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Originally Posted by Rambler241
Well, no the "ideal approach angle" can't be 90°, now can it? You then say
Abeam of the target as if you are crossing the letter "T" where the short top is the ship course and the long bottom is your torpedo track. Does it make sense now? I told you I am bad at describing things in numbers. The error was mine.
Which means that if the approach is at 90° to the centre of the convoy, by the time you get into range, most of the ships will be to left or right, depending on which side you're attacking from. Apart from that, most convoys have flanking escorts, so at some stage you're likely to have to pass fairly close to one. Not a good start.
Yes exactly why if you get in and are able to make your shots cross the "T" you are lucky indeed. Too bad it's probably what you'll have to rely on while carrying out such a risky move. But that's why you joined the Kriegsmarine in the first place, isn't it.
Around 45° is the only way to do it - maintaining a safe distance from both the leading escort and the flanking escort(s), before commencing your attack. If you aren't ahead, then you have to get ahead, while avoiding detection.
All true
Really? Are you suggesting that less than 1 km reduces your chances of a hit?
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Unless this is sarcasm, yes, the closer your barrel is to the target, the less chance the bullet will miss. You can't always get to point blank with a torpedo, and if you are close enough to touch your tubes against her hull, it's probably already resulted in a collision. If you can wait to 500 meters away even against a ship that is zig-zagging, you will still have a decent chance to hit. Take that out to 1.5Km or 3 Km and you can imagine what will happen on your own. These are things I have tried and tested many times over and they never fail. Until they do (for me) I stand by it.