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Originally Posted by fsbof
Considering how the Allied cruiser force was surprised off Savo, it's doubtful that torpedoes would've been any more effective than their gunfire - it's more likely they would've been set off by Japanese fire, with a resulting higher loss of life.
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But how many of them were due to cruiser torpedoes? The torpedoes on the Japanese cruisers were even more of a damage control problem than those on other countries ships. The reloads which could not be jettisoned as quickly and the oxygen used in fueling them were additional headaches.