This game can be so frustrating sometimes.

[Nerazzurri]

Originally Posted by CWorth

With magnetics set them to go off under the keel of the ship.I find about if the ship has a draft of say 11 meters I set it for 12m.With magnetics I find I don't have to worry as much with the angle of the ship but I still try to get around 45-90 degrees.

I remember reading (I don't recall where) that with magnetic pistols you get better results with the torpedoes coming in at 0-60 degrees on the target.

The thinking being if it's at close to 90 there isn't as much of field of metal or enough time for the pistol detonate. If it's 0-60 the pistol is getting more of a contact from running more lengthwise with the target.

I haven't tried it because I'm just not covinced by the magnetics but the theory makes sense. One thing I can say does support the thinking - with the narrower beamed ships, when I did try magnetics (at 90 degrees), many of the explosions were directly after the torp had just passed the keel, meaning the force of the explosion wasn't directly under the ships spine.

EDIT just remembered - out of desperation onr time, I did fire a magnetic directcly under a destroyer, at 0 degrees, that was bearing down on me. It was VERY effective. I guess that supports the theory too.

[fat jez]

[quote=Nerazzurri]

Originally Posted by CWorth

EDIT just remembered - out of desperation onr time, I did fire a magnetic directcly under a destroyer, at 0 degrees, that was bearing down on me. It was VERY effective. I guess that supports the theory too.

That worked for me too. I had a charging destroyer who forgot I had a stern tube. One quick snapshot with a magnetic pistol set to explode a couple of metres under her soon broke her back.

Cheers,
Stephen