Moving Torpedos

GoldenRivet · 01-20-08, 12:39 PM

In reality it is a time consuming process which takes a lot of work. Basically for safety it was pretty much only done in good weather during the day while the sub was stopped on the surface. IIRC In order to submerge during the loading operation required the operation to be completely abandoned and the torpedo would be lost overboard if it was not yet below decks.

The amount of time required to move external reserves in SH3 i think depends on how many people you have in the torpedo rooms... load the torpedo rooms packed with movers and the job will probably go smoother and faster. but im not sure... it might default to a one hour operation just to simulate the difficulty of hoisting a toprpedo and positioning it into the angled hatch.

For ultimate realism: here is what i do... surface the sub and come to a complete stop at about sunrise. if the weather is such that the deck gun and flack guns cannot be used you must skip loading external reserves... however, if the weather is such that you CAN use the deck gun or AA guns then proceed with the loading of the torpedoes. Do not move the sub or submerge until the loading operation is complete.

snwcrsh · 01-20-08, 01:41 PM

Thanks for the insight, Rivet. Your approach sounds good, and I always fancy such realism gigs, so I think I will adopt that. Next time tho, external reserves are all loaded already. The Sheffield Island passage in 1939 sure is a jewelbox.

GoldenRivet · 01-20-08, 02:47 PM

another bit of information i have heard around here... Air patrols get so intensified after the start of 1943 that the practice of carrying external reserves was abandoned altogether. though i have not verified that.

So after 1943 you might consider even pretending the external reserves are not there

ReallyDedPoet · 01-20-08, 02:50 PM

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Originally Posted by GoldenRivet

another bit of information i have heard around here... Air patrols get so intensified after the start of 1943 that the practice of carrying external reserves was abandoned altogether. though i have not verified that.

So after 1943 you might consider even pretending the external reserves are not there

Nice idea GR, after 43' " Above us Hell "

RDP

snwcrsh · 01-20-08, 02:52 PM

Hm. I fear my love for realism might not extend that far

However, now it makes me wonder: Did they actually haul the torpedos through the hatch via the bridge inside? That sure must have been... interesting. I assume there was some other hatch for getting the torpedos inside?

U49 · 01-20-08, 03:10 PM

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Originally Posted by snwcrsh

Hm. I fear my love for realism might not extend that far

However, now it makes me wonder: Did they actually haul the torpedos through the hatch via the bridge inside? That sure must have been... interesting. I assume there was some other hatch for getting the torpedos inside?

Yes, you are correct.

It was done through the fore and aft "Torpedoladeluke" a hatch from the upper deck into the lower deck. During the patrol is was kept close, except for the reloading ..
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01-20-08, 12:39 PM	#1
GoldenRivet Subsim Aviator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 8,726 Downloads: 146 Uploads: 0	In reality it is a time consuming process which takes a lot of work. Basically for safety it was pretty much only done in good weather during the day while the sub was stopped on the surface. IIRC In order to submerge during the loading operation required the operation to be completely abandoned and the torpedo would be lost overboard if it was not yet below decks. The amount of time required to move external reserves in SH3 i think depends on how many people you have in the torpedo rooms... load the torpedo rooms packed with movers and the job will probably go smoother and faster. but im not sure... it might default to a one hour operation just to simulate the difficulty of hoisting a toprpedo and positioning it into the angled hatch. For ultimate realism: here is what i do... surface the sub and come to a complete stop at about sunrise. if the weather is such that the deck gun and flack guns cannot be used you must skip loading external reserves... however, if the weather is such that you CAN use the deck gun or AA guns then proceed with the loading of the torpedoes. Do not move the sub or submerge until the loading operation is complete. __________________

01-20-08, 02:47 PM	#3
GoldenRivet Subsim Aviator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 8,726 Downloads: 146 Uploads: 0	another bit of information i have heard around here... Air patrols get so intensified after the start of 1943 that the practice of carrying external reserves was abandoned altogether. though i have not verified that. So after 1943 you might consider even pretending the external reserves are not there __________________

01-20-08, 01:41 PM	#2
snwcrsh Engineer Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Lübeck Posts: 211 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Thanks for the insight, Rivet. Your approach sounds good, and I always fancy such realism gigs, so I think I will adopt that. Next time tho, external reserves are all loaded already. The Sheffield Island passage in 1939 sure is a jewelbox.

01-20-08, 02:52 PM	#5
snwcrsh Engineer Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Lübeck Posts: 211 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Hm. I fear my love for realism might not extend that far However, now it makes me wonder: Did they actually haul the torpedos through the hatch via the bridge inside? That sure must have been... interesting. I assume there was some other hatch for getting the torpedos inside?