What torpedo depth when using inpact detonator?

kasperl · 01-12-10, 08:46 AM

Just did a search, seems no one cares about it.
Does it matter how deep under waterline you hit a ship?

Kimmers · 01-12-10, 10:08 AM

i personally try to go under the ship with a magnetic, helps fix any weird angles, but i think it depends on what ship you're going after and if you want to be "authentic" or not.

on regards to the type of ship, destroyers should be shallow and deep for anyone else.

as for authenticity, my sh3 is stock so the torpedoes navigate just as well at any depth, while in real life torpedoes running very shallow are very suspect to the movement of the waves.

the... uh... depth of the ship? oh darn i've forgotten the term... draft? can be found in the ship recognition manual.

01-12-10, 10:15 AM

Armour-belts are not moddeled in SHIII so the depth can be chosen between minimum depth and generally 1,5 meters or better 2 meters above the draft in the reg-manual.

mookiemookie · 01-12-10, 10:56 AM

Depends a lot on the weather. I generally set a 2 or 3 meter depth if the seas are calm-ish. More if the waves are choppy.

sharkbit · 01-12-10, 01:03 PM

I tend to set my impacts about 2 meters or so above the draft depth, depending on sea state. Seems to work pretty well for me.

I run magnetics, when I use them, about 1 to 1.5 meters below the draft depth.
Be careful using magnetics in stormy seas though. They tend to go off prematurely.

Jimbuna · 01-12-10, 04:33 PM

2-3 metres (even less in stormy weather)....be careful not to set them too deep or they might bounce of the curved section of the keel.

kasperl · 01-12-10, 07:47 PM

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Originally Posted by jimbuna

2-3 metres (even less in stormy weather)....be careful not to set them too deep or they might bounce of the curved section of the keel.

Why less in stormy weather? I thought it should be deeper then, to avoid being disturbed by the surface waves.

Falkirion · 01-12-10, 08:08 PM

I usually set my impacts as shallow as I can and just let it hit. By the time the merchants spot the torp wake its usually too late.

In stormy weather the seas are choppy and thus the target goes up and down alot more. If you dont set the torpedo shallow enough then the target will slip away without a scratch because the torpedo went under the target.

Jimbuna · 01-13-10, 12:31 PM

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Originally Posted by kasperl

Why less in stormy weather? I thought it should be deeper then, to avoid being disturbed by the surface waves.

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Originally Posted by Falkirion

In stormy weather the seas are choppy and thus the target goes up and down alot more. If you dont set the torpedo shallow enough then the target will slip away without a scratch because the torpedo went under the target.

Precisely

01-12-10, 08:46 AM	#1
kasperl Seaman Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 32 Downloads: 23 Uploads: 0	What torpedo depth when using inpact detonator? Just did a search, seems no one cares about it. Does it matter how deep under waterline you hit a ship?

01-12-10, 10:08 AM	#2
Kimmers Bosun Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: in the desert yo Posts: 63 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	i personally try to go under the ship with a magnetic, helps fix any weird angles, but i think it depends on what ship you're going after and if you want to be "authentic" or not. on regards to the type of ship, destroyers should be shallow and deep for anyone else. as for authenticity, my sh3 is stock so the torpedoes navigate just as well at any depth, while in real life torpedoes running very shallow are very suspect to the movement of the waves. the... uh... depth of the ship? oh darn i've forgotten the term... draft? can be found in the ship recognition manual. __________________

01-12-10, 10:56 AM	#4
mookiemookie Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 9,404 Downloads: 105 Uploads: 1	Depends a lot on the weather. I generally set a 2 or 3 meter depth if the seas are calm-ish. More if the waves are choppy. __________________ They don’t think it be like it is, but it do. Want more U-boat Kaleun portraits for your SH3 Commander Profiles? Download the SH3 Commander Portrait Pack here.

01-12-10, 01:03 PM	#5
sharkbit The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 1,529 Downloads: 334 Uploads: 0	I tend to set my impacts about 2 meters or so above the draft depth, depending on sea state. Seems to work pretty well for me. I run magnetics, when I use them, about 1 to 1.5 meters below the draft depth. Be careful using magnetics in stormy seas though. They tend to go off prematurely. __________________ “Prejudice is blind. There will always be someone who says you aren’t welcome at the table. Stop apologizing for who you are and using all your energy trying to change their minds. Yes, you will lose friends, maybe even family. But you will gain your self-respect. You will know your worth. Once you have that, nothing can stop you.”

01-12-10, 04:33 PM	#6
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,475 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	2-3 metres (even less in stormy weather)....be careful not to set them too deep or they might bounce of the curved section of the keel. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

01-12-10, 10:15 AM	#3
gmuno Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Armour-belts are not moddeled in SHIII so the depth can be chosen between minimum depth and generally 1,5 meters or better 2 meters above the draft in the reg-manual.

01-12-10, 08:08 PM	#8
Falkirion Ace of the Deep Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Melbourne, AUS Posts: 1,043 Downloads: 34 Uploads: 0	I usually set my impacts as shallow as I can and just let it hit. By the time the merchants spot the torp wake its usually too late. In stormy weather the seas are choppy and thus the target goes up and down alot more. If you dont set the torpedo shallow enough then the target will slip away without a scratch because the torpedo went under the target.