Sugar Boats and TDC

[capt_frank]

If it's true that the majority of the S boats did not have TDC, what method of firing do you use?

http://www.valoratsea.com/notdc.htm

I guess...alot :D

My god, I look like Charlie Sheen!

[Digital_Trucker]

My god, I look like Charlie Sheen! http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b173/digital_trucker/Smilies/smileW.gif

[Sailor Steve]

You might start here to do it the way they really did:
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=106923

Also there is some evidence that even the early fleet boats didn't have a TBT until 1943, or even 1944:
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=107723&highlight=target+bearing+transmitter

(note that 'Torpex752' is the same Frank Kulik who wrote the Valor At Sea article, and also one of the very first SubSim members)

[Hitman]

I wrote a tutorial to explain how to quickly calculate the deflection angle with the SACF, but it can also be done with any slide ruler that has a Sine scale :up: You can get it here: http://files.filefront.com/No+TDC+Tutorial+for+S+Bospdf/;8261928;/fileinfo.html