[TEC] Maximum depth for firing torpedos

tater · 07-05-07, 10:14 PM

I am almost done rereading Blair, and I came acorss something interesting. It's November/December 1944, and he talks about the new toys, FM sonar, decoys, and cutie torpedos. In describing a cutie attack, he says the boat went down to 150 feet, the minimum depth considered safe to fire a cutie to avoid it attacking the firing sub by mistake.

Looks like fleet boats could fire at at least 150'. This matches another story in Blair about a torpedo running hot in the tube, and they had to rise to 150ft to try and shoot it out, even though they were being DCed.

Strikes me that the max depth for firing needs to be raised to 150' at the least (perhaps deeper for Balaos and other thick skinned boats).

tater

kv29 · 07-05-07, 10:51 PM

Very interesting. I will dig more on this, will post my findings.

LukeFF · 07-06-07, 02:04 AM

It's as easy as editing the NSS***.cfg files in data/submarine: TorpLaunchMaxDepth=, with the value being entered in meters.

GOZO · 07-06-07, 03:16 AM

Excellent news.

Wonder if one can do the same with the german XXI?:hmm:

Cheers

/PB

kv29 · 07-06-07, 07:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LukeFF

It's as easy as editing the NSS***.cfg files in data/submarine: TorpLaunchMaxDepth=, with the value being entered in meters.

we mean researching about rl boats

07-05-07, 10:14 PM	#1
tater Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Mexico, USA Posts: 9,023 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 2	[TEC] Maximum depth for firing torpedos I am almost done rereading Blair, and I came acorss something interesting. It's November/December 1944, and he talks about the new toys, FM sonar, decoys, and cutie torpedos. In describing a cutie attack, he says the boat went down to 150 feet, the minimum depth considered safe to fire a cutie to avoid it attacking the firing sub by mistake. Looks like fleet boats could fire at at least 150'. This matches another story in Blair about a torpedo running hot in the tube, and they had to rise to 150ft to try and shoot it out, even though they were being DCed. Strikes me that the max depth for firing needs to be raised to 150' at the least (perhaps deeper for Balaos and other thick skinned boats). tater Last edited by tater; 07-05-07 at 11:04 PM.

07-06-07, 03:16 AM	#4
GOZO Commander Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Linkoping, Sweden Posts: 479 Downloads: 176 Uploads: 0	Excellent news. Wonder if one can do the same with the german XXI?:hmm: Cheers /PB __________________ SHIV:TMo 2.5, RSRD, SCAF OLC, Ralle's modpack SHIV: WDAD, Med Campaign SHIII: GWX3 GOLD, OLCII Gold, ACM-reloaded interface mod, SHIIIcmndr 3.2, Full Realism/DiD SHIII: LSH3 2015 Cold Waters with all bells and whistles Finally SHV but still unmodded and still a noob....

07-05-07, 10:51 PM	#2
kv29 Watch Officer Join Date: May 2007 Location: Buenos Aires Posts: 342 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Very interesting. I will dig more on this, will post my findings.

07-06-07, 02:04 AM	#3
LukeFF Silent Hunter Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Riverside, California Posts: 3,610 Downloads: 41 Uploads: 5	It's as easy as editing the NSS*.cfg files in data/submarine: TorpLaunchMaxDepth=**, with the value being entered in meters.