torpedos blew up without any impacts

harzfeld · 10-03-05, 09:14 PM

Summer of 1940, intercepted a convey in storm-heavy rain, visble range around 350-400m in VIIC. I used hydrophone to track targets for G7a torpedos. After destroyed a T3 and a T2 tankers, I decided to use last 2 G7a on a C2, set one depth at 7.8 magnetic at medium speed, range was around 1100m. I expected the first torpedo to hit that C2 to either stop or slow it down until I get closer for last torpedo or attack another C2 if first one is destroyed. After firing a torpedo, it spinned toward the target then blew up half way. I used external view to follow that torpedo, it didnt impact at any or even sunk ships, under keel was over 1000 meters. It happened few times to me, I wonder why torpedos blew up few times themselves for no reasons. Im using 1.4b patches, no mods. I had habits of using XXI in other camagin with passive/homing types torpedos at 25m depth without having to use periscope, I wonder if its only different for early years torpedos as they usually blew up themselves because targets arent locked on from a periscope or manuel input was off in TDC right after firing torpedos?

10-03-05, 09:14 PM	#1
harzfeld Electrician's Mate Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 135 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	torpedos blew up without any impacts Summer of 1940, intercepted a convey in storm-heavy rain, visble range around 350-400m in VIIC. I used hydrophone to track targets for G7a torpedos. After destroyed a T3 and a T2 tankers, I decided to use last 2 G7a on a C2, set one depth at 7.8 magnetic at medium speed, range was around 1100m. I expected the first torpedo to hit that C2 to either stop or slow it down until I get closer for last torpedo or attack another C2 if first one is destroyed. After firing a torpedo, it spinned toward the target then blew up half way. I used external view to follow that torpedo, it didnt impact at any or even sunk ships, under keel was over 1000 meters. It happened few times to me, I wonder why torpedos blew up few times themselves for no reasons. Im using 1.4b patches, no mods. I had habits of using XXI in other camagin with passive/homing types torpedos at 25m depth without having to use periscope, I wonder if its only different for early years torpedos as they usually blew up themselves because targets arent locked on from a periscope or manuel input was off in TDC right after firing torpedos?