Questions about magnetic torpedoe firing

[Leandros]

Originally Posted by melnibonian

The whole idea of using a magnetic pistol is to break the ship's back. Therefore aimimg somewhere towards the middle of the vessel will bring better results.

I might be wrong but I have a feeling that a magnetically-fuzed torp passing under the length of the ship give even better results. It is also useful when you are not able to aim square on.

[melnibonian]

Originally Posted by Leandros

I might be wrong but I have a feeling that a magnetically-fuzed torp passing under the length of the ship give even better results. It is also useful when you are not able to aim square on.

That is correct in theory, although in a situation like the one you're refering to the torpedo will explode closer to the point of entry. Thus (assuming the blast is semispherical for convinience) the force of the explosion will be mainly concentrated in the area where the torpedo detonated, causing almost the same results as an AOB of 90deg.

To tell you the truth I usually use magetic pistols when my AOB is really bad for impact ones, using the same principle you're discussing. After all the important thing is for the ship to go down