Maybe they were shooting from long range - in SH3 it's hard to miss at close range (like 700m). If you know the speed within two knots, you can hit. As for malfunctions, I almost never get duds in GWX 1.03. Sometimes I get unlucky and a keel-shot bounces off the hull in heavy weather, but if I set for a shallow run (like 3m) at approx 90 AoB, I'd like to think I almost never get a dud. I've had some great luck with pattern-running torps - like - speed estimate off by 3 or 4 kts, and have it catch the guy on the return. If I have to take a shot from say...2 or 3km away, it's rare that I hit the target. At those ranges, pattern running is a must for me, unless my data are perfect (like from a radio report).
just thinking about it - maybe my firing data are unrealistically good because I use stabilize view for the periscope. I bet if I were to uncheck that, I would have some major range variations in anything but calm weather. Maybe then I'd miss more. But in the end, I like hitting as often as I do. I miss with about 1-3 of my shots each patrol. I usually bag about 7-10 ships a patrol. Unrealistic, but damn fun.
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