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l02turner · 03-03-17, 10:31 AM

I have 3 questions.
First, the Japanese long Lance Torpedo was said to be the best in the world back in WW2. It had a ranhe of 20 mi if I recall correctly. How did they get such a great range from them?
Second; the Japanaes Carrier flight operations were reported as being very much faster than the US when it came to take-offs and forming up. They were said to be able to form up 150 or more planes for an attack (before we sank most of their carriers) in less than 30 minutes - something that took similar US Carrier Ops as much as an hour to several hours to achieve. Anyone know how they did that so fast?
Finally, relating to SH - the torpedo doesn't seem as powerful (destruction-wise) as the real life fish were. A single fish could sink a medium Jap Destroyer I believe but the game requires 2 or more fish to guarantee a sinking. Or is it my imagination and poor targeting?
LarryT

03-03-17, 10:31 AM	#1
l02turner Soundman Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Va Posts: 143 Downloads: 167 Uploads: 0	Jap Torpedos and Jap Aircraft Opns I have 3 questions. First, the Japanese long Lance Torpedo was said to be the best in the world back in WW2. It had a ranhe of 20 mi if I recall correctly. How did they get such a great range from them? Second; the Japanaes Carrier flight operations were reported as being very much faster than the US when it came to take-offs and forming up. They were said to be able to form up 150 or more planes for an attack (before we sank most of their carriers) in less than 30 minutes - something that took similar US Carrier Ops as much as an hour to several hours to achieve. Anyone know how they did that so fast? Finally, relating to SH - the torpedo doesn't seem as powerful (destruction-wise) as the real life fish were. A single fish could sink a medium Jap Destroyer I believe but the game requires 2 or more fish to guarantee a sinking. Or is it my imagination and poor targeting? LarryT