Tutorial on launching Torpedoes

[fishy]

I've been watching Tortugapower play rule the waves since about a year ago.  He basically taught me how to play the game.  So, I was a bit surprised to see that he didn't know how to launch torpedoes.  As such I've made a tutorial video on how to launch torpedoes.  Enjoy!


www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TK7J9OPyYU&feature=youtu.be

[dizzy]

Thanks!

I watched the Vid, but on Captains mode will the AI still fire the torps without you having to do it? 

[sittingduck]

Jan 26, 2019 21:10:02 GMT -6 dizzy said:

Thanks!

I watched the Vid, but on Captains mode will the AI still fire the torps without you having to do it? 

Yes, your units will launch torpedoes independently if still under AI control. In fact, it seems as if the later in the game, the more frequently they'll do so. Early game sees very few attacks. Mid to Late game feels like you don't need to take DD's off of AI control.
And of course you'll always have DD's pummeling an already sinking ship or putting a torpedo into friendly, usually important, ships...

[dizzy]

Would it be that if off AI control and on Captain difficulty, your ships will not fire torps unless prompted by you?

Thank you!

[matnjord]

Your ships will always fire torpedoes provided the pre-conditions are full-filled (no friendlies in line of fire, target in range and in possible arc of fire) regardless of Captain or Admiral mode or AI control on or off. The only way they wouldn't is if they were off AI control and you had selected the No Torpedo firing option in the division screen.

[dorn]

AI fires torpedoes quite well, but AI hesitate to fire if they have not enought torpedo tubes. So as soon as you have at least 2x2 torpedo tubes, I get several hits by AI (even on CLs, on DDs I take it as luck :-)) But when you have only 1 or 2 single mounts, it could be paint as AI wait for ideal target solution.

[JagdFlanker]

does it depend on speed as well? early game if i slow down to cruising speed 14/16kts my (capital) ships unleash torps more often than at full speed

if so torp launches happen more often later in the game because the max ship speed for launch was raised?

[dizzy]

I read submerged torps require speed 25 or less. And Deck mounted torps can fire at any speed. Is this correct? I'm new.

[dorn]

Jan 28, 2019 0:25:42 GMT -6 dizzy said:

I read submerged torps require speed 25 or less. And Deck mounted torps can fire at any speed. Is this correct? I'm new.

Yes. it is true.