Cool find! And keep in mind that it was much simpler than the TDC on a US boat and probably slightly simpler than a German TDC. Both could use more accurate modeling in future games.
Aaronblood, I understand now that you just used terminology carelessly rather than making an explicit call for a position keeper, which is a clock driven device automatically updating angle on the bow and range parameters over time assuming that target course and speed remain constant. That was a piece of equipment not present in German or Japanese boats. You meant TDC inputs or equivalent German nomenclature.
I don't have any problem with which screen inputs are in as long as they remain authentic. I don't find notepads to be authentic TDC input devices. I think we all agree that PC rendering of the TDCs of all countries is an area where future subsims have plenty of room for improvement.
I'd love to see the device the OLC GUI replicates included in the U-Boat. I'd love to see stadimeter plots and bearing difference plots included in fleet boat targeting too.
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