Silent Hunter 5 First person view.

[Takeda Shingen]

Originally Posted by DigitalAura

I remember reading in the US Navy's submariners guide that certain vessels required a certain number of fanned torpedoes to be fired to ensure sinkings. It recommended that even relatively small vessels should have 4 torps fired at it .... I remember thinking it seemed like a lot to fire at one vessel.... but now the new SH5 is penalizing for this?



This is typically how I play anyways, but it seems to be contrary to historical protocols. Doesn't it?

Not at all. BdU's required protocol was different than SubPac's. Torpedoes were treated as premium weapons; not to be wasted. Since the uboats' mission was to strangle Great Britian, it was imperative to maximize each boat's effectiveness. It is also why attacking escort ships was frowned upon. This was also true given the small number of frontboote available at the start of the war. You needed each boat at sea for as long as possible between refits.