Got a serious problem

danlisa · 03-28-07, 01:25 PM

Set the depth for 3m!

I suspect the torp is either bouncing off the hull or the DD is using foxer.

robj250 · 03-28-07, 01:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by danlisa

Set the depth for 3m!

I suspect the torp is either bouncing off the hull or the DD is using foxer.

And use magnetic pistel?

I can also fire at 1000m.

What's a foxer?

Rob

danlisa · 03-28-07, 01:54 PM

Magnetic & less than 1000m.

Foxer (if I got the name right) was developed to 'put off' accoustic torps.

There is one torp in SH3 which is immune to foxer, although I can't recall the name now.

If you miss again with these settings I would try to loose the DD rather than sink him.

robj250 · 03-28-07, 02:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by danlisa

Magnetic & less than 1000m.

Foxer (if I got the name right) was developed to 'put off' accoustic torps.

There is one torp in SH3 which is immune to foxer, although I can't recall the name now.

If you miss again with these settings I would try to loose the DD rather than sink him.

Okay, I'll give it a try. Thanks a bunch.

Rob

melnibonian · 03-28-07, 03:18 PM

Rob if you want my opinion set the torpedoes to 1m, impact detonator and fast speed settings. I have the feeling that at 1000m the DD avoids the torpedo, so you need to either shoot at a closer distance (less than 800m) or set fast speed settings.

Good Luck mate

Herr Russ · 03-28-07, 03:52 PM

I had a situation the other night where I had 2 DD's detach from a convoy I had just attacked. I was about 6KM away, heading away & running silent. They picked me up and all heck broke loose.. I replayed that 'recent save' several times and tried other ways of evading, but they kept finding/destroying me.. I finally raised the scope & schnorkle and hauled butt out of there.. Of course they zigzagged after me, but 500 meters away, they started their straight run.. By then I was doing about 12 kts, making lots of noise. Around 450 meters I let loose with a stern shot .5M under their keel.. Sank the first escort & the second escort ran the same way.. She sank too

Luckily I had electrics in the stern tubes so they didn't spot the bubbles..

Good Hunting!

robj250 · 03-28-07, 04:43 PM

Hi Mel:

I tried several scenarios trying to sink the River Escort Destroyer, but the torpedoes kept missing, and I KNOW I fired when she was in the correct position.

It finally took 4 torpedoes to damaged her so that she would sink.

I hope I never come across that kind of situation again.

But I managed to sink her.

There were so many vids relating to the sinking of the RDE that I had to remove some of my vids from the movie strip to make the complete attack fit under 10 MB.

The 3m depth magnet torpedoes did the trick. The 1m impact did not work.

I think I reloaded that scene 5 times trying to get hit her with just two torpedoes, but it never happened.

Now I don't know what to do when I come across another RDE with a "Foxer" to ward off acoustic torpedoes.

She managed to destroy my flak guns with her shells. She kept firing at me continually.

Oh well. I'll have to dive when I see an aircraft now.

I want to use up the remaining 8 torpedoes I have left in AM29.

I should have stayed with the ancient G7a torpedoes.

Rob

03-28-07, 01:25 PM	#1
danlisa Navy Seal Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Cornwall, UK Posts: 5,499 Downloads: 45 Uploads: 1	Set the depth for 3m! I suspect the torp is either bouncing off the hull or the DD is using foxer. __________________

03-28-07, 01:54 PM	#3
danlisa Navy Seal Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Cornwall, UK Posts: 5,499 Downloads: 45 Uploads: 1	Magnetic & less than 1000m. Foxer (if I got the name right) was developed to 'put off' accoustic torps. There is one torp in SH3 which is immune to foxer, although I can't recall the name now. If you miss again with these settings I would try to loose the DD rather than sink him. __________________

03-28-07, 03:18 PM	#5
melnibonian Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Reading UK Posts: 3,473 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Rob if you want my opinion set the torpedoes to 1m, impact detonator and fast speed settings. I have the feeling that at 1000m the DD avoids the torpedo, so you need to either shoot at a closer distance (less than 800m) or set fast speed settings. Good Luck mate __________________ http://www.thegreywolves.com/ http://wolvesatwar.com/ Download GWX and other goodies: http://hosted.filefront.com/melnibonian

03-28-07, 03:52 PM	#6
Herr Russ Officer Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: San Diego, CA. Posts: 246 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I had a situation the other night where I had 2 DD's detach from a convoy I had just attacked. I was about 6KM away, heading away & running silent. They picked me up and all heck broke loose.. I replayed that 'recent save' several times and tried other ways of evading, but they kept finding/destroying me.. I finally raised the scope & schnorkle and hauled butt out of there.. Of course they zigzagged after me, but 500 meters away, they started their straight run.. By then I was doing about 12 kts, making lots of noise. Around 450 meters I let loose with a stern shot .5M under their keel.. Sank the first escort & the second escort ran the same way.. She sank too Luckily I had electrics in the stern tubes so they didn't spot the bubbles.. Good Hunting!

03-28-07, 04:43 PM	#7
robj250 Sea Lord Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Port Hardy, BC, Canada 75 yo with M.S. & C.O.P.D. & heart problems Posts: 1,930 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Hi Mel: I tried several scenarios trying to sink the River Escort Destroyer, but the torpedoes kept missing, and I KNOW I fired when she was in the correct position. It finally took 4 torpedoes to damaged her so that she would sink. I hope I never come across that kind of situation again. But I managed to sink her. There were so many vids relating to the sinking of the RDE that I had to remove some of my vids from the movie strip to make the complete attack fit under 10 MB. The 3m depth magnet torpedoes did the trick. The 1m impact did not work. I think I reloaded that scene 5 times trying to get hit her with just two torpedoes, but it never happened. Now I don't know what to do when I come across another RDE with a "Foxer" to ward off acoustic torpedoes. She managed to destroy my flak guns with her shells. She kept firing at me continually. Oh well. I'll have to dive when I see an aircraft now. I want to use up the remaining 8 torpedoes I have left in AM29. I should have stayed with the ancient G7a torpedoes. Rob