Weird torpedo event?

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Originally Posted by goaticus11

Hi- so I'm in super heavy fog, can't see my sonar contact. So I run underwater as fast as I can and rats, too slow. So I surface and run at it and sure enough when I can see him I'm like 800 yards directly behind a freighter. So before he sees me, I pop out a torpedo (G7a) set on magnetic, slow. (Figured maybe a stern hit would blow off the screws or whatnot...) I used the free camera to watch it because I am still learning, and the torp goes right on up to the ship and strikes the rudder, or the little pivot guard thing under the rudder, but like RIGHT ON. Then it stops, does not explode, and sinks to the bottom.

Did it fail? Was there not enough hull there to blow? Just how sensitive are those magnetic pistols? Disappointing! Then they shot at me!!

Eventually ran ahead in the fog and got him from side.

Any perspectives? Thanks I love this simulation.

Like most other nations of the world during WWII, the German's had their fair share of torpedo failures, so a "dud" is not out of the ordinary, especially if early in the war and using the magnetic pistols. The US had trouble with the magnetic, as well as impact pistol, in that the firing pin would distort and not go into the detonator.