Hello, what is the arming range on the torpedoes?

subchaser12 · 10-14-08, 08:32 AM

I think I read where it was 500 meters. Is it that, feet or what. I am trying to hit zig zagging ships close and I wanted to know. Thank you!

banjo · 10-14-08, 09:00 AM

This came up some months back and I seem to remember in TMO the arming distance is 411 yards. Not sure though. I do know that I've had torpedos not explode if the distance was under 550 yards. I use that as my personal minimum.

tater · 10-14-08, 09:33 AM

In the stock game (unless it changed with 1.5) it is 220m—which is way too short for US fish. Mods have properly increased it to 400-450 yards (which is realistic).

SteamWake · 10-14-08, 09:59 AM

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Originally Posted by banjo

This came up some months back and I seem to remember in TMO the arming distance is 411 yards. Not sure though. I do know that I've had torpedos not explode if the distance was under 550 yards. I use that as my personal minimum.

Ive had them 'not explode' at 1,800 yards :rotfl:

But yea good rule of thumb is @ 500 yards.

Quillan · 10-14-08, 10:33 AM

Torpedo is a dud sir!
Torpedo is a dud sir!
Torpedo is a dud sir!
Torpedo is a dud sir!
Torpedo is a dud sir!

SteamWake · 10-14-08, 10:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Quillan

Torpedo is a dud sir!
Torpedo is a dud sir!
Torpedo is a dud sir!
Torpedo is a dud sir!
Torpedo is a dud sir!

Ah... youve been on my boat?! :rotfl:

By the way I have noticed of late if you set the triggers on Mk14's to impact/magnetic regardless of what type of shot your going for the dud factor seems to be reduced.

LukeFF · 10-14-08, 03:37 PM

In Real Fleet Boat:

-450 yards for Mark 10, 14, and 18
-350 yards for Mark 23
-100 yards for Mark 27

LukeFF · 10-14-08, 03:38 PM

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Originally Posted by SteamWake

By the way I have noticed of late if you set the triggers on Mk14's to impact/magnetic regardless of what type of shot your going for the dud factor seems to be reduced.

You're seeing things.

The only things that reduce the chance of a dud are (1) the angle of the shot and (2) setting the torpedo to low speed.

Task Force · 10-14-08, 04:06 PM

Use MK 10, thats my favorite for early war.

They pack one heck of a punch.

Sadly Im getting charged for them, 100 points for one.

tater · 10-14-08, 04:41 PM

LukeFF,

did you ever find a definitive statement of the mk10 arming range? I never managed to find one, myself. The 14s were so long because of the mk6 detonator. My gut says that the mk10 should be shorter, but I have no data at all.

tater

10-14-08, 06:47 PM

i have done repeated tests at close range and determined the stock game will arm and detonate at 350 range and nothing less.

but depending on your mods it may change so try my torpedo test missions and see for yourself

LukeFF · 10-14-08, 11:27 PM

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Originally Posted by tater

LukeFF,

did you ever find a definitive statement of the mk10 arming range? I never managed to find one, myself. The 14s were so long because of the mk6 detonator. My gut says that the mk10 should be shorter, but I have no data at all.

No, I never have found any data about the arming range on those. It's probably stuffed away in some old file in an archive, never to see the light of day again. Nor have I found arming range data about any other torpedoes contemporary to the Mark 10, so the best we can do at this point is just go with the Mark 14 arming range data.

LukeFF · 10-14-08, 11:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Task Force

Use MK 10, thats my favorite for early war.

They pack one heck of a punch.

Sadly Im getting charged for them, 100 points for one.

You get charged for them like that in RFB so people can't "game the game" with the early fleet boats by just just swapping out all those crappy Mark 14s for Mark 10s. While fleet subs did carry Mark 10s on patrol early in the war, it wasn't a regular thing, which is what we try to simulate. Actually, with all equipment and weapons that are acquired with renown points in RFB, we use a "rarity scale," so to say, to determine how much a weapon or piece of equipment "costs." In simplistic terms, the more rare an item is at a given time, the more in renown it will cost.

Task Force · 10-15-08, 06:16 PM

Yea, I cant stand those MK14, Sunk three ships in one patrol, I used all my foward torpedos just to do this.

Il just hijack a S boat and steel there torpedos.

subcpo · 10-17-08, 06:38 PM

Right now, Captain Tupolev is removing the safety
features on all his weapons.

10-14-08, 08:32 AM	#1
subchaser12 Sonar Guy Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Spam, duplicate accounts, provoking moderators. Posts: 377 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Hello, what is the arming range on the torpedoes? I think I read where it was 500 meters. Is it that, feet or what. I am trying to hit zig zagging ships close and I wanted to know. Thank you!

10-14-08, 10:33 AM	#5
Quillan Samurai Navy Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 579 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Torpedo is a dud sir! Torpedo is a dud sir! Torpedo is a dud sir! Torpedo is a dud sir! Torpedo is a dud sir! __________________ We, the unwilling, led by the unknowing, are doing the impossible for the ungrateful. We have done so much, for so long, with so little, that we are now qualified to do anything with nothing.

10-14-08, 03:37 PM	#7
LukeFF Silent Hunter Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Riverside, California Posts: 3,610 Downloads: 41 Uploads: 5	In Real Fleet Boat: -450 yards for Mark 10, 14, and 18 -350 yards for Mark 23 -100 yards for Mark 27 __________________ ROW Sound Effects Contributor RFB Team Leader

10-14-08, 04:06 PM	#9
Task Force Rear Admiral Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: SPACE!!!! Posts: 10,142 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	Use MK 10, thats my favorite for early war. They pack one heck of a punch.Sadly Im getting charged for them, 100 points for one. __________________ Task Force industries "Taking control of the world, one mind at a time"

10-15-08, 06:16 PM	#14
Task Force Rear Admiral Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: SPACE!!!! Posts: 10,142 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	Yea, I cant stand those MK14, Sunk three ships in one patrol, I used all my foward torpedos just to do this. Il just hijack a S boat and steel there torpedos. __________________ Task Force industries "Taking control of the world, one mind at a time"

10-14-08, 09:00 AM	#2
banjo Grey Wolf Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 762 Downloads: 55 Uploads: 0	This came up some months back and I seem to remember in TMO the arming distance is 411 yards. Not sure though. I do know that I've had torpedos not explode if the distance was under 550 yards. I use that as my personal minimum.

10-14-08, 09:33 AM	#3
tater Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Mexico, USA Posts: 9,023 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 2	In the stock game (unless it changed with 1.5) it is 220m—which is way too short for US fish. Mods have properly increased it to 400-450 yards (which is realistic).

10-14-08, 04:41 PM	#10
tater Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Mexico, USA Posts: 9,023 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 2	LukeFF, did you ever find a definitive statement of the mk10 arming range? I never managed to find one, myself. The 14s were so long because of the mk6 detonator. My gut says that the mk10 should be shorter, but I have no data at all. tater

10-14-08, 06:47 PM	#11
Webster Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	i have done repeated tests at close range and determined the stock game will arm and detonate at 350 range and nothing less. but depending on your mods it may change so try my torpedo test missions and see for yourself

10-17-08, 06:38 PM	#15
subcpo Sailor man Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 45 Downloads: 14 Uploads: 0	Right now, Captain Tupolev is removing the safety features on all his weapons.