4-shot salvo or 4 separate shots?

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Fellow Kaleuns... what is your preference when you are planning to fire four (or two or three) torpedoes at one target? Salvo or separate?

I ask because I was freely dispensing advice, as is my wont, on another thread (http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=179500), and realized I had no real basis for my thoughts other than "salvos don't work for me, really."

Here is what I wrote... I would love to hear the thoughts and experiences of others.

Shooting salvos almost always fails cost/benefit analysis, especially when you can take the time to find your solution and shoot.

It takes only a half minute or so extra to shoot four separate shots, which, even when you are under pressure, gives you far better target control (and spares you the stress of watching spread angle, etc).

For the past year or two, I've only used salvos (two shot salvos only) when making snap-shots under extreme pressure -- and even then, it has rarely been worth the candle.

Run the Courageous single mission a few times and compare how you do with 4-shot salvos against 4 single shots. I think you will be surprised at the results.