Argentine torpedo claims and British contact assessment

Dr. Clarke questions claims of Argentine torpedo hits and distinguishes several explanations for the weapons' failure. He attributes a technical-setup explanation to the German and Dutch designers and an excessive-launch-range explanation to British assessments. In the latter interpretation, weapons ran out of wire or power, while British crews prioritised contacts within the known torpedo engagement envelope. That distinction is offered to explain why detecting a distant contact did not necessarily mean identifying and engaging the submarine. None of these competing explanations establishes confirmed torpedo damage here. The Royal Navy's extensive expenditure of antisubmarine weapons supplies a separate caution about interpreting contact reports.