Dud Torpedos

thehiredgun · 09-21-06, 03:50 PM

Does anybody know why there are so many dud torpedos & how can you decrease the amount of dud torpedos or eliminate them totally? I have the no dud torpedos checked on the SH Commander but it does not seem to make a difference.

DanCanovas · 09-21-06, 03:54 PM

well the reason why there are so many dud torpedoes is because there were so many in real life. This problem was so severe that Doenitz said there was almost no point in sending any boats out. It was THE major issue of the time for U-boat crews and one of the most reported things to BDU. as for taking it off, im not sure. the frustration of a dud makes it great for me because I it lets me go some way into feeling the frustration that they must have felt. (although not really comparable)

Deimos01 · 09-21-06, 04:55 PM

If you have duds turned off then either you are missing, going underneath or hitting at to much of an angle. Regardless of your settings, if you hit your target at too much of an angle then the torps are likely to just skip right off em.

NeonSamurai · 09-21-06, 06:00 PM

Yep, actualy in game with the right shot setup true duds are very rare

HW3 · 09-21-06, 06:57 PM

Also the torpedo arming distance is 300M. Anything closer and they won't explode. Regarding angle, anything less than 60 degrees or greater than 120 degrees is most likely to bounce off the hull. The closer to 90 degrees it hits the hull the better.

Mauser KAR98K · 09-21-06, 07:40 PM

Even with Duds off there are DUDS! I had a perfect shot with my last torpedo and it bounced off the Keel and didn't explode. I fired it from 1200M with an electric fish on Magnetic detonation. It just went Klunk and sank to the bottom.

09-21-06, 03:50 PM	#1
thehiredgun Samurai Navy Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Missouri Posts: 581 Downloads: 517 Uploads: 0	Dud Torpedos Does anybody know why there are so many dud torpedos & how can you decrease the amount of dud torpedos or eliminate them totally? I have the no dud torpedos checked on the SH Commander but it does not seem to make a difference.

09-21-06, 03:54 PM	#2
DanCanovas Grey Wolf Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: London, UK Posts: 778 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	well the reason why there are so many dud torpedoes is because there were so many in real life. This problem was so severe that Doenitz said there was almost no point in sending any boats out. It was THE major issue of the time for U-boat crews and one of the most reported things to BDU. as for taking it off, im not sure. the frustration of a dud makes it great for me because I it lets me go some way into feeling the frustration that they must have felt. (although not really comparable) __________________

09-21-06, 06:00 PM	#4
NeonSamurai Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Socialist Republic of Kanadia Posts: 3,044 Downloads: 25 Uploads: 0	Yep, actualy in game with the right shot setup true duds are very rare __________________ SH3 Newbie Guide Links and other helpfull stuff

09-21-06, 06:57 PM	#5
HW3 Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Gresham Oregon Posts: 6,574 Downloads: 458 Uploads: 0	Also the torpedo arming distance is 300M. Anything closer and they won't explode. Regarding angle, anything less than 60 degrees or greater than 120 degrees is most likely to bounce off the hull. The closer to 90 degrees it hits the hull the better. __________________ "Some ships are designed to sink...others require our assistance." Nathan Zelk

09-21-06, 07:40 PM	#6
Mauser KAR98K Bosun Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Tennessee Posts: 68 Downloads: 25 Uploads: 0	Even with Duds off there are DUDS! I had a perfect shot with my last torpedo and it bounced off the Keel and didn't explode. I fired it from 1200M with an electric fish on Magnetic detonation. It just went Klunk and sank to the bottom. __________________ Mauser mit Dem Mauser. U-51: Terrorizing the North Sea until France is concured! "The Keel Splitter!"

09-21-06, 04:55 PM	#3
Deimos01 Frogman Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: St louis Posts: 304 Downloads: 18 Uploads: 0	If you have duds turned off then either you are missing, going underneath or hitting at to much of an angle. Regardless of your settings, if you hit your target at too much of an angle then the torps are likely to just skip right off em.