The torpedo bombers are USN speed, not the ~160 knot bombers that Taiho and Hakuryu get, or the 150 knot bombers on Shokaku. My guess is that a GZ can reliably hit around 8-10 torpedoes with this drop, 4 from the drop on the side turning away and 4-6 on the side turning in. ![]() The last torpedo is going to have similar issues, it's effectively "trailing" and by being further away it gives more time for a target turning in to move it's rear away from the torpedo. Dropping that first torpedo far enough away it arms would give a significant time for the hostile CV to turn into the drop. The main issues are that in order to have the first torpedo arm, the drop must be further back, which is probably not going to be worth it for most GZ drops, meaning it's functionally a 12-TB drop.
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