Torp depth behavior?

MarkShot · Joined: 07 Jul 2002 Posts: 491

SC 1.08e (no mods)

I was doing some experimenting with torp depth behavior in shallow water ops.

The MK-48s seem to stay at OS depth until they are enabled. This is, of course, a problem if firing the torp in shallow water where the bottom is rising and your sub is already on the bottom. Of course, comming to 70 feet to shoot is not a problem, but does require slowing down which means that you will achieve less lateral displacement from your launch vector than you would have had firing at a depth of say 205 feet.

Now, The Bluebook v20 says that you can briefly enable the torp to force it to the preset run depth and then pre-enable it before anyone hears it pinging. I have tried this, but it appears to return to OS depth as soon as it is pre-enabled again.

Does anyone have more information about this? Is the behavior which the Bluebook describes only applicable to SCX?

Thanks.

guest · Guest

Good question. never realised the torp goes back at OS depth onve pre-enabled. Btw do you got DW yet? Realism takes a few hit......hope patch will fix them.

MarkShot · Joined: 07 Jul 2002 Posts: 491

Well, I actually have had SC since it came out, but only dabbled in it a few times.

But now, I have gotten interested in the game (initially sparked by the DW release).

With 1.08e/SCXIIc/SCU and Sub Guru has about 150 scenarios/campaigns available. I don't feel any pressing need to purchase DW. I think I am going to play and experience SC and SC/SCX/SCU for now. Perhaps, I'll get DW after I have exhausted SC and DW has been patched/modded.

I, also, just start playing AOD Expansion 1.2. SHIII got me interested. Took a lot of work to install and get running under XP, but it looks like a lot of fun if you don't fixated on the old graphics.

* The truth is I have at least 5-7 games installed that really interest me, but barely have sufficient free time to devote to one of them. Sad

Captain Nemo · Joined: 10 Jan 2002 Posts: 191 Location: London, England

If I remember rightly, with SCX installed if you set the floor depth of the torpedo to a shallower depth than your sub it should automatically run at that preset depth. Prior to SCX it does what you describe.

Nemo