User manual GAMES PC SILENT HUNTER III-MAP

[. . . ] For information about the ESRB rating, or to comment about the appropriateness of the rating, please contact the ESRB at 1-800-771-3772. SILENT HUNTER III-MAP III-MAP 1 WAR BETWEEN THE WAVES SILENT HUNTER III-MAP III-MAP 2 WAR BETWEEN THE WAVES: What Comes with this Game by William P. "Bud" Gruner, who commanded SS 305, the U. S. S. Skate on her third, fourth and fifth war patrols. Skate and the Fifth Fleet. " Appendix B provides a brief overview of submarine tactics. [. . . ] Smaller version of the 5in/51, some subs mounted 2 of these guns by 1945. Standard 5in gun for most sub classes. See Gato, page 47. 3in/50 Gun 5in/25 Gun 5in/51 TORPEDOES Shortages Many problems faced by the Pacific submariners had nothing to do with tropical storms, the sweltering heat of tropical waters, or the actions of hostile escorts and aircraft. Frequently, torpedoes were seen to explode near or heard to hit targets, but later investigation indicated that they had exploded prematurely or been duds. Shortages of torpedoes in the early months of the war meant that submarine commanders had to carefully hoard their torpedoes, and could not always fire on targets of opportunity. SILENT HUNTER III-MAP III-MAP 51 TORPEDOES: Shortages SILENT HUNTER III-MAP III-MAP 52 TORPEDOES: Torpedo Types The primary torpedo storage facility at Pearl Harbor endured the bombing on 7 December 1941 largely unscathed. Unfortunately, 233 torpedoes were destroyed by the 10 December bombing of Cavite Navy Yard in the Philippines. Torpedo production at the war's start was roughly 60 per month from the torpedo manufacturing facilities at Newport, Rhode Island and Alexandria, Virginia and reserves were only in the hundreds. Transportation difficulties continued to make supply a problem even after production had overcome expenditure by early 1943. the crew to relying on the magnetic detonator. This methodology disguised several very serious flaws in the Mark 14 torpedo and the Mark 6 detonator that were only revealed as each prior problem was solved. A 1943 Bureau of Ships report on the circumstances of shipping sunk by U-boats also disproved the keel damage theory. The report indicated that most damaged ships that sank foundered from loss of stability rather than actual flooding. Problems Arise Submarines went to sea in 1941 and 1942 with a largely untried weapon, and began reporting premature detonations and a number of missed shots. At first, these problems were explained by the Bureau of Ordinance as "human error. " The newly promoted Rear Admiral, Charles Lockwood made a priority of getting to the bottom of the matter. While still 21 inches in diameter, it had been designed to be superior in almost every way. The Mark 14's normal range had been increased to 4500 yards at a speed of 46 knots, but was also capable of a greater range of 9000 yards at a lower speed setting of 31. 5 knots (although in practice this was rarely used). when first issued, but was later improved to carry a 668-pound torpex payload. The crucial difference between the Mark 14 and its predecessor was the Mark 6 detonator. Between the World Wars, the Mark 6 detonator was developed to take advantage of the magnetic field that ships created in the water around them. Besides a contact detonator similar to that used in the Mark 3, the Mark 6 used a magnetic detonator. Designed to explode the warhead as the torpedo passed through the target's magnetic field, the magnetic detonator effectively increased the target area. Conventional wisdom of the pre-war era held that an explosion under the keel of the ship caused more damage because of the presence of armor plating at the waterline and internal compartmentalization. In theory, the Mark 14 would be a difficult weapon to evade. For the sake of secrecy and economy, test firings by submarines used a dummy warhead or were set to pass beneath the target vessel. This was to avoid damaging the ship or torpedo and accustom SILENT HUNTER III-MAP III-MAP 53 TORPEDOES: Problems Arise SILENT HUNTER III-MAP III-MAP 54 TORPEDOES: The New Hope the target to cause a premature explosion. [. . . ] This rule book may not be copied, photographed, reproduced, or translated or reduced to any electrical medium or machine-readable form, in whole or in part, without prior written consent from SSI. The program accompanying this rule book may be copied by the original purchaser only as necessary for use on the computer for which it was purchased. Any persons reproducing any portion of this book for any reason, in any media, shall be guilty of copyright violation and subject to the appropriate civil or criminal action at the discretion of the copyright holder(s). Copyright © 1994 by Invisible, Inc. [. . . ]