Originally Posted by tater

A merchant doesn't take that many. I've been sort of watching these last 3-ish patrols, and while I always fire spreads of at least 2 fish, I have sunk many merchants with 1, and none have survived a spread of 3.

So many merchants downed in RFB with 1, and virtually all with 2+. I don't usually fire only 2, so I don;t have a feeling for 2 vs 3 hits, though with duds, etc, I'd bet the large majority sink with 2.

I can't even tell you what they were, I usually shoot at bigger targets first, and I've been just doing a version of RR's O'Kane method with great effectiveness (it's 43/44 so I have radar for speed, etc).

I had ONE hog islander linger with 3, decks awash, actually. I DGed her out of impatience.

tater