torp cam?

[Debrody]

I belive you, greebo, but torpedo dropping still wasnt a totally suicide mission, was it?
In AH, there is no or very minimal chance to survive.

[DemonFox]

Ok I'm +1 for the torpedo cam. But! To test these theories I went on 6 torpedo runs yesterday in a B5N. Out of the six one torpedo hit and I only died 3 times. Either I'm pro torpedo pilot or lucky son of dog.

[Soulyss]

I belive you, greebo, but torpedo dropping still wasnt a totally suicide mission, was it?
In AH, there is no or very minimal chance to survive.

Torpedo attacks were a very dangerous profession to be in, especially if they were conducted w/out proper coordination and air cover.  Most here no of the famous Torpedo Squadron Eight (VT-8) at Midway, 15 planes attacked the Japanese fleet, only one member of those crews would survive the attack (most if not all I believe we lost to the fighter CAP).  Early in the Pacific war 12 G4M Betty bombers attacked a group of warships (no CV was in the group, and no CAP) of the 12 planes that took off that morning, 6 returned.  The 4th Air Group lost 31 men and an additional two were wounded in the attack. 

Torpedo attacks weren't conducive to a long life, only the tremendous damage potential of the aerial torpedo and potential big payoff if one struck home made torpedo attacks make sense to military planners.

[321BAR]

i tried using torps one night...multiple planes...even pt boats...bombs are more effective, even dive bombing has a higher survival rate.

camera on a torpedo wouldn't do anything but add eye candy...not really useful

if you get a good run at a CV and youre lucky enough not to get hit by puffy youre golden for one big bucket of sinking bolts. Usually torp attacking a CV needs from 5-20 people to be successful because usually 90% die before the drop

[shiv]

if you get a good run at a CV and youre lucky enough not to get hit by puffy youre golden for one big bucket of sinking bolts. Usually torp attacking a CV needs from 5-20 people to be successful because usually 90% die before the drop

I'm always looking to survive the torp drop because it's a lot of fun dogfighting in a TBM. So as soon as the auto-acjk starts I cound a quick five seconds and drop the torps. Not so good for accuracy but it is fun fighting hogs and seafires in the TBM.

[iron650]

For most of WW2 AA shells had a time fuse which was set just prior to firing. If the gunnery officer miscalculated the range or speed of the target the shell would either explode short or long. Sometimes a shell might pass within inches of the plane before exploding later out of range.

In late 1944 the US introduced proximity fuses which allowed each shell to explode whenever it passed close to an aircraft. When these fuses were used against Kamikazes by the USN they made their 5 inch AA guns seven times more effective than before.

Our manned CV 5 inch guns use proximity fuses. It is deadly against torpedo attacks as the gunner does not even have to lead the target. If AH somehow used timed AA fuses, as was the case for most of WW2, torpedo attacks might have more of a chance, providing some sort of realistic fuse setting lag was incorporated. I can't see it ever happening however.

IIRC in the RAF torpedo squadrons in the Med had the lowest crew survival chances of any branch of the service.

I'd like to see a torp cam too.

I'd like to see a torp cam. Also, I've been hit many times at low levels torp bombing by the 5 inch guns.