I seem to have a lot of trouble with tankers. I have hit more than one dead astern and although impact has been reported, they don't seem to be phased by it one bit.
Also on my last patrol I had incapacitated a tanker with 2 torpedoes and it was sitting dead in the water. Backed up to it at a 90 degree angle and at 275 yards fired 2 torpedoes from the stern tubes. They missed!
Spun around and faced her. I locked on and looked at the torp depth the auto targeting was using. It was 25 feet I think. Changed it to 15 feet and fired 2 from the bow at again 275 yards. Both hit. She sank.
Not sure I really understand. The first two hit her with auto targeting. The second two missed with auto at short range. The third two hit with auto except I made them run shallower. Is there a different recommended depth? Full, empty, all around?
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