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General Forums => Wishlist => Topic started by: ML52 on April 07, 2017, 09:59:30 PM

Title: Control of PT speed
Post by: ML52 on April 07, 2017, 09:59:30 PM
It would be nice to have control of PT speed, not all head full all the time.
Title: Re: Control of PT speed
Post by: Lusche on April 08, 2017, 04:05:53 AM
It would be nice to have control of PT speed

We do have it. W and S.
Title: Re: Control of PT speed
Post by: ML52 on April 08, 2017, 11:41:33 PM
Thank you I didn't know!

Title: Re: Control of PT speed
Post by: Sabre on April 10, 2017, 08:19:33 AM
I do wonder why the speed isn't controlled by the throttle, rather than using the W/S keys like in the GVs. I seem to recall that originally, it was.
Title: Re: Control of PT speed
Post by: Lusche on April 10, 2017, 08:35:08 AM
Technically it is a GV in AH, so when the vehicle control got a substantial overhaul in  2011, it was unified. Should make it more accessible and intuitive for new players.
Title: Re: Control of PT speed
Post by: icepac on April 10, 2017, 06:39:11 PM
Top speed and 40mph are the most important speeds.
Title: Re: Control of PT speed
Post by: ML52 on April 11, 2017, 04:18:17 PM
Why is 40 mph important?
Title: Re: Control of PT speed
Post by: pembquist on April 11, 2017, 06:27:36 PM
My experience it is either shift w or else it throttles back to zero when you take your finger off the button. It would be nice if the throttle controlled the throttle. Did they have more than one forward gear? It seems counter intuitive to house a button to animate a throttle quadrant.
Title: Re: Control of PT speed
Post by: 715 on April 11, 2017, 07:29:10 PM
Why is 40 mph important?

40 mph is the approximate speed of your torpedoes after you drop them.  If you set up a collision course (Constant Bearing Decreasing Range) with your target while traveling 40 mph and then drop your torpedoes they will hit the target (assuming it stays in a straight path).
Title: Re: Control of PT speed
Post by: ML52 on April 12, 2017, 01:19:17 AM
40 mph is the approximate speed of your torpedoes after you drop them.  If you set up a collision course (Constant Bearing Decreasing Range) with your target while traveling 40 mph and then drop your torpedoes they will hit the target (assuming it stays in a straight path).
Thanks good to know.
Title: Re: Control of PT speed
Post by: Sabre on April 12, 2017, 12:04:19 PM
My experience it is either shift w or else it throttles back to zero when you take your finger off the button. It would be nice if the throttle controlled the throttle. Did they have more than one forward gear? It seems counter intuitive to house a button to animate a throttle quadrant.
I've noticed that, too, and it also applies to LVT's when in the water. Agree with preference that throttle control PT speed.