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Benimaru

For the first time, I've uploaded a submarine! It's also the first submarine I've made in stormworks, so hopefully any problems aren't too terrible.
Big credit to my friend Apple for some of the coolest pictures here.

The Benimaru is a quick submarine which is entirely focused towards torpedoes and, as of recently, cruise missiles. As such, the sub features no gun. The torpedoes and missiles are player guided, and can be guided from either the periscope or the seat on top of the conning tower.

To Sail:

1: Head to the propulsion section. This is located aft of the Operations room. Set the forward helm to "depth hold", and turn the key to the top right labelled "Activate Aft Levelling System". This will stabilize the sub.

2: Move to the right hand propulsion helm. From here you should be able to start the engine, and activate the electric engines. After the engine is turned on, make sure to also turn on the coolant pumps and head to the back of the engine room and activate the generator clutch.

3: The throttle for the electric engines will determine your speed, and from the right hand propulsion helm, you can also use the rudders.

4: Don't use 'depth hold' at the same time as either 'periscope depth' or 'snorkel depth'.

To use the torpedoes:

1: There are 3 torpedo tubes on the ship. 2 are at the front, on the lower deck, and one is at the back. The Aft torpedo can be used through the control panel next to the periscope.

2: While firing a torpedo, make sure the tube is entirely filled with water before activating the torp, or it may explode the moment you fire it.

3: the lower torpedo room features 4 total reloads, make sure you don't disconnect any of the torpedoes unless they're already connected to the sliding tracks. they're too heavy to lift back up by hand, so you're pooched if you drop them from their hoists early lol

4: Once you fire a torpedo, have either a second person on the periscope/upper seat or head to the periscope/upper seat yourself and use the labelled inputs to steer the torpedoes left or right onto the target.

To use the CRUISE MISSILES WOOOOOO

1: There are 2 Cruise missiles on board the Benimaru, located in the 2 forward, upper deck tubes which used to house torpedoes. Either seat will work for guiding both missiles or torpedoes, but only the missiles supply a TV signal.

2: Launch the cruise missile as if it were a standard torpedo, however be aware that your time to target will be significantly reduced! The turning radius of each missile is also significantly greater than that of the torpedoes, so the sub will need to be slightly more aligned with the target as you launch. (no 180's, sadly). The missiles have a range of roughly 4km.