In any event, the German TDC is just a really
neat piece of machinery, and with a little ingenuity taking the place of American technology, I don't think it gives up much in the way of effectiveness.
I was showing another Subsim member how the Americans weren't the only ones who could take blind shots. Simply set up a Fast-90 and keep the blasted scope down. Fire when the sonar bearing is at the correct lead angle. Boom! A blind shot just like the high falutin' American prima donnas! Make sure the shot is set for the proper gyro angle beforehand! You want that gyro angle as small as possible to mitigate effects of sonar bearing error.
Of course, sonar bearing is not as accurate as a periscope bearing. You want to close the range as far as possible. But it's a darn sight better than popping up the scope, being seen and watching that CV do its imitation of a top fuel dragster and be at 30 knots in five seconds...
