I haven't gotten far enough in a career to reach new torps... but the cfg/basic.cfg file seems to be obsolete. The new data appears to be in the \Data\UPCData\UPCUnitsData\Ammunition.upc
You can find entries for torps like:
Code:
[Ammunition 12]
ID=Mk23Torpedo
NameDisplayable= Mark 23 Torpedo
Type= AmmoTorpedo
Subtype=Mk23TorpUS
AmmunitionIntervalOptionCurrent= NULL, NULL, 0
AmmunitionIntervalOptions1= 1943-01-01, 1944-01-15, 100
AmmunitionIntervalOptions2= 1944-01-16, 1946-12-31, 0
Volume= 1
PackSize=1
That seems to indicate from 1943-01-01 to 1944-01-15 the torpedo is available at 100 reknown per. 1944-01-16 onward it's free.
So verify your reknown price for the mk32s your trying to buy. If it's 100 per, then this file is probably how it's set... And if so, then yes, price drops over the course of the war.
Code:
[Ammunition 11]
ID=Mk18Torpedo
NameDisplayable= Mark 18 Torpedo
Type= AmmoTorpedo
Subtype=Mk18TorpUS
AmmunitionIntervalOptionCurrent= NULL, NULL, 0
AmmunitionIntervalOptions1= 1943-07-12, 1944-01-15, 500
AmmunitionIntervalOptions2= 1944-01-16, 1944-08-31, 200
AmmunitionIntervalOptions3= 1944-09-01, 1950-05-31, 0
Volume= 1
PackSize=1
The Mk18 drops from 500 in 1942 to 200 in 1944 to 0 in late 1944. I dunno how well this parallels historical availability but there ya go.
-m