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ORP Eagle · 08-03-10, 12:26 PM

Hi Guys,

I've come across a rather annoying problem when trying to sink destroyers. All my torpedoes seem to be passing under my targets' keels. Always! I've tried everything: setting the torpedo running depth to minimum (1.1 meters), switching the magnetic detonator on and off, firing salvos. Nothing works! I'm using the G7e electric torpedoes for all my shots (don't like the bubbly ones). I've tried following the running torpedo with my avatar view to make sure that I don't miss only to watch it pass under the destroyer's keel every single time. Help!

mullier · 08-04-10, 06:35 PM

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Originally Posted by ORP Eagle

Hi Guys,

I've come across a rather annoying problem when trying to sink destroyers. All my torpedoes seem to be passing under my targets' keels. Always! I've tried everything: setting the torpedo running depth to minimum (1.1 meters), switching the magnetic detonator on and off, firing salvos. Nothing works! I'm using the G7e electric torpedoes for all my shots (don't like the bubbly ones). I've tried following the running torpedo with my avatar view to make sure that I don't miss only to watch it pass under the destroyer's keel every single time. Help!

Well, it is not a new problem there were some ships which were unsinkable no matter how you tried even in SH3. Just ignore it, and find another target. Also G7e torpedoes were the worst ones, it is historical fact. They were having problem in maintaining depth. Just you got a load of duds as per game scenario. Hope it will help.

CaptainMattJ. · 08-13-10, 07:25 PM

how do i turn on the FPS counter again?

THE_MASK · 08-13-10, 07:34 PM

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Originally Posted by CaptainMattJ.

how do i turn on the FPS counter again?

Ctrl+F8

CaptainMattJ. · 08-13-10, 08:23 PM

thank you

Philipshari · 09-22-10, 04:57 PM

Hi I'm a 56 y/o/kid and am enjoying SH5 but I am noticing something odd about the mediterranean campaign and was wondering if all users see the same thing. The interplay between surface vessels in the Atlantic was great but now I have moved into the med. I've been there two weeks and have seen a total of 2 merchant ships. Warships all over the place but to try to sink 500 k tonnes? Map contact update has only revealed 2 merchants, sunk one. Wherever I get repositioned to is like a desert. Plenty of aircraft though. I dive immed. Any opinions?
Thanks you !

Philip

NexA · 10-11-10, 12:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Philipshari

Map contact update has only revealed 2 merchants, sunk one.

Philip

I went to the port on Malta and there was some merchant ships and troop carriers that i sunk

shark11 · 11-18-10, 05:07 AM

can someone help me with this,
i go into options,
un click manual targeting system, press save,
start from the start new camp and it keeps clicking back on,
it will not stay on auto,
i have taking all the mods off did not work delete the game and
reloaded still dont work.
thank you..................
and a big thank you to all of you that make mods,
its been great and its really cleaning the game up.

mainexpress · 11-27-10, 10:05 PM

Is there a Mod to get rid of that "we are in shallow waters captain" voice?

THE_MASK · 11-27-10, 10:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shark11

can someone help me with this,
i go into options,
un click manual targeting system, press save,
start from the start new camp and it keeps clicking back on,
it will not stay on auto,
i have taking all the mods off did not work delete the game and
reloaded still dont work.
thank you..................
and a big thank you to all of you that make mods,
its been great and its really cleaning the game up.

This is silly but once you start a new carrer , you have to be in the bunker and Esc to go to the options screen when in the bunker . Change realism options then or they wont stick .

Scythan · 12-30-10, 11:15 PM

Hello all, I hope you all had a Happy Holiday season and are preparing a phenomenal New Year; I love these forums and adore this community of salty seadog enthusiasts, and it is to you fine folk I post this question:

The RADAR antennae really bothers me when I am not using it perched atop my bridge as captain ahab searching for innocent vessels that my slightly psychotic nature yields me to sink!

I see a slot directly below the antennae where it would slide into nicely and cease obscuring my view but I have no idea how to force it in there! I saw a mod on this very website that can do it with a SHIFT + R binding but it's a major tweak mod and quite frankly I have SH5 tweaked the way I like with mainly the UI Mod by DarkWraith and other smaller tweaks to that.

There must be some way I am simply missing to retract the RADAR antennae...

Any light shed on this would be very helpful!

