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Originally Posted by A_Engel
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Originally Posted by Siara
I gather you talking about the magnetic torps?
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There are no magnetic triggered torpedoes in this game. The switch is there for you to turn the magnetic trigger on and off, but the switch is just for show. It does not do anything. |
The magnetic detonators do work and the switch is not just for show (I've tracked torps with the external cam and seen them run under and detonate under the keel when set to magnetic/contact).
But as swdw correctly points out this is, as far as realism goes, incorrect. The magnetic pistols hardly ever worked. Indeed the whole concept of them was flawed for numerous reasons. One of the main reasons why they didn't work was that after 1940 most ships had their hulls degaussed as a defence against magnetic mines, this neutralised the ships magnetic signature, rendering magnetic detonators useless.