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Old 02-13-07, 10:25 PM   #15
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Originally Posted by Subnuts
Later in the war, US subs always fired spreads of torpedoes at warships. It's not like they could get a perfect firing solution by clicking on the enemy and pointing the periscope at the "sweet spot." :rotfl:
Yea right, they WISH they had a red triangle

:rotfl:

Sure, even the little Fido (much smaller than a normal torpedo) was 100% fatal if it hit a sub, but the question is hitting it. And at night against a small moving target... of course they'd go for a spread!

Also, I recall a story of an investigation about the sinking of a Spanish sub during their civil war which suggested that it was sunk by a dud torpedo from a U-boat
Subs ain't build to witstand torpedo hits!

And yea, American radar... I look forward to it in SHIV
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