I hate electric torpedoes!!!!!

ddiplock · 03-28-07, 01:57 PM

Yeah you probably think i'm mad not liking them, because they don't leave a wake, besides that, that's their only advantage i reckon!!!

their real killer is their speed......they're too friggin slow!!!!!

I just made the calculations for the perfect shot on a trap steamer and let loose 2 elecy torps on it.....by the time they reached the ship, the steamer was already ahead of them and they missed!!!!

I know my calcs for this shot were fine.....mark my words if they were steamers, set to FAST speed, visible wake or not.....that steamer would have never seen another sunrise!!!!!

NOTE: and I even fired slightly "ahead" of the steamer to guarantee a hit, which always works with steamers

anyone else not like electric torpedoes?

danurve · 03-28-07, 02:19 PM

I like the T1 steamers. Not to crazy about the electric eels either.
I don't hate them, they have one advantage. But still prefer steamers. What I don't like is when you resupply not in home-port you get them and can't swap them out.

STEED · 03-28-07, 02:23 PM

Get some T4 & 5's shoot them in the general direction and those baby's will sniff out your nearest prey and good night.

Ducimus · 03-28-07, 02:25 PM

There is a *nasty* stock sh3 bug that will cause misses in certain situations if switching between different types of torpedoes with differing speeds. In order to protect against this bug, you MUST click the TORPEDO SPEED switch EVEN IF that selected torpedo only has one speed setting after you select the torpedo. This will update the gyro with the new torpedo speed.

EXAMPLE: If you have Tube #1 selected with a Type I Steam Torpedo set to FAST (i.e. 44 knots), the gyro will set accordingly for the speed of the torpedo to correctly lead the target. If you then switch to Tube #3 containing a Type III Electric Torpedo that only has one speed setting (i.e. SLOW of 30 knots), the gyro WILL NOT BE UPDATED to reflect the slower torpedo speed UNLESS THE TORPEDO SPEED SWITCH is clicked resulting in a probable missed shot.

danurve · 03-28-07, 02:51 PM

Ducimus; I have almost fell out of my chair.
You are serious? It would explain a few patrol f-ups.

AVGWarhawk · 03-28-07, 03:10 PM

Ducimus beat me to the punch. Strange bug it is on the electric torps. After I hit the speed switch...torps ran hot true and to target

Huxy · 03-28-07, 03:40 PM

I fired a torp once (steamer) I didn't hit the ship The Torpedo went in the middle of the propellor and the rudder... How on earth is that possible? >_>

-Huxy

Jimbuna · 03-29-07, 04:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ducimus

There is a *nasty* stock sh3 bug that will cause misses in certain situations if switching between different types of torpedoes with differing speeds. In order to protect against this bug, you MUST click the TORPEDO SPEED switch EVEN IF that selected torpedo only has one speed setting after you select the torpedo. This will update the gyro with the new torpedo speed.

EXAMPLE: If you have Tube #1 selected with a Type I Steam Torpedo set to FAST (i.e. 44 knots), the gyro will set accordingly for the speed of the torpedo to correctly lead the target. If you then switch to Tube #3 containing a Type III Electric Torpedo that only has one speed setting (i.e. SLOW of 30 knots), the gyro WILL NOT BE UPDATED to reflect the slower torpedo speed UNLESS THE TORPEDO SPEED SWITCH is clicked resulting in a probable missed shot.

HEED Ducimus words' well kaleuns....this info is not flagged up often enough on the site, hence many people never actually realise this 'glitch'

XanderF · 03-29-07, 11:26 AM

I saw references to 'stock Sh3' a couple times in this thread.

Is this not a problem with GWX? Or any other mod that fixes this?

Or something we just always need to consider?

Jimbuna · 03-29-07, 12:10 PM

A stock bug

03-28-07, 02:19 PM	#2
danurve The Old Man Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Syracuse, NY Posts: 1,481 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 3	I like the T1 steamers. Not to crazy about the electric eels either. I don't hate them, they have one advantage. But still prefer steamers. What I don't like is when you resupply not in home-port you get them and can't swap them out. __________________

03-28-07, 02:51 PM	#5
danurve The Old Man Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Syracuse, NY Posts: 1,481 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 3	Ducimus; I have almost fell out of my chair. You are serious? It would explain a few patrol f-ups. __________________

03-28-07, 03:10 PM	#6
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,266 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Ducimus beat me to the punch. Strange bug it is on the electric torps. After I hit the speed switch...torps ran hot true and to target __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

03-28-07, 03:40 PM	#7
Huxy Seaman Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Norway Posts: 34 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I fired a torp once (steamer) I didn't hit the ship The Torpedo went in the middle of the propellor and the rudder... How on earth is that possible? >_> -Huxy __________________ 'I lost my mind, And I don't miss it'

03-29-07, 11:26 AM	#9
XanderF Samurai Navy Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 554 Downloads: 14 Uploads: 0	I saw references to 'stock Sh3' a couple times in this thread. Is this not a problem with GWX? Or any other mod that fixes this? Or something we just always need to consider? __________________

03-28-07, 01:57 PM	#1
ddiplock Samurai Navy Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Scotland, UK Posts: 552 Downloads: 31 Uploads: 0	I hate electric torpedoes!!!!! Yeah you probably think i'm mad not liking them, because they don't leave a wake, besides that, that's their only advantage i reckon!!! their real killer is their speed......they're too friggin slow!!!!! I just made the calculations for the perfect shot on a trap steamer and let loose 2 elecy torps on it.....by the time they reached the ship, the steamer was already ahead of them and they missed!!!! I know my calcs for this shot were fine.....mark my words if they were steamers, set to FAST speed, visible wake or not.....that steamer would have never seen another sunrise!!!!! NOTE: and I even fired slightly "ahead" of the steamer to guarantee a hit, which always works with steamers anyone else not like electric torpedoes?

03-28-07, 02:23 PM	#3
STEED Lucky Jack Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Down Town UK Posts: 27,695 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 48	Get some T4 & 5's shoot them in the general direction and those baby's will sniff out your nearest prey and good night. __________________ Dr Who rest in peace 1963-2017. To borrow Davros saying...I NAME YOU CHIBNALL THE DESTROYER OF DR WHO YOU KILLED IT!

03-28-07, 02:25 PM	#4
Ducimus Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 12,987 Downloads: 67 Uploads: 2	There is a nasty stock sh3 bug that will cause misses in certain situations if switching between different types of torpedoes with differing speeds. In order to protect against this bug, you MUST click the TORPEDO SPEED switch EVEN IF that selected torpedo only has one speed setting after you select the torpedo. This will update the gyro with the new torpedo speed. EXAMPLE: If you have Tube #1 selected with a Type I Steam Torpedo set to FAST (i.e. 44 knots), the gyro will set accordingly for the speed of the torpedo to correctly lead the target. If you then switch to Tube #3 containing a Type III Electric Torpedo that only has one speed setting (i.e. SLOW of 30 knots), the gyro WILL NOT BE UPDATED to reflect the slower torpedo speed UNLESS THE TORPEDO SPEED SWITCH is clicked resulting in a probable missed shot.

03-29-07, 12:10 PM	#10
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,584 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	A stock bug __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!