Definitive torpedo depth/exploder status in 1.2

[GTHammer]

Originally Posted by nomad_delta

3. Is a ship's "draft" the distance that it extends below the waterline, and is that (in theory) what I should be using to determine my torpedo's depth settings?

a. Is there a consistent part of all ships draft that is best to hit?, such as: "as low as possible without going under" or "dead center of the ship's draft" or does it vary with each ship? If it varies, where can I find this information for each ship type?

I've be planning on running some new tests to try and get some of these answer myself. The above is the only part I can definitively answer at the moment.

3. The draft measurement is the depth the ship extends beneath the surface.

a. If you are using contact torpedos or wish for them to make contact and then detonate it is best to hit low, under any armored belt if the ship has one. However, for maximum damage a torpedo should explode underneath the keel, thus directing all of its energy into the ship. For this to occur the torpedo must past just beneath the keel. Or at least thats how it should work...I'm off to fire off loads of torps on diff settings. We'll see how it goes.