Torpedo's bumping off

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[quote=Exitium]

Originally Posted by Henri II

For future kills, how can I determine what my torpedo depth should be? Guess it's keel depth - something?

In the recognition manual, for each ship, there is a "draft" entry. That is the depth that the ship's keel will be in relation to the water line.

As previous posters said, impact pistols should be shallow to hit the hull at 90 degrees in the verticle and as close to 90 Degrees in the horizontal.

If you are using magnetic pistols, take the ship's draft (say 7.9 meters) and add .5 to 1.5 meters) For the 7.9 meter draft I usually use 8.5.

Trying to use impact pistols near keel depth is risky as, as a previous poster said, the curvature of the hull will often make the torp bounce off.

Also, watch the minimum range. shooting at 500 meters if the ship is heading toward you may result in a less than 300 meter torp run - bong not boom