Damaged torpedo tubes

Captain Caveman · 01-27-15, 02:32 PM

Hi all,

During a depthcharge bombardment i lost the use of all my front, (sorry), tubes.
I told the chap downstairs to fix things, and i clicked on the hammer icon. But to no avail. At one stage i was notified that tube 4 was fixed. When i tried to use it i was told it was unusable. I decided to return to base. After the refit the four tubes where still unusable.

Is there a way to mend the tubes without ending the mission? It's getting a bit dodgy just using the deck gun, (which i can't use in rough whether).

I hope this makes sense. Any questions, please ask.

ATB
Gary.

Captain Caveman · 01-29-15, 03:07 PM

Oh well.

It looks like i'll have to end the mission and start again.

I was really hoping that i could get away with doing that.

Thanks to everyone who had a look at my predicament.

ATB and good hunting.
Gary.

SilentHunts · 01-29-15, 04:57 PM

Hey friend don't give up here! Do you perhaps have TheDarkWraith's new UI mod? Silent Hunter 5 is a big fat buggy mess and you should not just give up here. Now I think the only choice is to end the patrol in your naval base (Kiel, Bremen etc.) but that does not mean end the mission.
Ending a patrol is just basically getting a full repair done and upgrades and such which could be useful for you. Here is a tip for you when you are about to get depth charged. When you hear the destroyer or cruiser or whatever go over you go ahead flank and and do a hard to port or starboard which can really help in a situation like that as you take less damage to parts and such. Also make sure you are not on Silent running because that makes no repairs possible or reloading possible. If you have already been detected than don't worry about staying silent. Just avoid the depth charge and you won't get stuck.

Captain Caveman · 02-01-15, 10:31 AM

SilentHunts,

Thanks for your reply.

I installed TheDarkWraith's new UI mod, but the forward tubes where not repaired. I then went to port for a refit. The tubes where still not repaired.

So I had to end the patrol, and start again with the loss of the two ships that I sank previously.

Now when i start the game, by clicking on the saved game, it closes to uplay.

ATB
Gary

THEBERBSTER · 02-01-15, 07:11 PM

Hi Captain

I would always suggest ending the patrol rather than refitting as refitting causes larger amounts of data needing to be controlled.

End the patrol, upgrade your boat with any earned renown and bonus points to the crew, continue with the mission.

Boat 100% repaired.

Peter

Captain Caveman · 02-02-15, 02:19 PM

Hi Peter, thanks for your input.

There's one thing that confuses me. Yourself and SilentHunts talk about ending the patrol as if you carry on the game from where you left off, and keeping any tonnage that you had acquired. When I ended my patrol, I had to restart the patrol from the beginning, and with that, as I said above, I lost the tonnage that I had previously sunk.
Am I doing something wrong?

ATB
Gary.

01-27-15, 02:32 PM	#1
Captain Caveman Watch Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: North Devon. UK Posts: 15 Downloads: 28 Uploads: 0	Damaged torpedo tubes Hi all, During a depthcharge bombardment i lost the use of all my front, (sorry), tubes. I told the chap downstairs to fix things, and i clicked on the hammer icon. But to no avail. At one stage i was notified that tube 4 was fixed. When i tried to use it i was told it was unusable. I decided to return to base. After the refit the four tubes where still unusable. Is there a way to mend the tubes without ending the mission? It's getting a bit dodgy just using the deck gun, (which i can't use in rough whether). I hope this makes sense. Any questions, please ask. ATB Gary.

01-29-15, 04:57 PM	#3
SilentHunts Mate Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Canada Posts: 60 Downloads: 211 Uploads: 0	Hey friend don't give up here! Do you perhaps have TheDarkWraith's new UI mod? Silent Hunter 5 is a big fat buggy mess and you should not just give up here. Now I think the only choice is to end the patrol in your naval base (Kiel, Bremen etc.) but that does not mean end the mission. Ending a patrol is just basically getting a full repair done and upgrades and such which could be useful for you. Here is a tip for you when you are about to get depth charged. When you hear the destroyer or cruiser or whatever go over you go ahead flank and and do a hard to port or starboard which can really help in a situation like that as you take less damage to parts and such. Also make sure you are not on Silent running because that makes no repairs possible or reloading possible. If you have already been detected than don't worry about staying silent. Just avoid the depth charge and you won't get stuck. __________________ "Run Silent and Run Deep" Find my Apple Device Backgrounds at: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show....php?p=2276459

02-01-15, 07:11 PM	#5
THEBERBSTER Growing Old Disgracefully Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Hythe - Southampton Posts: 9,609 Downloads: 1133 Uploads: 0	Hi Captain I would always suggest ending the patrol rather than refitting as refitting causes larger amounts of data needing to be controlled. End the patrol, upgrade your boat with any earned renown and bonus points to the crew, continue with the mission. Boat 100% repaired. Peter __________________ LSH3-2015 <> TUTORIALS <> ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW <> ALL IN ONE PLACE SH4 <> TUTORIALS <> HOW TO DO IT <> INFORMATION <> DOWNLOAD LINKS SH5 <> TUTORIALS <> HOW TO DO IT <> INFORMATION <> DOWNLOAD LINKS Always Here To Help A Fellow 'Subber' \| Need An Answer to A Question Just Send Me A PM

01-29-15, 03:07 PM	#2
Captain Caveman Watch Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: North Devon. UK Posts: 15 Downloads: 28 Uploads: 0	Oh well. It looks like i'll have to end the mission and start again. I was really hoping that i could get away with doing that. Thanks to everyone who had a look at my predicament. ATB and good hunting. Gary.

02-01-15, 10:31 AM	#4
Captain Caveman Watch Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: North Devon. UK Posts: 15 Downloads: 28 Uploads: 0	SilentHunts, Thanks for your reply. I installed TheDarkWraith's new UI mod, but the forward tubes where not repaired. I then went to port for a refit. The tubes where still not repaired. So I had to end the patrol, and start again with the loss of the two ships that I sank previously. Now when i start the game, by clicking on the saved game, it closes to uplay. ATB Gary

02-02-15, 02:19 PM	#6
Captain Caveman Watch Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: North Devon. UK Posts: 15 Downloads: 28 Uploads: 0	Hi Peter, thanks for your input. There's one thing that confuses me. Yourself and SilentHunts talk about ending the patrol as if you carry on the game from where you left off, and keeping any tonnage that you had acquired. When I ended my patrol, I had to restart the patrol from the beginning, and with that, as I said above, I lost the tonnage that I had previously sunk. Am I doing something wrong? ATB Gary.