Depends, they work and are somewhat overpowered in stock. With mods like TMO...as stated, make good beer crates. The only use in TMO is sometimes if you have a damaged ship you need to slow down is to use them why you evade.
They run about 12 kts. In stock really better to use them on escorts before your spotted why they're running slow, may atleast slow them down. Try to run them below the keel for more damage.
Do be careful, they can home in on you. Sometimes if they're off track, you can get them to home in on you and you can steer them towards the enemy, stop engines and dive deeper, they'll go right over and hopefully home in on the enemy.
The only time I carry them is late war in the shallows of the Formosa. Some big convoys, but protected by Type AB's, pure suicide to get trapped by those in shallow water. I once shot 10 at a convoy in 70ft of water from 4000 yards and ran...they did some damage, but pulled the escorts way off and I got my real attack off.
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