suggestions for techniques for attacking warships?

[Rockin Robbins]

Please note that the further you get from a 90º angle to the track with the target approaching, the more likely they are to see the oncoming torpedoes and the easier it is to avoid the longitudinal spread. In the daytime, avoidance will approach 100% with a 45º approach. I would only shoot the Cromwell attack at night or in very heavy seas.

Actually the most tolerant attack for target speed and course is simply firing when the target is at a 90º angle on the bow. Yes, this means the torpedo track angle is aft of the beam, about 100º to 110º, even higher with a high speed target. Intuitively this seems wrong, but World War II analysis shows that this will actually get you more hits.

Make sure you always use high speed settings for Mark 14s. This is vital against a high speed target as you need every last speck of accuracy you can muster.