Talk:61cm Quadruple (Oxygen) Torpedo Mount/@comment-25471396-20150526204328/@comment-202.168.70.82-20151016104132

Needless to say, no one in the right mind in WW2 will fire their torpedo from over 10km unless if the target is completely unaware of it, for example if a sub is firing at an unsuspecting ship... or if visibility is so bad that we can't see anything beyond a few km...

For a DD a 40km range isn't exactly that useful since getting a firing solution at that range with unguided torpedo against a maneuvering target is virtually impossible unless if the target is perfectly steady, getting closer is one way but the ship itself will be seen and once seen any ship captain worth their salt will start evasive maneuvers (to complicate range finding and avoid being hit by the gunfire, and also to throw any potential torpedo firing solution off course)...

a maneuvering target, have such a low chance of being hit by WW2 torpedo (including long lance) that once the target is aware that there is something targetting them with torpedo... hitting them with an unguided torpedo at over 10km is basically pure luck...

Long lance really showed it's potential more on subs rather than surface vessels..