Notice this as well : When homing torpedoes are available and you have one make sure to fire it when the target is at a distance of min 500m nad max 1200m. Once I fired a T IV at a closing escort but it was too close (200m) the fish didn't aquire the target and the DD passed right over the uboat , droped its D/Cs and ........ (no need to write more)
I have even fired a TIV at a Bogue carrier at 2500m but it missed sinced the fish locked on an escort. That means even if you select a target for the torpedo the torpedo will lock on the noisest one closer.
Also when firing homing torpedoes pay attention to speed limits of the target.
The TIV will not turn to reaquire a lost target but the TXI will.
And one more : you can get killed by one of your homing torps if you run at high or flank speed. This has happened in real life in WWII.
Good luck!
Happy hunting.
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