try this, if you see a ship you would like to sink and it is in port... line up a stern shot at the very limit of the torpedo range. this will of course allow you only 1 or 2 shots depending o nthe type of boat your using.
if you want to make use of the bow tubes however line up a shot so that you are having to shoot at a bearing about 70-80 degrees off the port or starboard bow - near the maximum angle of deflection the torpedo can turn to. also you should be nearly at the maximum range of the torpedoes your shooting.
when the last fish clears the tube... turn to leave the port and head for deeper waters, if its night and the destroyers are in port to you might risk flank speed on the surface...
hopefully either way you will have already cleared a couple of miles out of port before the first torpedo even hits the target.
in short go for long distance shots with your boat sitting in a position that requiores you to make the shortest turn to exit the area... ie if you are pointing straight at the target you will have to make a 180 degree turn to leave the area - this will take far to long. be in a position to "shoot and scoot". pyrotechnics are nice to look at but if you stick around to watch them it may very well be the last thing you see!
unless you are depsarate or like captain Ahab chasing down a white wale - never - NEVER hunt inside of waters less than 80 to 100 meters unless your in a position to hit a merchant and haul a$$ to deep water under no immediate threat from retaliation.
hope this helps
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