Best Torpedo w/ Type XXI

[waste gate]

I'm late in the war (07 DEC 44) and am upgrading to the Type XXI. I plan on hunting in the North Atlantic out of Bergen.

Which torp would be best for initial straight runs followed by a search and destroy pattern in the event I miss my target?

Any advice will be appreciated, and thank you in advance
wg

[IrischKapitan]

Try the FAT series of torps, FAT I (G7a) is a steamer and FAT III (G7e) is electric. Also when attacking a convoy make sure you set a shallow depth with an impact trigger or for example if there is 10 medium cargos in a convoy set the depth to 10m but you will underrun smaller ships. Hope this helps

[Paajtor]

Imo, it depends on how much you can spend.
In this period of the war, very advanced torpedoes are availalble.

Convoys in general will be heavily protected, so if you want a good torpedo for the initial run, then I'd go for acoustic-seeking torps...to hunt the escorts first.
Late-war acoustics can be used at targets going 10kts or faster...so a salvo with regular electrics (spread over merchants) will alarm them, and make sure they will revv-up their engines.
That is what you want, because they will be escorting a convoy that travels at only around 7-9kts.

So fire a spread over long distance, reload acoustics (2min/tube!), and fire at the escorts.
Dive away, take new position, and from 49m depth (max. launch depth for XXI) launch the most expensive pattern-seekers you could afford back at base.

...and be generous with decoys, when you go to a new position.

[STEED]

T-IV Homing eel game over. :up: