Beaufighter X will not use torpedoes.

[crsutton]

Was not sure because I have had only a few opportunities but it looks as if the torpedo equipped Beaufighter will not use torpedoes. I have them set to 5000 ft and naval attakc with torpedoes set on but they just drop down and strafe without using the torpedoes. I know that they are a FB class, would setting them above 6k make a difference?

[jcjordan]

Is it a case of no HQ's in range have torpedo supply or base not large enough to supply them? Is the torpedo setting red on the unit? Low torpedo skill of pilots?

[crsutton]

No, they are good to go for torpedoes as far as HQs and settings.

[PaxMondo]

pilots have NavalTorp training?

[castor troy]

ORIGINAL: PaxMondo

pilots have NavalTorp training?

you can attack with torps with any kind of naval attack rating, that's not a condition to launch torp attacks

[jcjordan]

Could it be that they were inexperienced in NT that they just didn't launch any or no hits so you just saw the strafe results?

Combat result report as well as pic of unit as well as pilot screen might help us figure out more. One thing I've learned about the design of the game is that there are so many die rolls to do something that oftten failure to do anything is the result.

[afspret]

Range to target might have something to do with. How far out are your targets?

[Chris21wen]

I had the same problem.  I never could get them to use torps even with all the suggestion mentioned here satified.

[jcjordan]

Ok I see the reason now as I hadn't been able to load game in a while to look, there's no torpedo load out for it hence no ability to torpedo attack. Not sure if this was on purpose (ie a/c wasn't used in this role in the Pacific type situation) or if it was an oversight. I'd report it also in the Air OOB topic in the main forum. Not sure if it'll get into any future patch or not.

[afspret]

I checked the weapons load shown in the database & aircraft screen & it shows the primary weapon for the TF X as being the 18in torpedo & two 250ld bombs as secondary.

[jcjordan]

Mine doesn't for scen1, it shows 500lb or 250lb bombs

[Dan Nichols]

There is a Beaufighter TB X and a Beaufighter X. Only the Beaufighter TB X should carry torpedoes.

[jcjordan]

Maybe that's what I saw in mine since he said Beaufighter X.

[Cavalry Corp]

Does alt have to be above 6k or they use redyuced payload as low level attack???