Several people have posted ideas on how to avoid getting into this situation in the first place, which is the obvious best solution. When I do find myself in this situation here's what I do ...
Select the rear torpedo tube.
Set the running speed to fast.
Preset the TDC for a 90 degree shot at close range. The most important thing is to get good speed data.
Full speed on a parallel course with the merchant. Get close, maybe as close as a couple hundred yards.
When you are next to him and just a bit beyond, chop the speed and bring the boat around hard to get the rear torpedo to bear.
Last second adjustments to AOB and range.
Fire at point blank.
At 400 yards a large merchant is going to have trouble evading.
If it's a more manueverable boat like a coastal merchant, kill it with the deck gun or just let it go.
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