In "Operation Drumbeat" by Micheal Gannon he says that the fear of every torpedo mixer was that;
"Theoretically it was possible that when water rushed into the torpedo tubes before launching that the flow against the pistol propeller could activate the device that controlled the torpedo's safety run and cause the eel to arm itself while still in the tube. In which case maybe - boom!. No more drinks at the Cafe les Trois Soeurs"
So even if it was possible to set a shorter arming time, your crew would probably tell you where to go.
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