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Old 01-23-08, 07:38 AM   #2
ChristopherT
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Originally Posted by Badfuzzy
How do you deal with the Mark 14's in Silent Hunter? I would say 1/3 -1/2 of my Mark 14's torps are duds or premature, at least before 1943. Does angle of impact, range, speed, or depth have any effect on the chance of a dud? Obviously close range will eliminate most of the prematures...
Historically, torpedoes that hit a glancing blow had a better chance of not dudding on impact. Wether that is modeled in Silent Hunter I don't recall. As far as prematures go, try to keep the torpedoes as deep as the target will allow. You should also allow at least 5 seconds between firing tubes to reduce the torpedoes odds of interfering with each other. I do recall that the early war is a frustrating period. You could try launching attacks on sound bearings alone just for kicks, that was a very early war tactic!

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