Ship hits....

Reinhard Hardegen · 03-29-07, 06:23 PM

Is it just me or why does it take 5 torpedoes, plus the deck gun to sink a med size freighter?

Linavitch · 03-29-07, 06:39 PM

I can get a small freighter with 2, med with 3 and a large with 4. And I often don't need the last one, it's just my 'banker' in case one of the others misses.

Hit a huge liner for 19,000t with 4 torps. it exploded and I got the message 'deystroyed' before the 4th torp hit.

Reinhard Hardegen · 03-29-07, 06:45 PM

Thanks for the insight.

clayton · 03-29-07, 06:50 PM

I would also like to think that maybe the Dev's put into the game all of the problems with torpedos. I remember reading stories on how they thought they got a hit and heard an explosion but whatever the reason, (I believe the Mark 14 warhead was rather small) it took numerous hits to sink a ship. Makes sense considering the low tonnage scores subs had in the Pacific.

Then again it may be a bug!

Linavitch · 03-29-07, 06:53 PM

Are you spreading your hits out? Seems to help if you can hit along the full legth of the target.

03-29-07, 06:23 PM	#1
Reinhard Hardegen Raiders of the Deep Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: U-123 (CA7225) Posts: 495 Downloads: 255 Uploads: 0	Ship hits.... Is it just me or why does it take 5 torpedoes, plus the deck gun to sink a med size freighter? __________________ A quote from Donitz; “The reason that the American Navy does so well in wartime is that war is chaos, and the Americans practice chaos on a daily basis.” “For the lessons one fails to learn during peacetime, one pays a high price in war.”

03-29-07, 06:45 PM	#3
Reinhard Hardegen Raiders of the Deep Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: U-123 (CA7225) Posts: 495 Downloads: 255 Uploads: 0	Thanks for the insight. __________________ A quote from Donitz; “The reason that the American Navy does so well in wartime is that war is chaos, and the Americans practice chaos on a daily basis.” “For the lessons one fails to learn during peacetime, one pays a high price in war.”

03-29-07, 06:50 PM	#4
clayton Samurai Navy Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: At your mom's house... Posts: 567 Downloads: 179 Uploads: 0	I would also like to think that maybe the Dev's put into the game all of the problems with torpedos. I remember reading stories on how they thought they got a hit and heard an explosion but whatever the reason, (I believe the Mark 14 warhead was rather small) it took numerous hits to sink a ship. Makes sense considering the low tonnage scores subs had in the Pacific. Then again it may be a bug! __________________ Active member of the 'Church of SH4'

03-29-07, 06:39 PM	#2
Linavitch Officer Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Hull Posts: 239 Downloads: 170 Uploads: 0	I can get a small freighter with 2, med with 3 and a large with 4. And I often don't need the last one, it's just my 'banker' in case one of the others misses. Hit a huge liner for 19,000t with 4 torps. it exploded and I got the message 'deystroyed' before the 4th torp hit.

03-29-07, 06:53 PM	#5
Linavitch Officer Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Hull Posts: 239 Downloads: 170 Uploads: 0	Are you spreading your hits out? Seems to help if you can hit along the full legth of the target.