{"draw" them to a certain doom with down-the-throat shots.}
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Originally Posted by Mios 4Me
Why, I would never consider such a thing!
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Have you ever watched the 1958 movie "Run Silent, Run Deep" where the skipper trains his crew to crash dive to periscope depth in under 40 seconds, with the periscope up and ready to fire a down-the-throat shot at a Japanese destroyer escort?
The trick is to wait until the very last moment to fire. Maybe about 600 to 700 yards; enough distance for the torpedo to arm as the distance rapidly closes.
In my humble opinion, you really don't want the escort to take the shot head on or on the nose. You want the torpedo to go under the hull dead on or better you hope the escort sees the torpedo and turns sharply right or left only to get it broadside under her hull.