Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

I agree a lot to do with realism involves feel, as in what feels real; but a lot of it also has to do with results. From RUB's 1-minute deck gun firing cycle to NYGM's sinking model a lot of effort has been put into getting historical results overall, sometimes to the detriment of single-incident results. Most small merchants went down with only one torpedo, but on the other hand the NYGM sinking model has resulted in more historical overall scores, plus the frustration most real captains must have experienced from time to time.

Realism, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder.