[mmm...Dönitz]

Originally Posted by Hitman

Also, speed and AOB will be less relevant the shorter the distance to the target. German commanders went really close before shooting, always as close as possible (Less than 1000 metres) and as much perpendicular to the target as they could, and that minimized errors in calculating/estimating target data.

I think I'm finding the same thing! I did quite a lot of torpedo practise last night and although I can get hits on larger targets from over 1km away, the smaller ones I'm still missing.

I'm also now using the protractor tool on the navigation map to measure AOB while trailing about 1km back, about 130deg AOB port or starboard. I'm getting a lot closer, but for this type of shooting I need to close the range a bit more. I'm also only using the attack plot to check my solutions, not to adjust them.

I went to bed furious that I’d missed a coastal merchant moving at only 2knots from the stern tube, 700m range, zero gyro angle. Turns out that I've been compentating for my shots tending to hit further aft of my aiming point, so I've been aiming slightly ahead, or right on the bow, to compensate. Unfortunately I failed to appreciate that on a simple shot with accurate TDC data this would make me miss

I'm still hooked