Dumb Question, Offset Angle Setting
 

Ever use something for a really long time then wake up one day and wonder if you were actually using it correctly?

when you dial in a OFFSET angle for the torpedoes, say you use a right offset of 3 degrees, all that means is that the next fired torpedo will be offset by 3 degrees right?

so if you want to fire off a salvo of 4 and spread them you need to change the offset for EACH individual torp right?

shameful question...... (i hang my head) :)

Yep. If you set it to three degrees right, then every torp fired will go three degrees right until you change the setting to something else.

its not three consecutive degrees for each (hence spreading them across), its three degrees based off the current solution. right?

Yes, three degrees right will adjust a torpedo's gyro angle 3 degrees to the right of the current solution. It is for the single torpedo in the tube you have selected. It needs to be adjusted accordingly for each torpedo to make a spread.

To clarify a little: The one spread switch and its setting is common for all tubes, unlike the speed etc. switches, and thus must be adjusted after each shot if a spread is desired.

I find this control to be waaaay off. I find that when set to just one degree advanced or behind the fish misses completely.

I find that when I put in a setting barely a needle's width from neutral I end up hitting the stearn or very bow... of a stationary vessle. The neutral hits dead center.

I think the control is much too sensitive.

I haven't really studied the sensitivity of the switch, but it seems to work as advertised. When setting up spreads you must take into account(at minimum) the length of the ship and the length of the torpedo run. Remember that 1 degree at 500 meters is something entirely different than 1 degree at 2000 meters. Here's a quick reference:

1 degree at certain distances:
500 m = 9 m
1000 m = 18 m
1500 m = 26 m
2000 m = 35 m

Rule of thumb for imperial units: multiply range in yards by .05 to obtain 1 degree offset in feet. (i.e. drop one decimal place and half the value, example at a range of 1000 yds. dropping one deciamal place give you 100; half that gives you ~50 ft offset - it is an approximation, but close enough for goverment work)