Ha Ha....Torpedoes are silly!

cj95 · 06-07-17, 02:17 AM

If I live to be 1000 I will never crown the submarine awesomeness I have achieved tonight!

Playing as USS NARWAL vs a Soviet VICTOR II.

We detected each other and launched at pretty much the same time.

He fired a spread of three torps at me, while I responded with a single back at him followed by a MOSS while I turned to evade.

A few minutes into the evasion I noted an aspect change on the VICTOR so I decided to fire a second mk 48 on a new bearing as my original wire had broken.

(pardon bad art....but I wasn't taking screenies at this point)

INITIAL EXCHANGE:

cj95 · 06-07-17, 02:21 AM

Now it turns out I didn't need the second MK48 because the first locked on and obediently blew the VICTOR out of the water.

The fun started however with what happened next.

First Soviet torpedoes #2 and #3 both got spoofed by the MOSS as they passed by and turned around to chase it....yay!

However remember my #2 torpedo? it just so happened to pass the MOSS going the same direction ad decided to join the fun by chasing it as well!

Yay??

cj95 · 06-07-17, 02:24 AM

By this point I figured out what was happening and started taking screen shots.

My spunky little MOSS....fired off in a random direction by me was in effect leading two Soviet torpedoes and my own MK48 on a merry chase across the pond.

Although slow, the torpedoes couldn't manage to hit it and kept turning to reacquire over and over again leading to a spiraling crazy train of stupid torpedoes.

cj95 · 06-07-17, 02:25 AM

Well....I think you can see where this is heading.....

The MOSS had been fired in the general direction of the VICTOR.....and well...suddenly all three stupid torpedoes found something more fun to chase than the tiny MOSS

cj95 · 06-07-17, 02:29 AM

Poor VICTOR.....

In the end he got creamed by two of my torpedoes and one of his own.....drug there by my lowly decoy.

(the last Soviet Torpedo got smart at the last minute and pulled up.)

I died laughing....wish I could say the tactic was planned, but it was too damn funny not to share.

THE END...

FINAL MOMENTS

ikalugin · 06-07-17, 05:47 AM

This kind of thing normally ends in killing me, because my mk48 turn and see my sub.

Hans Schultz · 06-07-17, 08:04 AM

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Originally Posted by ikalugin

This kind of thing normally ends in killing me, because my mk48 turn and see my sub.

yup, i got sunk by my own mk48 last night.

daft · 06-07-17, 08:31 AM

I have actually managed to avoid being sunk by my own torps. But I usually engage from a distance and make sure to fire on good solutions so once they go active, they either find the target or the wreckage.

06-07-17, 09:15 AM

Yeah I experience these kind of things as well, though I find it more annoying and difficult to believe, than fun.

Char · 06-07-17, 10:36 AM

I've never had the problem myself. I see the MK. 48 a bit like an AIM-120 AMRAAM. With the wire being comparable to an aircraft's radar. once that thing's off it's leash, It's going to hit whatever makes a good target for it. AIM-120's launched off the rail without radar guidance are called Maddogs for a reason...

Thresher · 06-07-17, 10:55 AM

Shame MOSS are not wire guided. Imagine the merry goose chase you could lead enemy (and sometimes your own lol!) torps on!

Great posts!

cj95 · 06-07-17, 10:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Nippelspanner

Yeah I experience these kind of things as well, though I find it more annoying and difficult to believe, than fun.

Well... to each their own sir....I found it amazingly fun and entertaining.

daft · 06-08-17, 12:36 AM

Ok, I take my previous post back. Last night I sunk myself.

ollie1983 · 06-29-17, 08:44 AM

I have not sunk myself yet, but I can see it happening.

I have seen Russians sink themselves mind, normally when they fire weapons and you are in close proximity to them.

I did a Konavalov the other day and drove straight at an incoming torpedo at high speed and passed before it activated and escaped that way by running deep.

The multiple aerial torpedo thing is annoying and they definitely have a tendency to hit just about anything.

Steiger · 06-29-17, 10:02 AM

When you get really good at the game you can sink enemy sub fleets without firing a shot.

