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Old 12-08-11, 04:21 PM   #2810
LGN1
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Hi Leitender,

thanks for doing some more tests

Just a few comments:

1.) The 44kn speed setting was not used on u-boats until middle of 1942, IIRC. I don't know whether it also holds for SH3, but in SH4 the failure rate depends on the speed setting. Therefore, I think one should exclude the 44kn setting from testing.

2.) At 15m/s wind speed and a running depth of 1m the torpedo should not even run 300m.

3.) I have the feeling that the distance at which a premature explosion happens is equally distributed, i.e., an equal percentage of torpedoes explodes at x meters and y meters. This is historically wrong because many torpedoes exploded right after the arming distance.

4.) Both historically and in SH3 most early-war shots were/are short-distance shots (<2000m). Thus, I think the premature explosions at distances greater than, let's say, 4000m are not really relevant.

Cheers, LGN1

PS: If you look at your 30kn results, there is only one premature explosion below 2000m and only three below 4000m, i.e., approx. 19%.
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