Need help with torpedo attack

[ursamaior]

In a 1903 war I am playing Germany and am war with USA.

In a medium sized battle a lone B has taken on my best CA and 4 DDs. Was trying to draw its fire on the cruiser while carrying out a torp attack. Managed to close to 800 meters setting the DD division to independet. Yet no torps were fired.

Need help how to organize one.

Please help.

[griffin01]

Don't set the division to independent. Right-click your force and check the "Flotilla attack" button.

That said, early game destroyers are pathetic at getting the job done.

[ursamaior]

May 24, 2019 2:17:59 GMT -6 griffin01 said:

Don't set the division to independent. Right-click your force and check the "Flotilla attack" button.

That said, early game destroyers are pathetic at getting the job done.

THX.

[wknehring]

There are 3 steps you must/can do:

1.) As said, go to your flagship-force and click the flotilla attack button
2.) Set your DDs to support and nominate the enemy target manually
3.) If there is no torpedo run- open the force window of your DDs, and change the formation to "line abreast" and in the left bottom corner set "turn together" and set the target manually- now your DDs have taken their brave pills and do their torpedo run

But don´t expect too much of your DDs before you have the 2nd or 3rd torpedoupdate.

And most important of all- go to your doctrine menue and set train torpedowarfare! Without that, your DDs act like idiots.

[ursamaior]

May 24, 2019 3:02:57 GMT -6 wknehring said:

There are 3 steps you must/can do:

1.) As said, go to your flagship-force and click the flotilla attack button
2.) Set your DDs to support and nominate the enemy target manually
3.) If there is no torpedo run- open the force window of your DDs, and change the formation to "line abreast" and in the left bottom corner set "turn together" and set the target manually- now your DDs have taken their brave pills and do their torpedo run

But don´t expect too much of your DDs before you have the 2nd or 3rd torpedoupdate.

And most important of all- go to your doctrine menue and set train torpedowarfare! Without that, your DDs act like idiots.

And another big thx.

[seriousstrategygamer]

In Steam and Iron you could not launch submerged torpedos at speeds greater than 25 knots. Not sure if that still applies, but for early battles that might be a problem sometimes.