Torpedo Min Range question?

[Gray Lensman]

Originally Posted by jlacy94

Interesting. I've found from my experience the default minimum range to be 500 yds in game. Using TMO, they never explode if the target is less than 600 yds. They either bounce off or go under.

I would not say never explode at less than 600 yards, rarely is the more correct term in the first few months (playing TMO). I've had a few rare successes at 500 yards in those months. After the first 6 months or so the success rate rises especially if you use angular intercepts such as RR's John P. Cromwell Attack.

the reason for the confusion is if the target is coming towards you the min is 400 but if it its going away from you then it "can be" as little as 300

the torpedo must travel 350 before it arms but travel distance keeps reducing if the target is coming at you and of course it increases if the target is going away from you.

if you want a good rule of thumb for any situation, don't fire if its under 500 and you are ok and it its a DD coming right at you its best to not fire if its under 500 because they can close distance very fast and a torp fired at 600 barely goes 400 before the DD runs into it