Post by brygun on May 9, 2020 21:51:15 GMT -6
As is being chatted about in the experimental ship thread I've been experimenting the Battleship Torpedo Monitors. Where they have lots of deck tubes (12 - 16 per side typically in 4-tube mounts) and are deliberately going into close action even in the day time. Not what happened in real life. This is a simulation trying out alternative evolutionary paths.
One thing I've noticed is the big ships (18,000 tons in the examples being tested) seem more reluctant to drop spreads of torpedoes. Ive even seen a single torpedo launched and then checked the ship stats to find it was a single out of 4-tube deck rack.
I;m not sure all the why on this.
It feels like they are using firing logic based on the initial 1-2 submerged tubes per side.
It would make far more sense with 4-rack tubes available if its firing torpedos at a CA, CV or B/BB/BC to actally fire the whole deck rank (1-2-3-4 tubes in one rack as per design)
I had also hoped to see DD style launches where there would multiple 3-4 shot spreads swarming out.
Now there could be a whole bunch of factors here. Given my considerable experience in the game I think its reasonable I've gotten the BTMs into situations similiar to where the DDs are doing spread launches but the BTM is only firing singles.
I've phrased this for now under Suggestion rather than Bug. It could be a bug. Its probably more the B type is thinking single submerged tube and not "hey I got a dozen torps on this side"
One thing I've noticed is the big ships (18,000 tons in the examples being tested) seem more reluctant to drop spreads of torpedoes. Ive even seen a single torpedo launched and then checked the ship stats to find it was a single out of 4-tube deck rack.
I;m not sure all the why on this.
It feels like they are using firing logic based on the initial 1-2 submerged tubes per side.
It would make far more sense with 4-rack tubes available if its firing torpedos at a CA, CV or B/BB/BC to actally fire the whole deck rank (1-2-3-4 tubes in one rack as per design)
I had also hoped to see DD style launches where there would multiple 3-4 shot spreads swarming out.
Now there could be a whole bunch of factors here. Given my considerable experience in the game I think its reasonable I've gotten the BTMs into situations similiar to where the DDs are doing spread launches but the BTM is only firing singles.
I've phrased this for now under Suggestion rather than Bug. It could be a bug. Its probably more the B type is thinking single submerged tube and not "hey I got a dozen torps on this side"