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Originally Posted by K-61
Except, the the impact pistol will not fire if the torpedo runs under the ship and the magnetic pistol fails. I still have the chance of hitting a ship in one of the adjacent columns. Sometimes, though, this has worked against me, as a cheap, closer target takes an eel meant for a more distant and fatter ship.
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No, but it's a little bonus that magnetics are armed for impact, too. I've had a (fairly) few gratifying explosions in choppy seas where the torp happened to hit, rather than go under, the target. We take what we can get, right?
They put the cheap targets outside. It helps to make your own list of frequently encountered merchants, rather than relying on the Target Book. Who can keep in their head that a medium cargo runs at 9/2 while a large merchant runs at 8/9, and who has time to fiddle through the book.