[WernherVonTrapp]

During the early years of the war, I was lucky to get a total of 20k tons sunk at the end of a patrol. Usually, it was more like 11k to 18k. Now, I'm in late 1944. I usually fire 2 torps at standard merchant vessels (under 9k tons) and 3 torps for larger merchants (over 9k tons). Battleships (for me), usually take 3 to 4 torps aimed at vital compartments. Kongos I can usually down with 3 in this manner. If it doesn't sink outright, I slink away and put a 4th in her via long range (she's usually dead in the water after 3). Ises and Fusos are definitely 4 torps. Most of the carriers have only taken 2 torps to sink though I have had occasion to put a 3rd into the largest ones to finish them off. With the exception of the Mogami (split between 2/3 torps), I've always been successful with just 2 torps on Heavy/Light Cruisers.