Torpedos hit that bad?

[Franz]

Hello guys,

I have 2 questions:

1) If I’m trying to hit a Ship e.g. with the Prinz Eugen with Torpedos  at extreme Range (10″ only) I have to roll a impossible 8+ (4 + ‘2’ (extreme Range) + ‘2’ (Torpedo Attack))

So I only get a slight chance to hit if I fire at short Range (5″) by rolling a 6+ (4  + ‘2’ (Torpedo Attack))

Correct?

2) In the FAQ is stated that Torpedos can do over the horizon attacks which are at distances of > 30″.

How is that possible with these short Ranges of Torpedos?

Greets Franz

 

[Enioch]

1) If I’m trying to hit a Ship e.g. with the Prinz Eugen with Torpedos at extreme Range (10″ only) I have to roll a impossible 8+ (4 + ‘2’ (extreme Range) + ‘2’ (Torpedo Attack))

So I only get a slight chance to hit if I fire at short Range (5″) by rolling a 6+ (4 + ‘2’ (Torpedo Attack))

Correct?

Yes.

2) In the FAQ is stated that Torpedos can do over the horizon attacks which are at distances of > 30″.

How is that possible with these short Ranges of Torpedos?

Greets Franz

It isn’t. To do a Beyond the Horizon attack with a torpedo, you need a torpedo that has >30″ range. The only torpedoes in the game that currently fit the bill are the Japanese Type 93s (32″ range), which are, as you can tell, unavailable to the Kriegsmarine.

[Franz]

Thx for the swift answer Enioch

[Nat]

There are occassions where you can hit at extreme range with a torpedo….

when you are in the ‘large shilloute’ of the target & the target is stationary or you are using a T4 torpedo (KM – only available on Uboats after 1944)

You’ll also notice that trying to hit a fast moving destroyer is pretty much always impossible with torpedos (-1 for being a destroyer & -1 for going more than 6″)..

[Franz]

Got you

thx Nat

[Greg S]

It is lways better to try for the beam of a ship, of course that is where the torpedo belt will be.

And they might be hard to hit with, but they can do a whole heck of a lot of damage.

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