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Originally Posted by iambecomelife
Some very early models had no gyro angle but most German torpedoes were capable of a maximum 90 degree deviation from the sub's base course.
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The first German torpedoes with gyro-angle settings came out in 1907.
http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WTGER_PreWWII.htm
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British torpedoes were inferior and may not have had this capability, but I'm not sure.
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I could find nothing about the British, but the site claims that the Americans built the first gyro-controlled torpedo ever, in 1890.
http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WTUS_PreWWII.htm