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Originally Posted by K-61
the acoustics is what is the best depth and trigger to use with them? Should I set them with a magnetic pistol and to run under the keel, or should I set them shallower with an impact pistol?
Can you program how long they run straight before the track, and can you determine which way they make their first turn and how far before they turn again?
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Here's a couple of links to what Dönitz wrote and ordered about their usage:
http://www.uboatarchive.net/BDU/BDUOrder67.htm
http://www.uboatarchive.net/BDU/BDUKTB30337.htm
Acoustics: I would experiment on shooting down the throat with a magnetic shot, depth depending on the weather. If the weather is bad, impact or wait for a good attacking weather (not so bad that the eels won't keep depth, not so good that ASDIC locates the U-boat easily).
LUT/FAT: Yes you can program them to a point. Hit F6 and and change the setting in the TDC, you will then see the path the torpedo will follow after launching.
Personally I often shoot three torpedoes at one ship to maximise the possibility of at least two hits. One at just in front of the keel, one in the middle, one just behind stern. One will miss, and I use LUT/FAT torpedoes at the extremities so that the missed one will start circling in the convoy, with any luck hitting another ship.