Yes, there will be many merchants to sink. There will be four main types:
-Cargo Ships
-Tankers
-Liners
-Bulk Merchants
Recent modeling updates; the skin now has less noise. Many more details are in place (launches, propellers, rudder, 5.9" guns, railings, bridgework) but some 88mm gun ports are still needed..
The anti torpedo net booms were removed after Jutland in 1916 - the nets were too thin to stop modern torpedoes. Plus, nets damaged the paint work & could wrap around the propellers, stopping the ship. They were also a drowning hazard if the crew had to abandon ship.
In WWII, effective nets were developed, but they were rarely used because they lowered a ship's maximum speed too much. As far as I know, no WWII battleships ever had their own torpedo net system.
