Aloha,
This is something has always happened since the early days! (I've seen it since the game went live) I call it the "I have them and have to use them" syndrome. Last night I was in a battle in my Gremy and there was a Nurnberg spam torping the entire battle even though the enemy was over 15 from them, eventually what I was attempting to avoid, occured and he went pink... but ya....
In the cruisers that have long range torpedoes I don't get too upset, because they have the ability to hit things, but to see people in cruisers that have the range, still ignore almost 3 full gun reloads to position their torps only to get blapped....
I always try to remind people that their primary battery is, well, their guns.
Either way, situational awareness isn't common sense and common sense is not common.
GG, Mahalo and Hapa Holidays!
-Hapa