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From: felixh@sandstorm.Berkeley.EDU (Felix Hack)
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Subject: Re: Harpoon help
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Date: 11 Nov 90 06:52:27 GMT
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  Re:  Evading torpedoes with ships.  I think the only thing to do is
to try to outrun them.  Take the target group to maximum speed and
head directly away from the torpedoes.  Try to identify the torpedo's
target and split that ship from the group so that you can maneuver it
directly (if in formation it always tries to keep station, not necessarily
moving the way you want) and speed it up further.
  The game doesn't handle torpedoes with great realism, but it seems
faithful to the boardgame.  The miniatures game Warship Commander more
accurately depicts the process of the torpedo being launched, running
straight out (or being controlled by wire), and then entering a search
phase, followed by an attack.  Harpoon steers all torps towards their
targets even at extreme ranges where they could not have acquired
the target themselves, and regardless of whether they possess wire
guidance.