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Originally Posted by Pisces
Thanks RR, for taking the effort of making it visual.
It certainly does look like the Dick O'kane method, but with one critical flaw. It relies on an assumed target speed. If the target speed is different than the real speed then you could miss ahead of the bow or behind the stern. It all depends on how much leeway the target's length gives you. I'm afraid this technique is in no way more guaranteed than Greyriders 8010 method.
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Now be careful there! We're not just making up a speed. We're basing it on observation of two sonar vectors and projecting them on a fictitious target track. So long as the speed and track are proportional to the real one, you have created similar triangles and it will yield a valid solution.
Haven't you ever done the stadimeter thing and found through the attack map that your range is too short? As long as the impact x is on a straight line between your sub and the target, you have a hit, even though your range is wrong. You do have to reduce the speed proportionally to maintain the alignment if you're using the PK especially. That error was the inspiration for my idea. The only thing the solution has to yield is the correct gyro angle. If the correct angle is the product of an inaccurate speed and range the torpedo still makes a boom.
