When the torpedo hits its maximum range (usually only applicable to electrics since their range is only 5km) it'll detontate regardless of what is there. This can be a frequent cause of misenterpeted satisfaction of getting a hit while attacking at long range. If you're 2km from the edge of convoy (first or last column) and you miss your target it can run its full length and end up detonating and give you a false positive that you've hit something in the middle of the convoy; when in fact it could have just exploded harmlessly in one of the lanes, or on the other side of the convoy.
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