Academy Torpedo Mission

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Originally Posted by Tessa

If the torpedo runs too deep a 45 degree shot vs a 90 degree shot can make the difference between a hit or miss. In the event cam several times I have seen the eel start moving upwards under the boat but doesn't make contact with the keel as it didn't have enough time under the target to make contact. One more second under the keel can sometimes make or break whether you score a hit or not - granted this is only applicable when either the torpedo (itself) goes deeper than you set it, or your own setting was too deep to begin with.

A 90 degree aob will still hit your target if you have the setting right. By decreasing the aob you give yourself more room for error in your depth settings. If the eel runs 1.5m under the boat the longer it runs under the boat will give it more time to rise upwards and make contact. A 90 shot that low is almost guaranteed to miss where a 30 degree aob setting might still hit it.

Exactly.