Impossible To Evade Torpedoes

Bellman · 02-09-07, 01:43 AM

I agree with MLs good advice. It may be the case though that you have a torp dropped almost on your head, or launched in your face, where you have very limited opportunities for escape. In these instances violent manoeuvres may be your only survival option.

Its not for me to prescribe as I think each player should experiment with some highly risky physical evasion tactics. It is generaly true that some torps can outmanoeuvre you but it is possible to set the AI some very difficult calculations.

In flight sims two methods have been successfuly employed by pilots facing incoming missiles. Firstly the barrel roll head on to spoof an incoming air launched missile and secondly the anti Sam vertical dive with a 90 deg pullout offset. Both manoeuvres push the incomings computation to the limits within the confines of its own inertial propulsion envelope. Forgive the simplification but elements from these tactics can be employed by the sub captain .

Torps could be outmanoeuvred in extremis pre-104. My post 104 (LWAMI 306) tests observe, as Eagle1_Division reports above, a very marked (exaggerated?) degree of torp (Mk 48) manoeuvrability when locked-on to target. So the jury here is out on the 'new' percentages for survivability

The rigidity of search patterns and the lack of responsiveness of many 'air launched' torps
do not present quite the challenge of the new Mk48 and Mk 50 torps.

02-09-07, 01:43 AM	#1
Bellman Sea Lord Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 1,945 Downloads: 220 Uploads: 0	I agree with MLs good advice. It may be the case though that you have a torp dropped almost on your head, or launched in your face, where you have very limited opportunities for escape. In these instances violent manoeuvres may be your only survival option. Its not for me to prescribe as I think each player should experiment with some highly risky physical evasion tactics. It is generaly true that some torps can outmanoeuvre you but it is possible to set the AI some very difficult calculations. In flight sims two methods have been successfuly employed by pilots facing incoming missiles. Firstly the barrel roll head on to spoof an incoming air launched missile and secondly the anti Sam vertical dive with a 90 deg pullout offset. Both manoeuvres push the incomings computation to the limits within the confines of its own inertial propulsion envelope. Forgive the simplification but elements from these tactics can be employed by the sub captain . Torps could be outmanoeuvred in extremis pre-104. My post 104 (LWAMI 306) tests observe, as Eagle1_Division reports above, a very marked (exaggerated?) degree of torp (Mk 48) manoeuvrability when locked-on to target. So the jury here is out on the 'new' percentages for survivability The rigidity of search patterns and the lack of responsiveness of many 'air launched' torps do not present quite the challenge of the new Mk48 and Mk 50 torps. __________________ Liberty, Equality, Fraternity Last edited by Bellman; 02-09-07 at 02:23 AM.