Nixie is rather ineffective, right.
But you get it all wrong (most people do). You think about it as a game. To get shot at is no big thing, so you thing how to avoid the torpedo.
In real life you should think about how to not get shot at in the first place. And this is the main defense against torpedoes in FFG too.
When you simply can't avoid it, there is practically only thing you can do, but it works quite well. It's running. FFG has plenty of speed. You must get out of the incoming torpedo seeking area before the torpedo gets there. For that it is usefull to know where exactly torpedo aims. While sub is blind at high speeds, FFG can use buoys for that.
Also FFG can simply outrun some torpedoes. Not that it's faster, but since the torpedo has limited range and is shot from some distance, the chance of evading it by simply running away from it is quite big.
There are same tables here in thread which shows ranges and speeds at which you can evade each torpedo.
Both methods are very useful for subs too.
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