Elco - liftoff! We have a liftoff!

Anthony W. · 04-21-11, 06:50 PM

I was messing around in a Charlie II SSGN - and I launched a cruise missile at 2 armed trawlers and an Elco pursuing me.

The ships were in a line abreast formation, all steaming towards me with the 2 trawlers next to each other and the Elco on the outside.

My cruise missile struck home on the trawler in the middle - but the explosion was so powerful it destroyed all other boats in the formation. Then - this happened...

I just thought it was hilarious, haha

I also have a video of an Elco "dogfighting" with an ADCAP, I'll post it if you want

deceptiboat · 04-21-11, 09:50 PM

Why don't you post your image here?
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=108977

and the one you fire, I'm sure it wasn't a cruise missile, instead it was a ballistic missile, or a subroc, since i destroy a whole task force with 1 ballistic missile

Krauter · 04-21-11, 11:08 PM

SS*G*N means a Cruise Missile Submarine...

SS*B*N would have Ballistic Missiles..

Anthony W. · 04-21-11, 11:31 PM

Perhaps a small yield nuclear tipped cruise missile?

deceptiboat · 04-22-11, 01:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Krauter

SS*G*N means a Cruise Missile Submarine...

SS*B*N would have Ballistic Missiles..

yes i know, but we can change the torpedo loadout right? i remember i launch a ballistic missile from a type XVIII sub

Krauter · 04-22-11, 03:23 AM

You're thinking of a nuclear warhead I think.. SH4 doesn't accurately model ballistic missile trajectories because:

1: You cannot launch munitions straight up.
2: The "Ballistic Missile" if launched wouldn't land on a convoy 2-3 miles out... it'd be hitting a static target from longer ranges.

If you think of a cruise missile; i.e.: it launches out of the tube, gets to the surface and then flies to the target, it is still not a ballistic missile because it does not have a "ballistic" trajectory to the target.

Think of artillery (ballistic missile) because it lobs the shell high up in the air and then comes crashing down. Whilst a cruise missile is like an anti-tank gun in that it shoots a low trajectory straight shot at the target.

Anthony W. · 04-22-11, 08:48 AM

Well, it blew them all to hell and thats what I carea about haha

NorthBeach · 04-23-11, 02:29 AM

Did it ever come down?

WernherVonTrapp · 04-23-11, 04:39 AM

I did the same thing to a Japanese torpedo boat, but using a standard Mark-14 torpedo. It was quite hilarious to watch, couldn't stop laughing (fiendishly) for quite some time. The funniest part wasn't getting it into the upper stratosphere but rather, all the popping, sparking and fizzling that broke my ribs.

Anthony W. · 04-23-11, 09:31 AM

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Originally Posted by NorthBeach

Did it ever come down?

Took about 5 minutes but yep, it did haha

WernherVonTrapp · 04-23-11, 02:13 PM

Too bad a plane wasn't passing by so you could get a SS of it next to an astonished pilot in his cockpit.

Solidsnake2234 · 10-21-11, 02:20 PM

Something similar to this occured to me, when I was running the Typhoon class mod. I nuked a Japanese harbor (forgot where) that had a H6K and 2 or 3 midget submarines. Needless to say, it was hilarious when I saw fireballs going very fast into the air XD

04-21-11, 06:50 PM	#1
Anthony W. Grey Wolf Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Central Indiana Posts: 850 Downloads: 130 Uploads: 0	Elco - liftoff! We have a liftoff! I was messing around in a Charlie II SSGN - and I launched a cruise missile at 2 armed trawlers and an Elco pursuing me. The ships were in a line abreast formation, all steaming towards me with the 2 trawlers next to each other and the Elco on the outside. My cruise missile struck home on the trawler in the middle - but the explosion was so powerful it destroyed all other boats in the formation. Then - this happened... I just thought it was hilarious, haha I also have a video of an Elco "dogfighting" with an ADCAP, I'll post it if you want

04-21-11, 09:50 PM	#2
deceptiboat A-ganger Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 79 Downloads: 113 Uploads: 0	Why don't you post your image here? http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=108977 and the one you fire, I'm sure it wasn't a cruise missile, instead it was a ballistic missile, or a subroc, since i destroy a whole task force with 1 ballistic missile __________________ My completed X360 game: Battstat:Pac & Mdwy, TF:ROTF&Wr Fr Cybrtrn, AC I&II&Brotherhood, Tom Clancy's HAWX 1&2, Ace Cmbt 6, Mass Effect I&II, MotoGp 09/10&10/11, The Saboteur, Fallout 3&NewVegas, Halo 3&Reach, AVP, Far Cry 2, Lost Plnt 2, BF:BC 2, COD:MW 2&Blck Ops, SplntrCll:Cnvctn, Mafia II, MOH, Vanquish, Nrt:Ult.Ninj Strm 2, StrWrs:TFU II, Drgn Age II, Homfrnt, F1 2010, Crysis 2,And Many More

04-23-11, 04:39 AM	#9
WernherVonTrapp Admiral Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Now, alot farther from NYC. Posts: 2,228 Downloads: 105 Uploads: 0	I did the same thing to a Japanese torpedo boat, but using a standard Mark-14 torpedo. It was quite hilarious to watch, couldn't stop laughing (fiendishly) for quite some time. The funniest part wasn't getting it into the upper stratosphere but rather, all the popping, sparking and fizzling that broke my ribs. __________________ "The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." -Miyamoto Musashi ------------------------------------------------------- "What is truth?" -Pontius Pilate

04-23-11, 02:13 PM	#11
WernherVonTrapp Admiral Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Now, alot farther from NYC. Posts: 2,228 Downloads: 105 Uploads: 0	Too bad a plane wasn't passing by so you could get a SS of it next to an astonished pilot in his cockpit. __________________ "The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." -Miyamoto Musashi ------------------------------------------------------- "What is truth?" -Pontius Pilate

04-21-11, 11:31 PM	#4
Anthony W. Grey Wolf Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Central Indiana Posts: 850 Downloads: 130 Uploads: 0	Perhaps a small yield nuclear tipped cruise missile?

04-22-11, 08:48 AM	#7
Anthony W. Grey Wolf Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Central Indiana Posts: 850 Downloads: 130 Uploads: 0	Well, it blew them all to hell and thats what I carea about haha

04-23-11, 02:29 AM	#8
NorthBeach Torpedoman Join Date: May 2008 Location: San Francisco Posts: 112 Downloads: 216 Uploads: 0	Did it ever come down?

10-21-11, 02:20 PM	#12
Solidsnake2234 Seaman Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: New York Posts: 34 Downloads: 189 Uploads: 0	Something similar to this occured to me, when I was running the Typhoon class mod. I nuked a Japanese harbor (forgot where) that had a H6K and 2 or 3 midget submarines. Needless to say, it was hilarious when I saw fireballs going very fast into the air XD