[jazzabilly]

>>Two hits to sink a ship is pretty normal, as a Kaleun I can vouch for it. But the 40% duds.... that shouldn't be happening in '44. Are your torpedomen idiots?

No, I only run one career at a time, and when that sub driver is retired or goes on eternal patrol, I start a new one. I'm only in April of '43; they offered me a Balao Class boat after my third patrol in a Gato (USS DRUM) where on the second patrol I bagged 60K tonnage, including four large tankers and three troopships. On the third and last patrol on that boat, all six MK 23s were duds; two were my fault (left the magnetic pistols in the "on" position) and the other four went off prematurely or not @ all.

I took my Balao on a "shakedown" just out of harbor, kicked her up to top spd, crashdove (an eye popping 20 seconds to get under) and I gotta say, she's a thoroughbred.

So that's that. As far as WW2 sub forces go, USN= wicked fun subs, lousy torpedoes. Germans= good boats (love my VIIc!), good torpedoes. Japanese=mixed bag of subs=excellent torpedoes (and ridiculous tactical doctrine).

Don't know enough about the others, though the RN had some good subs and commanders, In know that their tech. was not up to standard. They lost a lot of boats in the 'Med, as I understand it.