Tables distinguished 750-pound, 500-pound, and 320-pound explosive charges and estimated how many hits different ship types might absorb. The discussion questions whether Nelson could remain afloat after six of the heaviest hits, a reminder that the exercise rules rested on explicit assumptions rather than observed wartime results. The location of a hit could matter as much as the nominal warhead. Damage to rudders, shafts, or propellers threatened maneuver and could reduce the speed of the entire formation. Naval wargaming translated weapon characteristics into consequences for the whole fleet.
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Warhead size and hit location determined torpedo consequences
Warhead weight and damage to rudders, shafts, or propellers translated an individual torpedo hit into consequences for the whole formation.