magnetic torpedos

Hello, do anyone know how deep the torpedo can go under the target when you have magnetic on it? because it says in the manual that you should set it 2m below the keel, but most it just keep going... and i read in a book that they could go 3-4 meters under the keel an go off but idont know? And even if you hit the ship under the keel it never breaks...

[Annatar]

I usually set them to the next full meter below the listed draft. So if the draft is 9.3 meters I set the eel at 10 meters.
If it was something like 9.9 meters then I'd set to 11 meters though...

[kenijaru]

I'd go with 50cm under the keel. Maybe more if the sea is heavy-ish and avoid them if the sea is just plain rough.

[melnibonian]

As a rule of thumb try set it 0.5m under the draft depth of the target in good weather conditions and 1m in bad (the target in rocking in this case).

[Jimbuna]

The main consideration concerning depth settings in rough weather is the level of pitching the boat is subject to.

I only use impact settings in these conditions.

[Kapt Z]

Originally Posted by jimbuna

The main consideration concerning depth settings in rough weather is the level of pitching the boat is subject to.

I only use impact settings in these conditions.

Yes, impact only in rough weather.

I seem to remember reading somewhere that even when you set for 'magnetic' the impact aspect of the detonator should still work. I have never seen that happen in SH3. I've only experienced duds when the 'magnetic' torps happen to hit the hull instead of passing under it.

[BasilY]

Originally Posted by Unterseeboot92

Hello, do anyone know how deep the torpedo can go under the target when you have magnetic on it? because it says in the manual that you should set it 2m below the keel, but most it just keep going... and i read in a book that they could go 3-4 meters under the keel an go off but idont know? And even if you hit the ship under the keel it never breaks...

I always set my torps at 1 meter beneath surface, use impact piston (disabled magnetic piston), except when I am facing ships with shallow bottoms (Hunt Class), and the Passenger/Cargo.