Mark 18 torpedos availability and loading

[mikesn9]

Originally Posted by skirich

I know I’m a bit early in my career since it’s still 1942 but when can I expect Mark 18s to become available and how do I load them on to the boat? Am I given a choice when in home port?


Those Mark 14s are too easily spotted in convoys when targeting anything other than lead ships.

I got Mark 18s in June 43.
When they are available, you will see them on the torpedo load screen during your in port configuration.
You have to use renown (300 each) to get them.
A trick I learned from someone else here:
When returning to home port to end patrol, BEFORE YOU END, Refit, load torpedoes to tubes and Refit again. THEN ed patrol.
By ending patrol that way, you have the same number of each torpedo type that you had when you started that patrol. Otherwise you will have all Mark 14s and have to repurchase your 18s.