Radar issues + torpex
1. Proceeding on the surface to Area 10 on 5/13/45, near the eastern entrance of the Tsugaru Strait, we detected a small freighter through the raised periscope rather than the radar or sonar. Radar was confirmed on and set to continuous sweep.
2. The radar has always been inferior to sound detection; I understand this is a known issue.
3. The Mk 16 torpedo seems to have less explosive power than even the Mk 14 from the stock game, much less than the Mk 16. Small freighters and escorts routinely take two or more hits to sink. In one recent attack, an 800 ton escort shook off a hit from abeam just forward of the superstructure; a second hit from abeam just forward of the stack finally caused it to stop and slowly sink 10 min later.
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