[LonePalm]

Too close. The torpedoes wouldn't have time to arm.

Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)

[AFreeBird]

I reckon he would use WWII replica torpedoes. Those are contact detonation and armed in the tube(I think).