06-07-17, 02:17 AM	#1
cj95 Lieutenant Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 258 Downloads: 141 Uploads: 0	Ha Ha....Torpedoes are silly! If I live to be 1000 I will never crown the submarine awesomeness I have achieved tonight! Playing as USS NARWAL vs a Soviet VICTOR II. We detected each other and launched at pretty much the same time. He fired a spread of three torps at me, while I responded with a single back at him followed by a MOSS while I turned to evade. A few minutes into the evasion I noted an aspect change on the VICTOR so I decided to fire a second mk 48 on a new bearing as my original wire had broken. (pardon bad art....but I wasn't taking screenies at this point) INITIAL EXCHANGE: __________________ . >> USS TEXAS BB-35 Restoration CrewMember <<

06-07-17, 02:25 AM	#4
cj95 Lieutenant Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 258 Downloads: 141 Uploads: 0	Well....I think you can see where this is heading..... The MOSS had been fired in the general direction of the VICTOR.....and well...suddenly all three stupid torpedoes found something more fun to chase than the tiny MOSS __________________ . >> USS TEXAS BB-35 Restoration CrewMember <<

06-07-17, 02:29 AM	#5
cj95 Lieutenant Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 258 Downloads: 141 Uploads: 0	Poor VICTOR..... In the end he got creamed by two of my torpedoes and one of his own.....drug there by my lowly decoy. (the last Soviet Torpedo got smart at the last minute and pulled up.) I died laughing....wish I could say the tactic was planned, but it was too damn funny not to share. THE END... FINAL MOMENTS __________________ . >> USS TEXAS BB-35 Restoration CrewMember <<

06-07-17, 05:47 AM	#6
ikalugin Ocean Warrior Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 3,212 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	This kind of thing normally ends in killing me, because my mk48 turn and see my sub. __________________ Grumpy as always.

06-07-17, 08:31 AM	#8
daft Captain Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Sweden Posts: 493 Downloads: 15 Uploads: 0	I have actually managed to avoid being sunk by my own torps. But I usually engage from a distance and make sure to fire on good solutions so once they go active, they either find the target or the wreckage. __________________ And God said: \"Let there be Narrowband!\"

06-07-17, 02:21 AM	#2
cj95 Lieutenant Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 258 Downloads: 141 Uploads: 0	Now it turns out I didn't need the second MK48 because the first locked on and obediently blew the VICTOR out of the water. The fun started however with what happened next. First Soviet torpedoes #2 and #3 both got spoofed by the MOSS as they passed by and turned around to chase it....yay! However remember my #2 torpedo? it just so happened to pass the MOSS going the same direction ad decided to join the fun by chasing it as well! Yay?? __________________ . >> USS TEXAS BB-35 Restoration CrewMember <<

06-07-17, 02:24 AM	#3
cj95 Lieutenant Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 258 Downloads: 141 Uploads: 0	By this point I figured out what was happening and started taking screen shots. My spunky little MOSS....fired off in a random direction by me was in effect leading two Soviet torpedoes and my own MK48 on a merry chase across the pond. Although slow, the torpedoes couldn't manage to hit it and kept turning to reacquire over and over again leading to a spiraling crazy train of stupid torpedoes. __________________ . >> USS TEXAS BB-35 Restoration CrewMember <<

06-07-17, 09:15 AM	#9
Nippelspanner Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Yeah I experience these kind of things as well, though I find it more annoying and difficult to believe, than fun.

06-07-17, 10:36 AM	#10
Char Medic Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Albany,NY Posts: 160 Downloads: 199 Uploads: 0	I've never had the problem myself. I see the MK. 48 a bit like an AIM-120 AMRAAM. With the wire being comparable to an aircraft's radar. once that thing's off it's leash, It's going to hit whatever makes a good target for it. AIM-120's launched off the rail without radar guidance are called Maddogs for a reason...

06-07-17, 10:55 AM	#11
Thresher Sparky Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: New Mexico, USA Posts: 151 Downloads: 20 Uploads: 0	Shame MOSS are not wire guided. Imagine the merry goose chase you could lead enemy (and sometimes your own lol!) torps on! Great posts!

06-08-17, 12:36 AM	#13
daft Captain Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Sweden Posts: 493 Downloads: 15 Uploads: 0	Ok, I take my previous post back. Last night I sunk myself. __________________ And God said: \"Let there be Narrowband!\"

06-29-17, 08:44 AM	#14
ollie1983 Sailor man Join Date: Jun 2017 Posts: 45 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	I have not sunk myself yet, but I can see it happening. I have seen Russians sink themselves mind, normally when they fire weapons and you are in close proximity to them. I did a Konavalov the other day and drove straight at an incoming torpedo at high speed and passed before it activated and escaped that way by running deep. The multiple aerial torpedo thing is annoying and they definitely have a tendency to hit just about anything.

06-29-17, 10:02 AM	#15
Steiger Planesman Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 187 Downloads: 20 Uploads: 0	When you get really good at the game you can sink enemy sub fleets without firing a shot. __________________