Has torpedo arming distance been removed?

[PcolaTy_1]

Just as the title says, I got torpedoed by an Aoba who was less than 300 meters from my New Mexico BB and all the torps exploded on impact, has the arming distance been removed or nerfed?

[paradat]

No arming distance for ship launched torps just plane launched.

 

Edit been corrected. Almost no arming distance for ship launched torps.

[DemonsofRazgriz]

No arming distance for ship launched torps just plane launched.

 

well there is but its built into the aimer, if you fire and the enemy is closer than the green field, all you get is duds against enemy hull but that field is like 50 meters lol if not closer

[PcolaTy_1]

No arming distance for ship launched torps just plane launched.

 

Well, guess that explains why the guy got within 0.2 km of me and the torps exploded than. Kinda of a bad mechanic if they allow them to do that truth be told, granted I've done similar, but usually from 1km out.

[paradat]

 

well there is but its built into the aimer, if you fire and the enemy is closer than the green field, all you get is duds against enemy hull but that field is like 50 meters lol if not closer

 

Well yeah OK, the practical arming range from ship launched is point blank. Near collision. so.. yeah but good point.

[_BloodHawk_]

No arming distance for ship launched torps just plane launched.

 

That is incorrect. The clear area between your ship and the green cone of fire for torps is the arming range. Drop torps from point blank inside that area and they will dud out. 

 

Air launched torps have about 700m arming distance.

[Killer1941]

Torps do have arming distances. Just very short ones.

[Compassghost]

There is a minimum arming distance.

 

 

It's how I survived tackling the TKing DD a few days ago.

[DRAGONFIRE_Sr]

There is an arming distance for all torpedoes, but it is shorter than CV drops.

For ship mounted torpedoes the arming range is at the closest edge of the arch from the launching ship.

 

[soulsedge]

 

Well, guess that explains why the guy got within 0.2 km of me and the torps exploded than. Kinda of a bad mechanic if they allow them to do that truth be told, granted I've done similar, but usually from 1km out.

 

Being a japanese cruiser guy. i have to agree.   Getting torps to detonate that close, is kinda ridiculous.    Arming distance needs to be increased on ships as well. 

[Compassghost]

I think around 350m should be sufficient for minimum arming. That's I think the length of a destroyer?

[paradat]

I think around 350m should be sufficient for minimum arming. That's I think the length of a destroyer?

 

Yikes! No no. 350 meters is about the length of a modern Super carrier.

[Compassghost]

 

Yikes! No no. 350 meters is about the length of a modern Super carrier.

 

In-game meters are much smaller than real meters. That picture of the Gremyaschy up there in my video, that wedge is 250m away.

[QuicksilverJPR]

 

In-game meters are much smaller than real meters. That picture of the Gremyaschy up there in my video, that wedge is 250m away.

 

Which means your DD is approximately 1200 feet long  

 

Yes, the size of the ships are off.

[Compassghost]

 

Which means your DD is approximately 1200 feet long  

 

Yes, the size of the ships are off.

 

We've just got really tall naval personnel.

[Numbah18]

We've just got really tall naval personnel.

 

But they live in such small houses  OP you remind me of someone who sunck up on my BB and launched torps as close as he could. 

[ravenouscorvidae]

Also remember that the distance from your ship shown on their info markers is calculated from the middle of their ship and not the torpedo launchers.

[Savage_Bunny]

As far as arming goes,  I thought last night I saw some air dropped go form white to red but I could be imaging this as I never seen that before.  I would though like,  if that not the case,  for torpedoes to be white until armed so we can tell if being hit or hitting with one if they are unarmed or not at that moment for easier visual reference.  Beyond that switch team torpedoes to green and then our torpedoes to either yellow or blue.  Though this does not help color blind people in the least it would still be nice to know when torpedoes are armed.

[Taussig1917]

I had an experience like that demonstrated by Compassghost's video.  Took two torpedoes from about a 45 degree angle.  The first one hit my bow and did nothing more than make a "thud" sound.  Unfortunately for me, the one that hit midships had room to arm - and it did me in.  I did not know about this minimum arming range, so I had a moment of relief - followed by the agony of defeat.  :-)

 

[ButtonsPushed]

I don't think I have still been alive to launch a torp at 350 meters.

[Kaeldian]

Yah, the arming range of ship torps is very short.  It's possible to get inside that range, but you might as well start throwing grenades at each other at that point as that's about how close you have to get.

[Taussig1917]

I don't think I have still been alive to launch a torp at 350 meters.

It was an unusual situation.  I was driving a DD in a narrow channel with an enemy CL pursuing from astern.  I intended to exit the channel and fire torps at the offending CL while it was still constricted by the channel.  The DD that did me in was just in the right position to fire as I exited the channel.  At the point where we became visible to each other, I went to guns but the opposing DD driver instantly capitalized on a "can't miss" opportunity (as they should have).  I got a good laugh out of it, and I'm sure that DD driver had a better one.