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Originally Posted by Barosx2
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom//sho...d.php?t=164131
Since using these I CAN hit the targets.. 
Question...regarding Pistol?? Magnetic and impact...what it says on the tin I assume. Magnetic will go of Close where as Impact on impact goes BOOM?
Whats the advantages/Disadvantage of either?
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Magnetic was an addition to impact. So when you choose magnetic it does not disable impact.
Magnetic allowed to hit a ship under its keel. You could set torpedo depth to approximately 1 m below the keel and when it was directly under the ship its magnetic field was detected and detonanted the torpedo. This lifted the ship and created an air bubble below it. When the ship came down it could break into two halfes.
Another advantage was that you needn't care about the angle in which you hit a ship. On impact this was very important, because a torpedo could bounce off the hull when it was not close to 90°.
The disadvantage of magnetic was that it often detonated before it reached the ship. So it was often disabled. Especially during bad wheather conditions IIRC.
As far as I tested it shooting below a ship's keel doesn't work anymore. The torpedo runs under the ship und does not detonate. In SHIII it worked perfect. Has anyone else recognized this? Magnetic is not very useful now.