torpedo transfer

WWII44 · 09-04-10, 03:27 PM

Is it possible to transfer torpedoes from the aft reserves to supply the bow tubes? I rarely use my stern torps and I find it a waste to return with unused torps.

HW3 · 09-04-10, 05:30 PM

The short answer is no.

pickinthebanjo · 09-04-10, 06:24 PM

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Originally Posted by WWII44

Is it possible to transfer torpedoes from the aft reserves to supply the bow tubes? I rarely use my stern torps and I find it a waste to return with unused torps.

well, just think of this:
- how in the world would you manage to turn the torpedo around since it faces the stern.

- how would you manage to carry it to the bow through the cluttered up sub

maybe a mine, but impossible for a torpedo

fastfed · 09-04-10, 07:06 PM

NOt in the game.. And as crazy as it sounds, it has been done in real life before. I read some where (probably here) that its been done with rafts and dragged to the front/rear.

Sailor Steve · 09-04-10, 09:12 PM

Not too long ago we had a discussion on the SH4 board. This should give you good information on the reality.

In-game? No.

Tessa · 09-04-10, 09:40 PM

Recently saw a picture of a crew doing that and at first wondered wtf are they doing? The torpedo looked almost like it had a condom wrapped around it in order to make it easier they made the torpedo buoyant. They put it into the water and with ropes turned it around and then pulled it to the other end of the sub. To do this to just 1 torpedo took several hours and a dozen or so crewman on the deck. In anything but calm water the operation would've been suicide. Way to risky and was so complicated had to be done during the day, few times it was tried (and reported) frequently crew were lost or at least injured in the process.

Jimbuna · 09-05-10, 10:15 AM

In RL...yes.

In game...no.

evan82 · 09-05-10, 10:26 AM

Very interesting and good pictures Jimbuna, thanks

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Jimbuna · 09-05-10, 02:52 PM

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Originally Posted by evan82

Very interesting and good pictures Jimbuna, thanks

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Your welcome matey

09-04-10, 03:27 PM	#1
WWII44 Navy Dude Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 177 Downloads: 151 Uploads: 0	torpedo transfer Is it possible to transfer torpedoes from the aft reserves to supply the bow tubes? I rarely use my stern torps and I find it a waste to return with unused torps.

09-04-10, 05:30 PM	#2
HW3 Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Gresham Oregon Posts: 6,574 Downloads: 458 Uploads: 0	The short answer is no. __________________ "Some ships are designed to sink...others require our assistance." Nathan Zelk

09-04-10, 09:12 PM	#5
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Not too long ago we had a discussion on the SH4 board. This should give you good information on the reality. In-game? No. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

09-05-10, 10:15 AM	#7
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,473 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	In RL...yes. In game...no. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

09-05-10, 10:26 AM	#8
evan82 Samurai Navy Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Poland Posts: 555 Downloads: 197 Uploads: 12	Very interesting and good pictures Jimbuna, thanks. __________________ MY MODS - evan82's XXI Water StreamVIIB War Skin IIevan82's XXI Skin...

09-04-10, 07:06 PM	#4
fastfed Grey Wolf Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 786 Downloads: 254 Uploads: 0	NOt in the game.. And as crazy as it sounds, it has been done in real life before. I read some where (probably here) that its been done with rafts and dragged to the front/rear.

09-04-10, 09:40 PM	#6
Tessa Grey Wolf Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: CG 96 Posts: 861 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	Recently saw a picture of a crew doing that and at first wondered wtf are they doing? The torpedo looked almost like it had a condom wrapped around it in order to make it easier they made the torpedo buoyant. They put it into the water and with ropes turned it around and then pulled it to the other end of the sub. To do this to just 1 torpedo took several hours and a dozen or so crewman on the deck. In anything but calm water the operation would've been suicide. Way to risky and was so complicated had to be done during the day, few times it was tried (and reported) frequently crew were lost or at least injured in the process.