Happy New Year to All!

homsikpanda · 01-03-11, 01:45 PM

what is a tdc?
and how do i identify ships? (i.e. know what type of ship i'm looking at right now kind of thing)
how do i see a cross section of the ship in the torpedo targetting? i saw someone talking about it earlyer about how the adjust the torpedo depth with the ship via a cross section of the ship? to see where in relation to the ship depth the torpedo will hit

homsikpanda · 01-04-11, 09:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by homsikpanda

what is a tdc?
and how do i identify ships? (i.e. know what type of ship i'm looking at right now kind of thing)
how do i see a cross section of the ship in the torpedo targetting? i saw someone talking about it earlyer about how the adjust the torpedo depth with the ship via a cross section of the ship? to see where in relation to the ship depth the torpedo will hit

still curious about this =/
and a new addition,
apparently there is a way to run on 1 engine? or run on 1 desiel and 2 electric?
how do i do this?
(also i'm looking for the vanilla way to do it, not mods plz >.> )

Zedi · 01-04-11, 10:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by homsikpanda

still curious about this =/
and a new addition,
apparently there is a way to run on 1 engine? or run on 1 desiel and 2 electric?
how do i do this?
(also i'm looking for the vanilla way to do it, not mods plz >.> )

You need mods to control the engines and also for manual tdc because the stock stadimeter is broken. Out of box, you can play only with the "align the dots" style.

homsikpanda · 01-04-11, 12:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Magnum

You need mods to control the engines and also for manual tdc because the stock stadimeter is broken. Out of box, you can play only with the "align the dots" style.

oh, i like align the dots, it's fun and easy =D. i'm still curious as to what tdc means/stands for. all i know is it a work i can tell my officer to turn on/off, apart from that i don't even know what it stands for D:

can you recommend a mod that allows me to control the engines?

08-03-10, 12:26 PM	#1
ORP Eagle Nub Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 2 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Sinking destroyers Hi Guys, I've come across a rather annoying problem when trying to sink destroyers. All my torpedoes seem to be passing under my targets' keels. Always! I've tried everything: setting the torpedo running depth to minimum (1.1 meters), switching the magnetic detonator on and off, firing salvos. Nothing works! I'm using the G7e electric torpedoes for all my shots (don't like the bubbly ones). I've tried following the running torpedo with my avatar view to make sure that I don't miss only to watch it pass under the destroyer's keel every single time. Help!

08-13-10, 07:25 PM	#3
CaptainMattJ. The Old Man Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Sin City Posts: 1,364 Downloads: 55 Uploads: 0	Very quick question. how do i turn on the FPS counter again?

09-22-10, 04:57 PM	#6
Philipshari Swabbie Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 7 Downloads: 26 Uploads: 0	Liking SH5 more than before. Hi I'm a 56 y/o/kid and am enjoying SH5 but I am noticing something odd about the mediterranean campaign and was wondering if all users see the same thing. The interplay between surface vessels in the Atlantic was great but now I have moved into the med. I've been there two weeks and have seen a total of 2 merchant ships. Warships all over the place but to try to sink 500 k tonnes? Map contact update has only revealed 2 merchants, sunk one. Wherever I get repositioned to is like a desert. Plenty of aircraft though. I dive immed. Any opinions? Thanks you ! Philip

11-18-10, 05:07 AM	#8
shark11 Watch Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Australian Posts: 18 Downloads: 224 Uploads: 0	targeting can someone help me with this, i go into options, un click manual targeting system, press save, start from the start new camp and it keeps clicking back on, it will not stay on auto, i have taking all the mods off did not work delete the game and reloaded still dont work. thank you.................. and a big thank you to all of you that make mods, its been great and its really cleaning the game up.

12-30-10, 11:15 PM	#11
Scythan Swabbie Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 10 Downloads: 12 Uploads: 0	RADAR Retraction Hello all, I hope you all had a Happy Holiday season and are preparing a phenomenal New Year; I love these forums and adore this community of salty seadog enthusiasts, and it is to you fine folk I post this question: The RADAR antennae really bothers me when I am not using it perched atop my bridge as captain ahab searching for innocent vessels that my slightly psychotic nature yields me to sink! I see a slot directly below the antennae where it would slide into nicely and cease obscuring my view but I have no idea how to force it in there! I saw a mod on this very website that can do it with a SHIFT + R binding but it's a major tweak mod and quite frankly I have SH5 tweaked the way I like with mainly the UI Mod by DarkWraith and other smaller tweaks to that. There must be some way I am simply missing to retract the RADAR antennae... Any light shed on this would be very helpful! Happy New Year to All!

08-13-10, 08:23 PM	#5
CaptainMattJ. The Old Man Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Sin City Posts: 1,364 Downloads: 55 Uploads: 0	thank you

11-27-10, 10:05 PM	#9
mainexpress Ensign Join Date: May 2005 Location: San Francisco home of the U.S.S. Pampanito Posts: 220 Downloads: 294 Uploads: 0	Is there a Mod to get rid of that "we are in shallow waters captain" voice?

01-03-11, 01:45 PM	#12
homsikpanda Torpedoman Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 112 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	what is a tdc? and how do i identify ships? (i.e. know what type of ship i'm looking at right now kind of thing) how do i see a cross section of the ship in the torpedo targetting? i saw someone talking about it earlyer about how the adjust the torpedo depth with the ship via a cross section of the ship? to see where in relation to the ship depth the torpedo will hit Last edited by homsikpanda; 01-03-11 at 02:10 PM.