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Originally Posted by Capt Jack Harkness
As for triangulating by using the TA and bow array together... My understanding is that the towed array (at least in '84) gives very poor bearing resolution so this probably isn't possible.
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In '84 we are probably talking about a BQR-15 towed array, and open sources give its cable length as over 2,500 feet. Even with poor bearing resolution, I'd think that at the short tactical ranges we start with in CW, and a baseline of 2,500 feet, you should be able to get enough of a triangulation to really narrow the range/course/speed possibilities your bearing data is providing. Mind you, I'm not talking about a pinpoint triangulation off the two sonars, just something that should definitely speed up the TMA process.