Torpedoes are the destroyer’s original raison d'être . They are interesting weapons in DC. They vary by nationality , date, vehicle type, (air, surface, submerged) etc. The game takes into account the amount and type of explosive, range, failure or dud probability etc .
For example most of the US destroyers in DC use the Mark 15 surface ship torpedo . There are two types modeled., an early and later version. The early version of the Mark15s had similar problems as the infamous Mark14s used by US subs. DC models both the early (fail probability = 0.35) and late model ( fail prob. = 0.08) of the Mark 15. The early Mark15 are switched-out by the game beginning in 1943.
The four-pipers , i.e. Wickes and Clemson, use the old Mark 8 torps from the preWWI era in DC . Even though these are older model torps, they have marginally better reliability ( fail prob. = 0.15) than early Mk15s.
Last edited by Vox165; 08-16-23 at 06:21 AM.
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