Whats with the aft tubes?

7Enigma · 05-01-07, 08:54 AM

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Originally Posted by perisher

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Originally Posted by 7Enigma

From a theoretical and safety (of the ship and crew) standpoint, it would actually be beneficial to have ALL tubes AFT. This would allow you to lay and wait for your prey, fire off a salvo, then immediately be able to leave as directly as possible.
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Not so easy in real life, submarines are not humming birds, to quote the guys at NYGM Tonnage War. You cannot get ahead of a convoy, go to periscope depth and just hover there waiting for your prey to cross your sights. You have to keep the boat moving or it will not maintain depth, it will either go up or go down but it will not stay at a constant depth. The game will let you do this, but a real submarine could not.

So how about this then :p :

Do your typical 90-degree attack with foreward tubes at very low speed (say 1kt just to keep your depth), then go back 1/3'rd and dive to escape. I'm curious at how inefficient reverse is as opposed to normal foreward movement, and also if there was a significant increase in noise as compared to normal operation. And obviously the aft dive planes would be less effective, but the tradeoff might be worth it to get distance between your target and escorts quicker?