WWII patrol tonnages are much lower than SH 4 ones for a number of reasons.
1.) Putting torps into a target is much harder IRL as: To get good solution even with TDC, , Range, Speed and AoB is required. IRL, these were hard to get.
- Ranging using stadimeter was dependent on the height of the target and there was no magic book showing the height of targets.
- Since range was hard to determine, speed was also hard to determine as well.
(In SHIV, solutions can be perfect. IRL, even with accurate info from SJ radar, scoring 2 hits out of 6 on large spread was good.)
2.) IRL, high value ships tended to use higher speeds when sailing around. In SH 4, your task forces tend to steam at around 12 knots. IRL, you would expect high value ships to cruise at least 16 to 24 knot range. They will also zig zaging in areas with a known submarine threat.
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