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Originally Posted by King_Zog
Actually ,I find that in my experience magnetics work just as fine for under the keel AOB90 shots as they do for oblique angle shots.
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They will almost always go off at low speeds (a TI at high speed under a narrow hull, though, may not), but tend to explode on the other side. When that happens, I do not get a "torpedo impact" message (even though the explosion is obvious), and the damage to the target is often remarkably slight, and is always on the far side of the target). For a small merchant, it may be enough, but I find it a wasted torp for a large target.
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Originally Posted by King_Zog
To me there does not seem to be any difference in explosive power between impact and under the keel magnetic detonations. It seems to me that shot placement is the only thing that counts if you are going for 1 torp sinkings.
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I'd say shot placement is the single most important factor, but not all of the equation. A magnetic under the forward crane of a passenger/cargo, for example, can snap it in two. Sent in as an impact, you are more often than not going to spend hours waiting for her to sink.