[CaptainHaplo]

Sorry but I have to disagree - while yes SH4 does have some historical inaccuracies - 6 torps to take down a Yamato isnt really unrealistic. Take the sinking of the Shinano for instance - took what - 3 torps - against the largest carrier japan ever built?

Yes - Major warships in battle took ALOT more hits to sink - but thats because they were EXPECTING conflict. Ships, even in wartime, usually maintain condition 3 steaming - stuff like watertight doors arent closed, etc. A submarine putting 4 torps into any vessel - without compartment integrity - is likely to go down. The difference is whether a surface vessel has time to "dog the hatches" and report all compartments "secure" - just like a sub "rigged for depth charge". Any sub taking a shot at a major warship is really doing so from a suprise position. If your on a ship expecting to get shot at - your going to have all the watertight bulkheads locked down, etc. But not when your steaming in a TF headed TO a conflict that could be days away. Takes to long for the steward to get the captain's plate to him if he has to open and then dog every hatch behind him.

Now - after the first attack - yes every ship in the convoy should be more difficult to take down. But if your first shots are quick - 4 to 6 torps (especially spaced along one side or under the keel) are gonna be enough to send just about anything to Davy Jones locker.

If you didnt like the Shinano example - look at Pearl Harbor. Many of our major vessels capsized or sank due to only a few torp hits - and that was once the battle was ongoing. No telling really if all the watertight doors got closed on some of those ships, but it just demonstrates how vulnerable a surface boat is to a torp if its compartments are not watertight from each other.