In the training mission I put two torps in the stern of a Nippon Maru at ~600 yards then dove to 155 feet at 1/3 speed with 8 degrees of rudder angle. The Maru sunk to a near vertical angle with about 20-30 feet of bow above water (the damage model seems to be flooding by compartment, it bobbed in that position for hours but counted as sunk). I switched to external cam and saw that I might hit the masts of the ship. Holding my breath I waited for my sub to pass. As it did it barely scraped the tip of one of the masts, which caused no damage but produced a positively scary sound. Very cool. The game knew I came into contact with it but also knew it wasn't angled correctly to damage my boat.
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