Magnetic Detonator Range??

[TorpX]

Originally Posted by merc4ulfate

It would have been interesting to see the results of one of the WW II Modern American Battleships at sea and underway of a torpedo strike. The americans used a good section of the hull for Torpedo blister protection. Being fully manned and battle ready is a far cry from the sitting duck at anchor stations of battleship row.

This is true.

Later classes of BB's would have thicker and more effective torpedo defense systems, so it is hard to generalize.

An older BB sinking 3 torpedoes dosen't seem particularly odd to me, but if it happens with the latest class of BB, I would find that unrealistic. We all know how difficult it was for the USN to sink the Yamato.

[Bilge_Rat]

I ran a lot of tests on sinking when I worked on my sinking mod.

All IJN BBs, except the Yamato class, can be sunk by 2-4 torpedoes. It is all a question of where you hit. 2 well placed torpedoes is usually enough. Remember that the damage caused by a torpedo is variable and all ships are broken down internally into various watertight compartments, which is why sometimes 2 is enough, sometimes you need 3-4.

The Yamato/Musashi are in a different class. I have never been able to sink one with less than 6 torpedoes, sometimes it can take as many as 10.