[AVGWarhawk]

Many torpedo firings were attempted at 2000+ yards and some with great success. Most skippers (from what I read) considered these firings as long shots and sometimes called them desparation shots. The main idea hear is get in close for a better probability of success. Skippers were told to get in close and firing of torpedoes at great distances was not the order of the day because SUBCOM felt it increased the chance of wasteful expenditures of torpedoes. From my recent readings, the after patrol analysis shows SUBCOM chastising some skippers because a particular attack was poor, too far from target, poor position, should have been submerged at night instead of surfaced. Things of this nature. At any rate, if you read most accounts, the skippers often discribe with detail what the sailors on the stricken vessel were wearing after a submerged daylight attack. So, yes, getting in close was the best way to attack and as a result, many skippers were called aggressive by their crew and not in a negative sence of the word.