Ever pulled a Capt. Dodge?

[Puster Bill]

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

Good enough. I stand corrected.


My point here was that having a torpedo swinging from hoist change and suddenly changing the dive angle would be exceedingly dangerous. But in this case I also have to use my own criterion against myself - while the source you provided doesn't say it was done while being depth-charged, it also doesn't say specifically that they weren't, so I'll gladly concede that point.

I think you are correct: When actually under attack, they would have secured the torpedoes as best they could. But during a convoy battle, unless they were actually getting depth charged or being shot at, they would have been reloading, which is what my point was: trying to find a way to reasonably safely reload torpedoes. Getting under the convoy helps because it limits the ability of the escorts to maneuver into attack position. Getting under a specific ship helps even more, even if it is 'cheating'.

I believe that attack, btw, was a night surface attack, something I often have *ZERO* luck with, especially after the first hits.

[Sailor Steve]

Originally Posted by Puster Bill

I believe that attack, btw, was a night surface attack, something I often have *ZERO* luck with, especially after the first hits.

I'll bet 'their' luck wasn't too good after the first hits, either. You know - searchlights, starshells, everybody and his brother looking for whoever fired those eels...

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

I'll bet 'their' luck wasn't too good after the first hits, either. You know - searchlights, starshells, everybody and his brother looking for whoever fired those eels...

Yeaah that usually complicates stuff a bit XD