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#SILENT HUNTER 3 TORPEDO TUTORIAL MOD#
#SILENT HUNTER 3 TORPEDO TUTORIAL MODS#

In the stock game both are "free" but in some mods the non-standard Mark 10 will actually cost renown.

Note: While that's true in real life, in-game older S Class boats WILL accept and work with Mark 14s.

Since the Mark 10s were physically shorter than the Mark-14 they were still stocked because the older S-Class submarines with their shorter torpedo tubes couldn't use the Mark-14s. The Mark 10's 36 Knot speed was slower than many WWII Destroyers and its limited range made it possible for Destroyers (and even some Cruisers) to avoid it by simply turning and running for a bit. The Mark 10 had an older less powerful TNT-based warhead, a single somewhat pokey 36 Knot speed and a more limited range due to its shorter length, however it was considered by most skippers to be more reliable than the almost untested Mark 14. The Mark 10 was an early steam torpedo that was first introduced in 1915 and was almost obsolete by the outbreak of World Ward II.

#SILENT HUNTER 3 TORPEDO TUTORIAL MOD#

In the Fall of the Rising Sun Ultimate mod (FotRSU) Mark 10s cost renown Even worse, several had blown up before hitting the side of a Japanese ship. Some failed to explode, while others, even though aimed with care, seemed to miss or run under their target. In the first months of war, American subs fired 97 torpedoes at enemy shipping. They also had an electric torpedo G7e that was "wakeless", ran slower and had less range There are several mods that up these incidences if you really insist on realism.Īt the beginning of the war the Germans had a basic G7a Steam torpedo that left a wake.Even when duds are opted for their failure rate is quite low.Torpedoes of this variety were designed to run toward a given bearing for x distance and then begin a simple back and forth pattern that would greatly increase their likelihood of getting a hit against a targeted convoy.Īny failure rate even close to what was really experienced makes for a "not very fun game" so the game developers implemented a greatly reduced incidence in-game as a realism option. While these were effective for a short time, counter measures such as decoys quickly made the early models obsolete.

Torpedoes that sought out sound contacts, primarily the noises caused by a ship's screws. These included Homing and Pattern torpedoes. Navy Bureau of Ordnance denied that the triggers were at fault, blaming the problems on "operator errors."ĭuring the war, all major combatants experimented with a variety of guided or "smart" torpedoes. Hitler banned their use after reports by several skippers of their failure. When they worked, the results were deadly but they seldom worked. All of these programs failed to consider all of the necessary factors and the end results is that all three nations developed Influence triggers that were unreliable. Germany, Great Britain, and the U.S all started TOP SECRET programs to develop Magnetic Influence triggers. Influence triggers ĭuring the inter-war years it was found that more damage could be done with the same amount of explosive force if the explosion occurred "just under" the keel of the target ship.īut how does one trigger a torpedo that hasn't impacted with anything?Įnter the "Magnetic Influence" trigger. Most also had smaller warheads requiring a larger proportion of the space for batteries.

The Japanese used highly compressed Oxygen as an oxidizer in their "Long Lance Torpedo."Įlectric torpedoes were driven by an electric motor powered by batteries but generally had a lower speed and less range than a similarly sized steam torpedo.

The Germans and America experimented with using Hydrogen Peroxide instead of compressed air as the oxidizer.

Japan, Germany and the United States all experimented with improving the steam propulsion system as well as looking at alternatives. Just prior to World War II, torpedoes were almost exclusive "Steam Driven". This trail of bubbles could inconveniently lead destroyers right back to the attacking sub.

Steam torpedoes had a weakness in that they could often be detected by surface ships from the trail of bubbles that they left in their wakes. Electric Steam Torpedoes Įarly torpedoes were powered with a motor driven by steam created when an alcohol fuel was burned using a supply of compressed air.