This is exactly why I won't play the '68 campaign anymore, it got too frustrating with the Mk 37s after a while. I got within 1500 yd of an enemy Victor I class, I was in his baffles, undetected. He was doing around 4 kts so I figured that was the best time to launch as he wouldn't be able to accelerate his way out of trouble. Boy was I wrong. :)
Couple things, Mk 37 had a 26 knot speed not 37, but I get what you are saying. What you have to get into doing with the Mk 37 is baffle shots. If you sneak in behind a Soviet (which isn't easy but isn't that hard either considering most of them don't have the best sonar) and get close enough, you can put a Mk 37 into just about any nuke boat (Victors aren't easy but aren't impossible either) before it has time to come up to speed and escape. The other thing, as you touched on, as marginal as the Mk 37 is, enemies still have to respect it, you put one down their bearing, they are going to be compelled to turn away. This is a great tactic for splitting up formations and isolating targets so you can face them one one one. Also good for setting up easier shots with the Mk 16 straight runners too.
you should do this for arma and talk about how modern infantry use today. people dont get it why some military personnel dont like cod "call of duty" is imaging the military and how arma was respected for not doing that..
+plasterdbastard not really, mostly coming from Cold War Submarines by Norman Polmar though I've glanced at Wikipedia. If things sound similar my guess is the author of Wikipedia took from the book I'm reading.
Very interesting. As I believe I have said, I really enjoy this series of history videos.
This is exactly why I won't play the '68 campaign anymore, it got too frustrating with the Mk 37s after a while. I got within 1500 yd of an enemy Victor I class, I was in his baffles, undetected. He was doing around 4 kts so I figured that was the best time to launch as he wouldn't be able to accelerate his way out of trouble. Boy was I wrong. :)
So he just got away?
Couple things, Mk 37 had a 26 knot speed not 37, but I get what you are saying. What you have to get into doing with the Mk 37 is baffle shots. If you sneak in behind a Soviet (which isn't easy but isn't that hard either considering most of them don't have the best sonar) and get close enough, you can put a Mk 37 into just about any nuke boat (Victors aren't easy but aren't impossible either) before it has time to come up to speed and escape.
The other thing, as you touched on, as marginal as the Mk 37 is, enemies still have to respect it, you put one down their bearing, they are going to be compelled to turn away. This is a great tactic for splitting up formations and isolating targets so you can face them one one one. Also good for setting up easier shots with the Mk 16 straight runners too.
I’m playing a mission that has me hunting 3 Victor 1’s. I got one but the other two accelerate away in different directions. It’s frustrating.
Sorry the G7e/T4 Falke was the 1st first acoustic homing torpedo
+Fujiwara Sheridan I was referring to the United States first acoustic torpedo which was the Mk 24
my apologies
+Fujiwara Sheridan no need to apologize, I always want people engaged and pointing out errors and helping me improve! :)
The USSR Romeo just bolts away at 30kts underwater!!.... torps cant catch it.
Just subscribed; like what I'm seeing. BTW, have you played Twilight Struggle the boardgame, which is also on Steam as a digital version?
+WilliamBrothers I've played the steam version once and don't really get it but I'd like to learn.
you should do this for arma and talk about how modern infantry use today. people dont get it why some military personnel dont like cod "call of duty" is imaging the military and how arma was respected for not doing that..
+TheHawaiianc it's a good idea. Another thought was silent hunter. I do have ARMA 3 but have never really played.
yes please silent hunter!
just subbed to you so i can pay attention if u do upload SH videos!
lol
Literally reading the Wikipedia at times.
+plasterdbastard not really, mostly coming from Cold War Submarines by Norman Polmar though I've glanced at Wikipedia. If things sound similar my guess is the author of Wikipedia took from the book I'm reading.