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Old 07-09-18, 05:27 PM   #4
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Originally Posted by schlechter pfennig View Post
Torpedoes, especially in the early years, were notorious for both duds and depth keeping difficulties. It's not unusual for them to run substantially deeper than their settings. Also, in bad weather (heavy, rolling seas) setting shallow run depths often result in either the torpedo breaching (breaking the surface) or running extremely deep.

Ah, So it's a feature then (lol). Seriously though thanks for a small history lesson in torpedoes. I've always suspected the game with GWX of not being as accurate as people make it out to be but I guess it's somewhat true. Very commendable of the guys to go the extra mile for the little details.



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Doesn't the Ship ID Book give numbers about hull depth and/or generic advice about torpedo depth setting? I would aim a little higher than these numbers.

You mean the recognition manual? Not really so much advice as it just gives basic info about a ship type in question. See here:
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