I just had my first circular runnning torpedo!

[Cobra_mkII]

Originally Posted by heartc

I didn't have one yet - *knocks on wood*. Did those of you who had them fire those torps with a high gyro angle? I always try to keep the gyro angle within 10 degrees max. The last guy who had a circular running torp and posted here described a scenario where his gyro angle was most probably above that.

I always launch on minimum gyro to minimise a dud torp risk. I fired one from the bow tube, saw it circle round (took me a while to twig what it was doing mind) and dived, course due to the delay it only just missed the conning tower.

Never was I so glad to have the torp on impact only, an influence setting would have been the end of a sub and career.