I don't believe German torps could travel in a curve and then straighten out, being they were preset gyros.
Firing a torp is no different then a handgun. Trigonometry plays a huge
Role.
If I stand at the range and hold a gun, my hand naturally moves and shakes.
If I pull the trigger, the bullet will travel, and every shake and tremble will throw the trig solution off the greater the distance the bullet travels.
Germans knew this, and ordered their boats to fire under 1000 meters!
Also, setting the gyro on a torp to curve at a greater degree, is like pulling a guns trigger while moving... the degree of error is too great.
This is why we try to get a zero angle every time, to eliminate error.
You are doing a lot of work on this TDC. But I think due to German engineers lack of developing the torp and TDC compared to tanks and planes in WW2, you are better off eliminating error, than solving angle issues.
Torps cost money! Don't be wasteful!
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