Ignoring the b.s., here's some helpful bits:
1- It has been noted, often, that smaller ships are unrealistically tough. Especially with regards to torpedos. It's a bug that wasn't fixed with GWX, or created by it, or whatever.
2- You can still sink them with one torp, no problems, 70-80%+ of the time if you aim in the right spot. Bow shots are probably the most popular shot, and they are my choice. You induce a bow-down angle that drives the ship underwater using its own momentum. Many of the ships won't sink if you simply hit them in the middle of the ship.
3- I regularly sink smaller ships with the deckgun using 10-15 rounds. The key is, as the GWX and community manual state, you must hit BELOW the waterline. Wait for that explosion then splash. Hits above the waterline don't do too much, which is quite realistic. I've sunk small ships with 5 bow underwater deck gun shots.
So don't give up. The odd ship comes across as very tough to sink, which is, on average, realistic. Smaller ships are relatively too tough, but they are far enough from being unsinkable that you can still realistically engage them. You can search for a GWX 2.0 thread on this topic that will offer further opinions and suggestions. But honestly, bow shots and underwater shots should solve the majority of your small-ship problems.
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