Ships weak points and torpedo Detonation/damage

[John Pancoast]

Originally Posted by Drakken

I do the exact opposite in storm weather - I set the torpedoes on Magnetic but 1-1,5 meters above the target's draft to compensate for waves. Setting it below is a sure way that your torpedo will miss underneath her as she rolls upward.

Even better, set a storm limit where you don't attack because realistically it wouldn't have been possible.
No wasted torpedoes, etc. that way

Convert the teen m/s wind speeds to their Beaufort scale equivalent and you have some serious waves, etc.

[Drakken]

Originally Posted by John Pancoast

Even better, set a storm limit where you don't attack because realistically it wouldn't have been possible.
No wasted torpedoes, etc. that way

Sometimes the target is just too good to pass by, i.e. a Large Merchant, a Troop Ship, or a Tanker.

In those case, a fan-spread salvo is the best solution.

[John Pancoast]

Originally Posted by Drakken

Sometimes the target is just too good to pass by, i.e. a Large Merchant, a Troop Ship, or a Tanker.

In those case, a fan-spread salvo is the best solution.

True, but throwing realism aside, those torpedoes might come in handy later against a convoy in better weather.

Fwiw. To each their own. <g>