Longest distance for a torpedo hit?

[Iranon]

Do stationary targets count?

I sunk the HMS Nelson at around 8km. Otherwise... multiple hits at 6km but that is far from normal.

[Obltn Strand]

Originally Posted by Dissaray

The longest shot I have ever connected with was about 6500m in '39. I observed the dud bounce right off the hull of the target, dose that count? If not then it would have to be between 4500 and 3500km. The target was evaiding so it is hard to say for sure how far off it was exactly.

It's a hit allright. But event camera kills 100% realism, though I think it doesn't affect targetting.

Originally Posted by Iranon

Do stationary targets count?

[Dissaray]

I didn't watch it on event camera. I watched it on my attack map, the little brown torpido icon stoped going forward and sort of drifted a little then disapeared.

[Fader_Berg]

I sunk a ASW Trawler at 3800m going away with a TI magnetic. I aimed at an AOB of ~120 degrees. I could not actually observe it, but I heard the hit, the crew sheered and I was told that she was going down. It was the first time I ever considered try to hit a target beyond 2km. And probably the last one too.
One can question how I prioritize the targets, running a TypeII. I don't... Nice shot anyway...

[Obltn Strand]

Originally Posted by Fader_Berg

I sunk a ASW Trawler at 3800m going away with a TI magnetic. I aimed at an AOB of ~120 degrees. I could not actually observe it, but I heard the hit, the crew sheered and I was told that she was going down. It was the first time I ever considered try to hit a target beyond 2km. And probably the last one too.
One can question how I prioritize the targets, running a TypeII. I don't...

Law of Type II: What Type VII sinks with one torpedo, the type II always need two.

Originally Posted by Fader_Berg

Nice shot anyway...

Originally Posted by Dissaray

I didn't watch it on event camera. I watched it on my attack map, the little brown torpido icon stoped going forward and sort of drifted a little then disapeared.

That's quite a distance then.
That dud must have pissed somebody off.

[Dissaray]

It put me right over the edge. Insted of lining up a second shot I orderd flank speed and imidiatly started shelling them. I don't know what time it was exactly but I think I may have spilled the skiper's tea, very much ruening his tea time, as they didn't make much of an attempt at evasion.

It all would have worked out well if it weren't for the armed trawler that saw the whole thing hapening and tried to intervine. I got the kill in the end but it took longer than I wanted it to what with trying to escape the whole time. Though I did come away with two kills rather than the one.

[Fader_Berg]

Originally Posted by Obltn Strand

Law of Type II: What Type VII sinks with one torpedo, the type II always need two.

Not really... I rarely use more than one torpedo against targets, since I can't afford it.

[Obltn Strand]

Originally Posted by Fader_Berg

Not really... I rarely use more than one torpedo against targets, since I can't afford it.

It ususally happens with last torpedo.

[Obltn Strand]

Got a hit from 4700m. Couldn't get a screenshot though
Several other hits from 2 to 3km.

Time to return port and refit with Hitman's optics.

[melnibonian]

5,000m on a convoy attack in 1944. it hit a tanker in the first row in good weather conditions. Didn't live long to enjoy it though

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by melnibonian

5,000m on a convoy attack in 1944. it hit a tanker in the first row in good weather conditions. Didn't live long to enjoy it though

The weather or the torpedo hit?

[ryanglavin]

Newly reported 4000 M hit on Large Merchant using Line-point method.