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Originally Posted by Maraz
Thanks,
I suspect that the angle scals is actually meant to represent 0 to 180 degrees. In your opinion, is it an AOB scale? Or a bearing scale ?
Maraz
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If I may answer for him. If it is a bearing scale it would be used to tell the device is the target is somewhere around the airplane. However that would not be of any use for aiming if there wasn't a true AOB dial. Since a plane would (usually) be flying towards a target when dropping there is no need for a bearing input. Just AOB would suffice to make up for different approach directions. If it was slaved to a gyrocompass in the aircraft it would prevent the pilot from having to correct with every small turn he makes. Imho, AOB makes most sense.
As for the 2 different stages of it's travel I think the torpedo would be dropped very close to the surface so it wouldn't take long to drop into the wet. Maybe a short delay timer is built in the device or torpedo. Also the pilot could steer the plane so the light blue (steering) dial would show zero angle. I think this is the same as the gyro angle in Sh3. Then range to target is of no use.
I know, I've written alot of IF's. But with just the image, there is not much left but hypothesizing we can do.