Even later in the war, I think the pistols are too effective from a historical PoV. I've almost never had a dud impact. Generally, I use impact unless AoB prevents me from doing so. The benefit of using a magnetic for more damage is negligible in GWX, particularly if you target the bow or stern of the ship. If the AoB is more than 30 degrees from 90, I choose a magnetic to avoid the impact just bouncing off the target (which has happened a few times to me). But I've taken heavy cruisers with just two impact torpedos, so even the big warships go down quickly enough with impacts.
As an extra question- what depth do you set your impacts to? I've used 2 and 3M, and have generally settled on 2M. 1M for harbor attacks or if I really want to see the wake for subsequent aiming purposes.
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