Would MOSS be typically used as a countermeasure against incoming torpedoes IRL?

[Un]

MOSS is the reason I dominate 90% of submarine engagements and am able to escape almost every single surface engagement without any damage. I don't spam it all over the place, I use the advanced-MOSS(available in mod) to make any incoming torpedoes acquire the decoy instead of acquiring me, so once they acquire it, I send it on a course at least 90'+ away from mine and make the torpedoes chase it away. If the enemy launches another torpedo attack I launch another MOSS. I have at least 8 MOSS when starting at dock.

[Racer D]

Yes

Its a MObile Sub Simulator after all...

[splinter48708]

I use this tactic as well, especially when there's several enemy torps all gone active. If I can get them chasing an advanced MOSS that is also "activated", all the better for my crew. The "problem" is when the enemy weapons pass the MOSS and have to reacquire. There's still the risk that the enemy torpedo finds a better target...YOU! And, yes, I have had that happen when I am luring the enemy weapons and they go back into "search mode" If they are in zig-zag search, there's a better chance that the torpedo will reacquire the MOSS. If the torpedo is on a loop search, as long as the torpedo is at least 2.5 KYD away, it will merely chase the decoy again.

As the odds of the enemy torpedo actually hitting the MOSS is pretty low, as long as it is chasing your decoy, you're obviously fine.

The only other issue with the MOSS is that your own homing torpedo will acquire your decoy instead. Then (if it's the advance MOSS) and the wires are still intact and even if the wire has broken on the torpedo, you can steer the advance MOSS torwards the eneny vessel and if it's a sub, you may cause a "red on red" hit (this may have been removed in v1.09E, though.)

[McFlurrYs93]

Hahahahaha i rarely use moss excerpt when seals need a lyft i generally go deep

[Castle Bravo]

Advanced MOSS is pretty OP. They are a swim out "weapon", so it's usually easy to launch one without being detected. Once the enemy shoots at it and their weapons acquire the MOSS, you can send it towards the enemy vessel. Guess what their weapons will see after they overtake the MOSS and start searching for a target? "You arrogant ass. You've killed *us*!"

[Justicier10-7]

Originally posted by Castle Bravo:

Advanced MOSS is pretty OP. They are a swim out "weapon", so it's usually easy to launch one without being detected. Once the enemy shoots at it and their weapons acquire the MOSS, you can send it towards the enemy vessel. Guess what their weapons will see after they overtake the MOSS and start searching for a target? "You arrogant ass. You've killed *us*!"

Nice to hear someone has had success with this tactic, I have tried it but I don't recall it working in my case. Still, it was fun to see those destroyers drop countermeasures and start dancing.