I did fire at only 500m and so not much could go wrong other than a malfunction.
I guess at longer ranges when the torp is doing between 30 and 40 Knots, if it breaks the suface it just cuts through and back in.
I set the torp to impact fuse and depth 4m to counter the ships motion, seemed to work! Went down with just one hit.
Thanks people, your thoughts are most welcome.
Now on 6th Patrol, just off Harwich, got caught by a destroyer which gave me a dry slap! Smashed me gauges, the boat nearly went out of control with the stern almost out of the water! and in 26m of water that aint funny :rotfl: I shook him off after repairing the damage only for them to find me again when I thought I was safe and secured from silent running.
After another dose of tin cans which caused us no damage, they knew where we were and I couldnt shake em off... so I had to get mean... plum dowg mean!
I prepared a torp and as soon as they went round past 270 dropped their tin cans, I went to flank speed... periscope depth... then I let em av it! One G7a range 445m magnetic fuse depth 4.5m target brg 350, I caught them as they came round. The torp struck aft and blew their stern off. She sank minutes later much to my releif. I thought id had it!
Kpt, Otto,
Jan 11, 1940
Type IIb
U-23
SH3 Commander+GWX 1.03