[Rockin Robbins]

I love trying to catch one listening. If you can just set up your torpedo for magnetic/impulse, AoB zero, speed zero, depth shallow as you can. Come to periscope depth, point your scope at the unfortunate victim (try to face the target pretty closely, keep the gyro angle small) and shoot.

Another fun thing to do when you have three or four after you is Cutie on a Leashtm. Have the Cutie in an after torpedo tube. The first thing you want to do is get all the escorts behind you in the same general direction. Come up to 99 feet, the deepest that you can shoot from and swim that Cutie our in their general direction. Then descend to whatever depth blows your skirt up. It might just hook up and terminate one of your "buddies."

But if it doesn't, no loss. When it's 800 or 1000 yards away, point directly toward or away from Mr Cutie and give full power a blast for 20 seconds or so. Just like a good puppy dog, the Cutie will reverse course to head straight at you. You're ok, it can't come down to 300' or so. But where do all those escorts have to go to kill you? Ah! You guessed it, and they'll take turns until the Cutie tags one. For some reason the Cutie is getting away without delivering your greetings? Just blast full power for 20 seconds or so again and turn that puppy around for another round of blind man's bluff. You can keep this going for about 20 minutes. Bet you hear a boom before then!

I'm finding for down the throat or up the poop chute shots the most important thing is highest torpedo speed shot at the closest possible range, about 400 yards. Using Mark 14s at high speed or Mark 23s will double your chances of success over Mark 18s.