Torpedo Deflection

Spunky48 · 08-22-09, 08:15 PM

So I just got started with SH3. Fun game - until torpedos come in, that is. Sometimes they hit, but about 90% of the time, they bounce right off the ship. I've tinkered with the settings before firing and nothing seems to work. I even disabled the "Dud torpedo" option. Even when the torpedo should clearly have exploded, it just moves aside like, "Sorry, Mr. Ship, I didn't mean to get in your ****ing way. Go right ahead. No really, I insist."

What do I do, or at the very least, why is this happening? It's frustrating.

KaleunBier · 08-22-09, 08:31 PM

Hello Spunky and welcome aboard!

What your problem is called is Angle of Bow or AoB. You need to hit the ship at pretty much a 90 degree angle in order for the pistol of your torpedo to impact correctly and detonate. So you have to be perpendicular to your target and line up a 90 degree AoB shot...unless you use magnetic torpedo pistol which you must set at a deeper depth than the ships draft. I hope this helped!

Spike88 · 08-22-09, 08:34 PM

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Originally Posted by KaleunBier

Hello Spunky and welcome aboard!

What your problem is called is Angle of Bow or AoB. You need to hit the ship at pretty much a 90 degree angle in order for the pistol of your torpedo to impact correctly and detonate. So you have to be perpendicular to your target and line up a 90 degree AoB shot...unless you use magnetic torpedo pistol which you must set at a deeper depth than the ships draft. I hope this helped!

I believe you can still have them detonate at an 85-90 angle.

Spunky48 · 08-22-09, 08:51 PM

Thanks for the replies. Even if the boat is lined up with the enemy ship at a perfect ninety degree angle, the torpedo somehow changes direction on route and gets deflected. How exactly can I fix this?

Sag75 · 08-22-09, 09:20 PM

Look at Gyroangle value at periscope/Uzo view below your Notepad (or at gyroangle dial at TDC station): this is the degree value at which your torpedo will be deflected. At 0° the torpedo will run exactly ahead, at 30° the torpedo will make a 30° turn on the right, at 300° the torpedo will turn on the left for 60°, and so on..

Spunky48 · 08-22-09, 09:32 PM

I see, thanks. I'll pay attention to that next time. If I don't post back here, assume it helped and thanks in advance.

08-22-09, 08:15 PM	#1
Spunky48 Watch Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Kissimmee, FL. Posts: 19 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Torpedo Deflection So I just got started with SH3. Fun game - until torpedos come in, that is. Sometimes they hit, but about 90% of the time, they bounce right off the ship. I've tinkered with the settings before firing and nothing seems to work. I even disabled the "Dud torpedo" option. Even when the torpedo should clearly have exploded, it just moves aside like, "Sorry, Mr. Ship, I didn't mean to get in your ****ing way. Go right ahead. No really, I insist." What do I do, or at the very least, why is this happening? It's frustrating.

08-22-09, 08:51 PM	#4
Spunky48 Watch Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Kissimmee, FL. Posts: 19 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Thanks for the replies. Even if the boat is lined up with the enemy ship at a perfect ninety degree angle, the torpedo somehow changes direction on route and gets deflected. How exactly can I fix this? Last edited by Spunky48; 08-22-09 at 09:07 PM.

08-22-09, 09:20 PM	#5
Sag75 XO Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 424 Downloads: 45 Uploads: 0	Look at Gyroangle value at periscope/Uzo view below your Notepad (or at gyroangle dial at TDC station): this is the degree value at which your torpedo will be deflected. At 0° the torpedo will run exactly ahead, at 30° the torpedo will make a 30° turn on the right, at 300° the torpedo will turn on the left for 60°, and so on.. __________________ Betasom - XI Gruppo Sommergibili Atlantici http://www.betasom.it/forum/index.php

08-22-09, 08:31 PM	#2
KaleunBier Bosun Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Milwaukee, WI Posts: 63 Downloads: 72 Uploads: 0	Hello Spunky and welcome aboard! What your problem is called is Angle of Bow or AoB. You need to hit the ship at pretty much a 90 degree angle in order for the pistol of your torpedo to impact correctly and detonate. So you have to be perpendicular to your target and line up a 90 degree AoB shot...unless you use magnetic torpedo pistol which you must set at a deeper depth than the ships draft. I hope this helped!

08-22-09, 09:32 PM	#6
Spunky48 Watch Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Kissimmee, FL. Posts: 19 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	I see, thanks. I'll pay attention to that next time. If I don't post back here, assume it helped and thanks in advance.