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Old 03-24-14, 12:07 PM   #39
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Originally Posted by BigWalleye View Post
I'm afraid that up-and-down motion of the image doesn't tell me anything about the modeling of the hull-torpedo interaction. Have you actually seen a magnetic run under a hull in heavy weather? IMO, direct visual observation of a torp running straight and true (with no porpoising to track the surface wave action) and the target hull moving up out of the detonation zone would be the only positive confirmation. I never use an external cam, so I've never looked for it it.
Fair enough but I've seen many an eel porpoising as well as striking the side of the hull as the vessel pitches into the sea.

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Originally Posted by Mittelwaechter View Post
^^

It works exactly like that.

And you can observe the perfect set mag-torpedo bouncing off, with the hull dunking deep.
Rgr that.
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