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Duli · 03-20-07, 04:12 AM

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Originally Posted by hachiman

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Originally Posted by elanaiba

Well,

German submarines had "fan-shot" controls and this was replicated in sh3. You selected a group of tubes (from the historically accurate options), the spread of the salvo, and you pressed "fire".

US submarines didn't have this feature, and neithre does sh4. Instead, you select an individual tube and apply a so called "spread" to the already established gyro-angle. So you can fire tube 1 straight to Middle of Target, tube 2 with a spread of 2 degrees to the left, tube 3 with 2 degrees to the right. voila salvo control.

And you can have all the tube doors open at the same time or do you have to wait for the last tube to fire ??

No, you cant have more tubes opened at the same time.

hachiman · 03-20-07, 06:10 AM

Thats bad about only 1 tube door being opened at a time(Although it maybe historically accurate?)

I'm ued to having the doors open on Shots just to not lose that 1 or 2 seconds time and make the shot more accurate.

joea · 03-20-07, 07:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Duli

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Originally Posted by hachiman

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Originally Posted by elanaiba

Well,

German submarines had "fan-shot" controls and this was replicated in sh3. You selected a group of tubes (from the historically accurate options), the spread of the salvo, and you pressed "fire".

US submarines didn't have this feature, and neithre does sh4. Instead, you select an individual tube and apply a so called "spread" to the already established gyro-angle. So you can fire tube 1 straight to Middle of Target, tube 2 with a spread of 2 degrees to the left, tube 3 with 2 degrees to the right. voila salvo control.

And you can have all the tube doors open at the same time or do you have to wait for the last tube to fire ??

No, you cant have more tubes opened at the same time.

Maybe that is how it was?

Immacolata · 03-20-07, 07:44 AM

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Originally Posted by joea

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Originally Posted by Duli

No, you cant have more tubes opened at the same time.

Maybe that is how it was?

Please! You believe that yourself? No it is just them programmers being lazy or forgetful since this bug has been present since Silent Hunter 3 version 1.0. And has been mentioned umpteen times.

Do not expect a fix.

Sgian Dubh · 03-20-07, 08:59 AM

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Originally Posted by joea

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Originally Posted by Duli

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Originally Posted by hachiman

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Originally Posted by elanaiba

Well,

German submarines had "fan-shot" controls and this was replicated in sh3. You selected a group of tubes (from the historically accurate options), the spread of the salvo, and you pressed "fire".

US submarines didn't have this feature, and neithre does sh4. Instead, you select an individual tube and apply a so called "spread" to the already established gyro-angle. So you can fire tube 1 straight to Middle of Target, tube 2 with a spread of 2 degrees to the left, tube 3 with 2 degrees to the right. voila salvo control.

And you can have all the tube doors open at the same time or do you have to wait for the last tube to fire ??

No, you cant have more tubes opened at the same time.

Maybe that is how it was?

I don't think so, based on the number of accounts I've read. In "Thunder Below" it seems like it was SOP to open all the bow doors prior to shooting.

In the software I don't see why this is a big deal (not having programmed for a long time). The virtual door translates into a delay prior to firing. So all you have to do is turn on/off the delay on each tube as the doors open/close and keep track of status.

However, if this was done I would also like to see (if not present already) the increased chance of flooding if an outerdoor is left open during a depth-charge attack. My understanding is that the tube caps and inner door were no where as strong for resisting blast compression waves as the outer doors were.

castorp345 · 03-20-07, 08:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Duli

No, you cant have more tubes opened at the same time.

false.

you can use the 'Q' key to open and flood more than one tube at a time.

Immacolata · 03-20-07, 08:22 AM

How do you switch between tubes then? IN SH3 you had to use the torpedo fan panel to set up for multiple openings. Using Y key to switch tubes meant that the old one just closed...

Duli · 03-20-07, 09:12 AM

Whenever you choose a different tube, previous one closes. At least in my 1.0 SH IV.

Threadfin · 03-20-07, 09:29 AM

Same thing happened in SH3, but you could go into the conning tower and there were tube door switches that could be clicked with the mouse. By this method you could open all doors at once. Does something similar exist in SH4?

And yes, US boats fired their torpedos individually, no automatic salvo, each tube had to have it's plunger depressed.

03-20-07, 06:10 AM	#2
hachiman Planesman Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Edinburgh Jockland Posts: 199 Downloads: 33 Uploads: 0	Thats bad about only 1 tube door being opened at a time(Although it maybe historically accurate?) I'm ued to having the doors open on Shots just to not lose that 1 or 2 seconds time and make the shot more accurate. __________________ Whats not to love about Submarines? Long'Hard and full of Seamen!!

03-20-07, 08:22 AM	#7
Immacolata Grey Wolf Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 798 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	How do you switch between tubes then? IN SH3 you had to use the torpedo fan panel to set up for multiple openings. Using Y key to switch tubes meant that the old one just closed... __________________ "The power of the executive to cast a man into prison without formulating any charge known to the law, and particularly to deny him the judgment of his peers, is in the highest degree odious, and the foundation of all totalitarian government whether Nazi or Communist." - W. Churchill

03-20-07, 09:12 AM	#8
Duli Planesman Join Date: May 2005 Location: Novo mesto, Slovenia Posts: 198 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	Whenever you choose a different tube, previous one closes. At least in my 1.0 SH IV. __________________

03-20-07, 09:29 AM	#9
Threadfin Ace of the Deep Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 1,163 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	Same thing happened in SH3, but you could go into the conning tower and there were tube door switches that could be clicked with the mouse. By this method you could open all doors at once. Does something similar exist in SH4? And yes, US boats fired their torpedos individually, no automatic salvo, each tube had to have it's plunger depressed. __________________ What? Behind the rabbit?