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Old 04-18-10, 11:50 AM   #11
keltos01
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Originally Posted by Hitman View Post
Not altogether, the fruit machine had two important functions:

1) By generating a continuous position of the target (Like the US position keeper) it allowed to check if estimates were correct or not. If the target appeared on the expected bearing, you knew your solution was OK

2) It showed the lead angle, i.e. how much further from the target you had to aim in order to get a hit.

Locking the torpedoes to zero GA is enough, in my opinion.
got mixed up I meant the TBT since they didn't have one.

as for the torpedoes I am still looking for intel as to how much they could set the gyro to, I know the later mark III computer could go as far as 70 degrees, still looking up the mark I computer..

I plan on replacing the mk23 with the Mark IV british torpedo too to be available at the start of the war.

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