LuftWolf and Amizaur's Realism Mod Poll #11: Nuke Speeds

[LuftWolf]

modern akula II class submarines were at least as quiet as the 688i and I don't think this is modelled in the game (vanilla or lwami mod).

GD, yes this is modelled in LWAMI. The Akula II's are more quiet than the LAi's up to about 6-7 kts. At higher speeds, the Akula II's are known to be louder than the LAi's because the active noise cancellation systems used on the AKII's are ineffective above low speeds.

I like the figures Amizaur listed.

688/688i - 32kts
Akula -35kts
Seawolf - 37kts

Cheers,
David

PS Keep in mind, if you are worried about play balance, you have to keep in mind that this is in the context of LWAMI4, in which the torpedoes are by far going to be the biggest balancing factor. Interestingly, the strength of the ADCAP over the UGST (the gap between the torpedoes is much wider in LWAMI4) will help the 688i considerably, while the overall changes to the torpedoes such as "basic" torpedo physics and wirelength limits will help tone down the power of the SeaWolf. All in all, I think the game will be even more balanced once these changes are all implimented.

PPS And for the record, this should be LWAMI Poll #12. :-P

[Molon Labe]

In terms of depth, the way the game works now is that it chooses at random an actual crush depth that is somewhere below the given crush depth. Every little bit you go below increases the risk of implosion.