Accoustic torpedoes

Incubus · 11-21-06, 03:38 PM

Yeah, best time to use them is in emergency situations where you need to take care of an enemy escort. Since they often hit ships at unpredictable angles, I generally set them for magnetic about 1-1.5m deeper than the escort's draft. This ensures they don't bounce off the hull.

Best thing about them is that they generally hit the escort in the stern, so even if they don't kill it outright they generally blow off the props.

Subwolf · 11-21-06, 04:01 PM

Btw, that's how they believe kaleun Prien and his boat was lost. Hit by one of his own torpedoes, what they called a circle runner. I hope this is not simulated in SH3, except the acoustics.

Sailor Steve · 11-21-06, 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Subwolf

Btw, that's how they believe kaleun Prien and his boat was lost. Hit by one of his own torpedoes, what they called a circle runner. I hope this is not simulated in SH3, except the acoustics.

Who exactly is "they"? We know exactly what happened to U-47; I posted on this not long ago in another thread.
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...t=95535&page=6

Subwolf · 11-21-06, 04:40 PM

Well Sailor Steve, I believe you are wrong. Read this: http://www.uboat.net/boats/u47.htm

We don't know exactly what happened to U-47, but I've read that it was sunk by a circle runner.

Sailor Steve · 11-21-06, 04:43 PM

And yet, if you follow your own link, you'll find that Eckerman was the second of seven skippers, and that UA was never sunk at all.
http://www.uboat.net/boats/ua.htm

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11-21-06, 03:38 PM	#1
Incubus Planesman Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 195 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Yeah, best time to use them is in emergency situations where you need to take care of an enemy escort. Since they often hit ships at unpredictable angles, I generally set them for magnetic about 1-1.5m deeper than the escort's draft. This ensures they don't bounce off the hull. Best thing about them is that they generally hit the escort in the stern, so even if they don't kill it outright they generally blow off the props.

11-21-06, 04:01 PM	#2
Subwolf Sonar Guy Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: USA/Norway Posts: 394 Downloads: 30 Uploads: 0	Btw, that's how they believe kaleun Prien and his boat was lost. Hit by one of his own torpedoes, what they called a circle runner. I hope this is not simulated in SH3, except the acoustics.

11-21-06, 04:40 PM	#4
Subwolf Sonar Guy Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: USA/Norway Posts: 394 Downloads: 30 Uploads: 0	Well Sailor Steve, I believe you are wrong. Read this: http://www.uboat.net/boats/u47.htm We don't know exactly what happened to U-47, but I've read that it was sunk by a circle runner.