T IX acoustic torpedo issues

FrankTheTank586 · 03-27-15, 09:40 AM

In my current patrol, it's March of 1945 and I'm in a Type XXI.

Sounds good, right? Well…not really.

I have 6 T IX acoustic torpedoes loaded on in case of trouble with escorts. But they don't seem to be working as intended.

Here's what I mean: they're supposed to home in on the loudest noise after around 400 meters or so, right? Well, for whatever apparent reason, it seems like a lot of the time, they'll just circle back around at me and try to hit me.

I've rigged for silent running, gone to full stop, and have aimed the torpedo DIRECTLY at the escort ship I want to hit, yet a lot of the time they'll target me and just circle until they run out of fuel. And I know they're homing in on my "noise" (even though I've done everything I can to keep quiet) and not just circling because it's defective since it does a sort of figure 8 pattern overhead after turning back around at me 180 degrees.

Those things cost 1000 renown! What the heck is going on? Am I forgetting to do something important to prevent this?

03-27-15, 09:40 AM	#1
FrankTheTank586 Watch Join Date: Oct 2014 Posts: 21 Downloads: 57 Uploads: 0	T IX acoustic torpedo issues In my current patrol, it's March of 1945 and I'm in a Type XXI. Sounds good, right? Well…not really. I have 6 T IX acoustic torpedoes loaded on in case of trouble with escorts. But they don't seem to be working as intended. Here's what I mean: they're supposed to home in on the loudest noise after around 400 meters or so, right? Well, for whatever apparent reason, it seems like a lot of the time, they'll just circle back around at me and try to hit me. I've rigged for silent running, gone to full stop, and have aimed the torpedo DIRECTLY at the escort ship I want to hit, yet a lot of the time they'll target me and just circle until they run out of fuel. And I know they're homing in on my "noise" (even though I've done everything I can to keep quiet) and not just circling because it's defective since it does a sort of figure 8 pattern overhead after turning back around at me 180 degrees. Those things cost 1000 renown! What the heck is going on? Am I forgetting to do something important to prevent this?