Submarines... a question

Carthaginian · March 05, 2009, 04:23:04 PM

Are we limited to submarines with EXACTLY the specifications in the chart?
Could we choose to modify some of those attributes somewhat, or are they 100% written in stone.

For instance, can we swap out torpedo capacity on a 1910 submarine for some mine-laying capacity? Or could we arrange the torpedo tubes differently, say 3 forward and 1 aft instead of 2 forward and 2 aft?

Basically, I wanted to build a 500t submarine that had 3 tubes forward and 1 tube aft instead of one that had 2 tubes forward and 2 aft. That was all I wanted to change about it- nothing to do with speed, range, or number of torpedoes (though I might consider a minelayer if that was possible).

The Rock Doctor · March 05, 2009, 05:38:33 PM

I don't see that the tube arrangement needs to be fixed in stone...

Carthaginian · March 05, 2009, 05:45:52 PM

Thanks for the quick reply, Rock.
I'll wait for the rest of the Mods to weigh in before I do anything, as this might open a FAR larger can of worms than I might have imagined. :-[ But at least I feel free to go ahead and finish up my budget. ;D

Logi · March 05, 2009, 06:10:04 PM

I agree with Carth ;D

The Rock Doctor · March 05, 2009, 06:20:34 PM

Happy to help. I'll keep an eye out for worms...

Guinness · March 05, 2009, 06:55:59 PM

No problem here. The chart to me is meant to illustrate capabilities, not guarantee that we all build exactly the same sub for that tech level.

Carthaginian · March 05, 2009, 07:51:41 PM

Thanks, guys... that's all I needed to know.

miketr · March 05, 2009, 07:56:14 PM

Quote from: Carthaginian on March 05, 2009, 04:23:04 PM
For instance, can we swap out torpedo capacity on a 1910 submarine for some mine-laying capacity? Or could we arrange the torpedo tubes differently, say 3 forward and 1 aft instead of 2 forward and 2 aft?

The more I have thought about it the more I have thought we should ditch the pre-defined mine layers I came up with. Instead we should have something like this.

Adding mine laying to a design costs 2 torpedo tubes in exchange for an aft minelaying tube and every torpedo traded gets you 3 or 4 mines.

Michael

Carthaginian · March 05, 2009, 08:08:59 PM

I like that idea, Mike... with 4 mines per torpedo (at least), as many historical minelayers in the 500t range carried 15 mines or more and still managed a full load of torps. The Type UC II (an exceptional little boat) had 18 mines, 7 torps and 3 tubes!