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Old 08-31-10, 08:26 PM   #5
cawimmer430
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Originally Posted by HW3 View Post
The Zaunkonig II is an acoustic torpedo, meaning the target ship must be moving faster than 9-10kts for the torpedo to home in on it. If your sub makes more noise than the target ship, the torpedo will home in on you instead.

Which is surprising why it hit me in the first place. At the end of the day it's a computer game we're playing, but I suppose the sounds my submarine was making, even at low speeds, attracted the attention of the ZK2.
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