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Sailor Steve · 01-02-07, 11:54 AM

I found long ago in SHI-and it holds true for SHIII also-that sometimes you will fire a torpedo at 400 meters or more and have it dud. This is because the target is heading toward you and the actual run is less than 300. Likewise if it's a trailing "up the kilt" shot you can sometimes fire at much less than 300 because by the time it gets there the target will have moved enough that the torpedo ends up running more than that.

01-02-07, 11:54 AM	#11
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	I found long ago in SHI-and it holds true for SHIII also-that sometimes you will fire a torpedo at 400 meters or more and have it dud. This is because the target is heading toward you and the actual run is less than 300. Likewise if it's a trailing "up the kilt" shot you can sometimes fire at much less than 300 because by the time it gets there the target will have moved enough that the torpedo ends up running more than that. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo