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Hunterbear · 10-09-05, 02:37 PM

Hi stljeffbb1,

Firing at 600m or less, I would say you'd hardly ever get duds then. I only attack that close if I make it into a convoy. I fire most torps a min. of 1500m to give me some evasive action time to evade the DDs that come sniffing around. The most minimal distance I've had torps work was 250m but I only do that to attacking DDs (usual from the stern).

I think if you try changing your attacks to 1500m-2000m you'll see more premature detonations (esp. with T1's, T2's will miss rather than pre-detonate) and more wayward torpedos that miss the mark. I've had plenty of frustrating experiences of torpedos detonating half way to target or just seconds from impact. The funny thing is that the intended target doesn't zigzag afterwards and the DDs rarely come to check it out unless they were close by. The only other odd thing I notice sometimes is that my WO will tell me Torpedo Missed when I clearly saw it hit the target and the target slows.

So if you want your torpedos to act like you've read, I think you need to fire them farther out and see what happens. But I warn you, if you can't handle frustration well, only keep soft objects in reach so you don't hurt yourself or others, hehe.

Happy Hunting!

PS- Cute hat! LOL

10-09-05, 02:37 PM	#10
Hunterbear A-ganger Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: California, USA Posts: 72 Downloads: 18 Uploads: 0	Hi stljeffbb1, Firing at 600m or less, I would say you'd hardly ever get duds then. I only attack that close if I make it into a convoy. I fire most torps a min. of 1500m to give me some evasive action time to evade the DDs that come sniffing around. The most minimal distance I've had torps work was 250m but I only do that to attacking DDs (usual from the stern). I think if you try changing your attacks to 1500m-2000m you'll see more premature detonations (esp. with T1's, T2's will miss rather than pre-detonate) and more wayward torpedos that miss the mark. I've had plenty of frustrating experiences of torpedos detonating half way to target or just seconds from impact. The funny thing is that the intended target doesn't zigzag afterwards and the DDs rarely come to check it out unless they were close by. The only other odd thing I notice sometimes is that my WO will tell me Torpedo Missed when I clearly saw it hit the target and the target slows. So if you want your torpedos to act like you've read, I think you need to fire them farther out and see what happens. But I warn you, if you can't handle frustration well, only keep soft objects in reach so you don't hurt yourself or others, hehe. Happy Hunting! PS- Cute hat! LOL