CL Kuma counter-attacks with torpedoes

smm · 06-01-23, 05:23 AM

So, I was Kuma-hunting south of Shortland Island in my new Salmon boat (Skipjack), trying the new fancy Mk14s (hah!).

I set up one contact, one influencer, both were duds. But, the weird thing - on the first dud (contact), the Kuma promptly fired a spread of five torpedoes in my direction! Never saw that one before - guns, DCs etc. yes, but torpodos? Mind you, at a short range I tend to fire, they would have a reasonable chance, but how are they to know? In RL, wasting torpedos like this would be rather frowned upon, but I do consider it cool

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Can be seen at about 2:58 into my last video (link ad the end) Pity it was at night, so the quality is not great..

-smm

FotrS 1.8 Ultimate with a few aesthetic mods.

1Patriotofmany · 06-01-23, 09:59 AM

Yeah Submarines fire at you too. Great mod.

smm · 06-01-23, 10:16 AM

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Originally Posted by 1Patriotofmany

Yeah Submarines fire at you too. Great mod.

subs I'd fully expect - I have fired torpedoes at subs as well.... But cruisers?

Again - I don't complain, I like it, but find it funny...

At least Kuma (leading ship) had depth charges, since when it sunk in '44, it was after being hit by two torpedoes that detonated her DC rack. But it could have been a late-war addition, I think early on only Sendais had DC as standard equipment.

-smm

1Patriotofmany · 06-01-23, 10:56 AM

Sure, that class had up to 4 double torpedo launchers according to the net. I've been shot at by destroyers too but don't recall a cruiser. Interesting!

smm · 06-02-23, 02:22 AM

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Originally Posted by 1Patriotofmany

Sure, that class had up to 4 double torpedo launchers according to the net. I've been shot at by destroyers too but don't recall a cruiser. Interesting!

All Japanes CLs and most, if not all CAs had torpedo tubes - after all, the Long Lance was one of the best torpedoes of WW2, and they knew it. Unlike Mk14/15/16 which didn't get to be good until '43 at least.

Although US FIDO was the best ASW weapon of the war later on - it had 27% success rate, or 18% if you cound immediately sunk and not "only" damaged. even that 18% is about twice as good as aircraft launched DCs (9.5%)

-smm

1Patriotofmany · 06-02-23, 02:24 AM

What about the German and Japanese homers? What was their success ratios?

06-01-23, 05:23 AM	#1
smm The master Join Date: Jan 2023 Posts: 70 Downloads: 13 Uploads: 0	CL Kuma counter-attacks with torpedoes So, I was Kuma-hunting south of Shortland Island in my new Salmon boat (Skipjack), trying the new fancy Mk14s (hah!). I set up one contact, one influencer, both were duds. But, the weird thing - on the first dud (contact), the Kuma promptly fired a spread of five torpedoes in my direction! Never saw that one before - guns, DCs etc. yes, but torpodos? Mind you, at a short range I tend to fire, they would have a reasonable chance, but how are they to know? In RL, wasting torpedos like this would be rather frowned upon, but I do consider it cool . Can be seen at about 2:58 into my last video (link ad the end) Pity it was at night, so the quality is not great.. -smm FotrS 1.8 Ultimate with a few aesthetic mods.

06-01-23, 09:59 AM	#2
1Patriotofmany Samurai Navy Join Date: Jul 2017 Posts: 574 Downloads: 111 Uploads: 0	Yeah Submarines fire at you too. Great mod.

06-01-23, 10:56 AM	#4
1Patriotofmany Samurai Navy Join Date: Jul 2017 Posts: 574 Downloads: 111 Uploads: 0	Sure, that class had up to 4 double torpedo launchers according to the net. I've been shot at by destroyers too but don't recall a cruiser. Interesting!

06-02-23, 02:24 AM	#6
1Patriotofmany Samurai Navy Join Date: Jul 2017 Posts: 574 Downloads: 111 Uploads: 0	What about the German and Japanese homers? What was their success ratios?