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Old 03-06-06, 03:00 PM   #6
Kazuaki Shimazaki II
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Default Re: Air dropped torps and Shallow waters

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Originally Posted by GunnersMate
Air dropped torpedos sink in the mud if the water depth is 80 ft or so. Is this a bug or a feature? :hmm: My leanings are to bug because real life dropped torpedos use chutes. Also WW2 air dropped torpedos did not do this (at least not 100% of the time)
Feature. They use chutes, but that means they enter the water vertically - AFAIK a WWII torp is hits the water more or less on its belly, so the pre-stabilization dip may well be less.
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