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Originally Posted by 1Patriotofmany
Sure, that class had up to 4 double torpedo launchers according to the net. I've been shot at by destroyers too but don't recall a cruiser. Interesting!
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All Japanes CLs and most, if not all CAs had torpedo tubes - after all, the Long Lance was one of the best torpedoes of WW2, and they knew it. Unlike Mk14/15/16 which didn't get to be good until '43 at least.
Although US FIDO was the best ASW weapon of the war later on - it had 27% success rate, or 18% if you cound immediately sunk and not "only" damaged. even that 18% is about twice as good as aircraft launched DCs (9.5%)
-smm