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Paul Riley · 06-27-10, 07:22 AM

A few things could be happening here -

1 - The target ship's angle of bow to the direction of the torpedo could be too steep causing the torpedo to glance off.Ideally you want the contact angle to be as near to 90 degrees as is practically possible.When you attack a ship you want to be able to see as much of the beam (the side of the ship) as possible,this will then tell you that you have a decent contact angle for the torpedo.

2 - The torpedo could have been a dud (which IS rendered in the game)

3 - The target ship could be pitching heavily in rough sea causing the torpedo to bounce off the keel (underside)

06-27-10, 07:22 AM	#2
Paul Riley Ocean Warrior Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Sheffield, England Posts: 2,679 Downloads: 165 Uploads: 0	A few things could be happening here - 1 - The target ship's angle of bow to the direction of the torpedo could be too steep causing the torpedo to glance off.Ideally you want the contact angle to be as near to 90 degrees as is practically possible.When you attack a ship you want to be able to see as much of the beam (the side of the ship) as possible,this will then tell you that you have a decent contact angle for the torpedo. 2 - The torpedo could have been a dud (which IS rendered in the game) 3 - The target ship could be pitching heavily in rough sea causing the torpedo to bounce off the keel (underside) __________________ Best Patrol: 10 merchants + HMS Nelson for 68.056 Tonnes