                              Command : TORPEDO

 SYNTAX:
   [##:##] Command: torpedo <SHIP> <SUB>

The torpedo command is used to shoot other naval vessels in a sneaky manner.

The <SHIP> argument is the victim ship number and the <SUB>  argument  is  the
number  of  your submarine.  The program will ask for these if not provided on
the command line.

Your <SUB> must meet the following criteria:
   1) It must be a submarine
   2) It must have at least 1 gun (torpedo tube)
   3) It must have at least 3 shells (3 shells = 1 torpedo)
   4) It must be at least 60% efficient
   5) It must have some mobility
Meeting all these criteria, your torpedo will be launched  toward  the  victim
ship and a countdown of seconds until the expected detonation will commence.

Since the range of torpedos is a maximum of 1.99999 or so, anything a distance
of  2  or  more  from you will be out of range and you will be told so, (after

                              Command : TORPEDO

your torp is in the water).  If you are in range, your chance of making a  hit
depends  on the distance to the target: 90% if it's in the same sector, 22% if
it's in an adjacent sector.

A hit will be reported to you as BOOM!, followed by a  report  of  the  damage
done to the victim ship.  The damage done is dependent on the size of the vic-
tim ship.  A torpedo does between 63% and 100% damage to  a  patrol  boat  and
between 28% and 56% damage to a battleship or aircraft carrier.

In order to simulate the real-time situation, your  mobility  will  be  decre-
mented  by  20 for each torpedo fired; if it goes to zero (or beyond) you will
be forced to stick around.  If your torpedo scores a hit, your victim will  be
informed of the fact and will be told the number of the sub, but not the coun-
try (so you can deny it).

The victim's only automatic protection against sub attacks is  that  any  des-
troyer  of his/hers that is in the same sector as you and that has shells will
drop them on you as depth charges.  Each depth charge does 30% to  40%  damage
to your sub.

                              Command : TORPEDO

See also : attack, assault, fire

