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Originally Posted by Faslane
I use manual targeting (ACM/OCL combimod) and am reasonably successful with using the attack periscope AOB finder to establish AOB, speed and range resulting in good success with submerged attacks. However I have never really understood how to get the required torpedo firing data while surfaced with only the UZO available. - Surely you don't have to use the attack peri ..... no - I must be missing something. Any ideas?
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The UZO historically was used to observe targets while on the surface early in the war. Normally attacks were made between 500-800 meters on the surface at night. So there was very little that had to be done in the way of correctional plotting.
The main factors you need to obtain are range, speed of the target, AOB isn't that important for close range solutions.
Just take an educated guess on the AOB by eyeballing the ship and using your recognition manual. If your still unsure fire a spread of 2-3 torpedoes at anywhere from 4-6degrees. That will pretty much guarantee a hit. That what Kaluens did historically.
Hope this helps.