Impact or Magnetic?

[sharkbit]

One of my personal rules is no switching pistols in the middle of an engagement.
From what I understand, switching pistols involved removing the eels from the tubes and physically changing the pistols, not just flicking a switch on the TDC. During a reload I may switch if I think it necessary.

That being said,
I mostly use impacts until later in the war. If I do use mags, the sea needs to be calm-they tend to premature if the seas are rough.
Mags work pretty well against capital ships-the armor belt on them was designed to minimize torpedo damage.

[desirableroasted]

Originally Posted by opeks1

If you are hitting the target during the day and within 5000 m and it's at least '40 then use magnetic pistols and torpedoes. When it's at night (and especially) for long shots, you can and it's better to use inpact torpedoes.
That's the easiest and very basic way to explain and use cigars. Besides it depends on weather conditions and visibility.

What does night or day have to do with it? Or distance?

Don't confuse the magnetic/impact issue with the TI/TII issue. They are wholly different.

[desirableroasted]

Originally Posted by opeks1

Desirableroasted, mate. He asked the question about impact and magnetic fish and I just replied to it. I think it has much to do with days and nights and besides I know what the differences between torpedoes are. If you fire the gas cigar like TI, by day, it may be easily spotted by the enemy and I think that you know it very well.

You are confusing gas vs electric propulsion and impact vs magnetic detonators. What is propelling the torpedo has nothing to do with its detonator.

So, yes, TI (gas) torpedoes are easily spotted in daytime (by naval ships, but not by merchants), but what sort of detonator they are carrying is (obviously) impossible to know.