I prefer steam powered torps. I usually attack at night and in close range 450-600m, so they have no time to evade it and most of the time they don`t even have a clue what hit `em.

Never have liked the electrics until the acustic came out. The electrics are supposed to be stealthy and not give you away but they work so well at that because they don't always explode and give away that the victem has even been attacked. Steam torpedoes give the victem the thrill of knowing their doom is at hand....

Yes, I think that the SH3 devs made the electric torps realistically unreliable (when dud torps option is selected) but made the steam torps too reliable. Only about 1 in 10 is a dud, if that.

I use a mix of steam and electric, too; the majority being steam. (I almost always use the Fast speed setting).

Very devious. And, if you use Slow speed, that would prolong their angst. :arrgh!: