 06:53 PM

Hi Sila, the reason I mentioned it is because, somewhere, there is a mod to 'correct' the speed of escorts/destroyers

slipf18 · 04-12-16, 06:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Silavite

They're pretty nippy.
A Minekaze-Class Destroyer has 38,500 horsepower and 1,400 tons displacement if I remember correctly. A Balao-Class Submarine has 5,400 horsepower and weighs 1,500 tons (surfaced, running on diesels).

I have had a few nasty run ins with a Minekaze Destroyer. I don't like them.

I usually avoid a dual with any destroyer unless I have to fight. I have had a fair success rate hitting them in the nose if I can get lined up nearly perfectly either using the bow tubes or the stern. Problem is if the torpedo hits but is ineffective....panic ensues.

AVGWarhawk · 04-13-16, 11:12 AM

I use zig-zagging torpedoes.

03-21-16, 04:49 PM	#1
Red Devil The Old Man Join Date: May 2004 Location: Sutton Coldfield England Posts: 1,540 Downloads: 305 Uploads: 0	Also DD's move artificially fast in acceleration, they don't move all THAT fast in reality. 0-60 in 5 seconds, I doubt it __________________ > > Captain!, there's a destroyer on the por........ periscope is flooded Sir! > Darkness is only the absence of Light; Ignorance is only the absence of knowledge © www.worldwartwo.uk www.captainwalker.uk

03-21-16, 06:53 PM	#3
Red Devil The Old Man Join Date: May 2004 Location: Sutton Coldfield England Posts: 1,540 Downloads: 305 Uploads: 0	Hi Sila, the reason I mentioned it is because, somewhere, there is a mod to 'correct' the speed of escorts/destroyers __________________ > > Captain!, there's a destroyer on the por........ periscope is flooded Sir! > Darkness is only the absence of Light; Ignorance is only the absence of knowledge © www.worldwartwo.uk www.captainwalker.uk

04-13-16, 11:12 AM	#5
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,257 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	I use zig-zagging torpedoes. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road