minimum torpedo arming distance anyone knoew?

Mooncatt · 01-02-07, 07:45 AM

speaking of homing fish, what year did they come in. sorry slightly off topic

Letum · 01-02-07, 08:18 AM

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Originally Posted by mooncatt

speaking of homing fish, what year did they come in. sorry slightly off topic

March, 1943

Pants · 01-02-07, 08:37 AM

Some torps in RL the arming distance should be atleast 250m

Sailor Steve · 01-02-07, 11:54 AM

I found long ago in SHI-and it holds true for SHIII also-that sometimes you will fire a torpedo at 400 meters or more and have it dud. This is because the target is heading toward you and the actual run is less than 300. Likewise if it's a trailing "up the kilt" shot you can sometimes fire at much less than 300 because by the time it gets there the target will have moved enough that the torpedo ends up running more than that.

AS · 01-02-07, 01:41 PM

...another question... if using magnetic pistols, shouldn´t it be possible to fire at a ship from BEHIND? The magnetic field would be the same as in a 90 degree angle, you just have to aim more carefully.

It often annoys me that I had to reload my torps under a convoy only to see at periscope depth that the merchants are crawling away from me.

Cheers, AS

Schatten · 01-02-07, 01:46 PM

Yep, as long as you're set to magnetic they're all aspect weapons...as long as you put them in the right spot at the right depth at least.

nightdagger · 01-02-07, 03:47 PM

As posted, it's 300m of actual travel time.

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01-02-07, 11:54 AM	#4
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	I found long ago in SHI-and it holds true for SHIII also-that sometimes you will fire a torpedo at 400 meters or more and have it dud. This is because the target is heading toward you and the actual run is less than 300. Likewise if it's a trailing "up the kilt" shot you can sometimes fire at much less than 300 because by the time it gets there the target will have moved enough that the torpedo ends up running more than that. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

01-02-07, 01:41 PM	#5
AS 中国水兵 Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Germany Posts: 275 Downloads: 135 Uploads: 0	...another question... if using magnetic pistols, shouldn´t it be possible to fire at a ship from BEHIND? The magnetic field would be the same as in a 90 degree angle, you just have to aim more carefully. It often annoys me that I had to reload my torps under a convoy only to see at periscope depth that the merchants are crawling away from me. Cheers, AS __________________ Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong. (Oscar Wilde)

01-02-07, 01:46 PM	#6
Schatten Engineer Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 212 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Yep, as long as you're set to magnetic they're all aspect weapons...as long as you put them in the right spot at the right depth at least. __________________

01-02-07, 03:47 PM	#7
nightdagger Officer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 243 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	As posted, it's 300m of actual travel time. __________________