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General Tso · 11-30-10, 10:14 PM

I'll explain in more detail. Assume that the target is a large freighter and it has already been ID'd using the book. First I get the target's speed and AOB using the navigation map (I can explain this part in more detail if needed). I enter the speed into the TDC and click on the red send to TDC button. I then enter the AOB into the TDC and click on the red send to TDC button. Then I use the stadimeter to get the range and click on the red send to TDC button to send range and bearing. I then start the PK. I update the above data as necessary as the target gets closer. I believe the description above is standard manual targeting as I'm goin' down explained in the post above. The part that was new to me is the individual targeting of parts of the ship as follows. I leave the PK on so that the TDC continues to track the target. The TDC is in the set range and bearing mode. I then move the scope's wire to the forward goal post of the freighter and click on the red send to TDC button without using the stadimeter . This sends the bearing of the front goal post to the TDC without changes the distance. I then fire a torpedo. I repeat the above with one torpedo to the stack and another to the rear goal post. The system seems to work perfectly and there isn't any extra complications. Plus I believe it was the actual method used by O'Kane (but I'm not absolutely certain of that). As mentioned above if this is a system that a lot of people are already using then I apologize for wasting everybody's time, but it's new to me and I didn't see it mentioned anywhere.

11-30-10, 10:14 PM	#19
General Tso Machinist's Mate Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: U. S. of A. Posts: 129 Downloads: 20 Uploads: 0	I'll explain in more detail. Assume that the target is a large freighter and it has already been ID'd using the book. First I get the target's speed and AOB using the navigation map (I can explain this part in more detail if needed). I enter the speed into the TDC and click on the red send to TDC button. I then enter the AOB into the TDC and click on the red send to TDC button. Then I use the stadimeter to get the range and click on the red send to TDC button to send range and bearing. I then start the PK. I update the above data as necessary as the target gets closer. I believe the description above is standard manual targeting as I'm goin' down explained in the post above. The part that was new to me is the individual targeting of parts of the ship as follows. I leave the PK on so that the TDC continues to track the target. The TDC is in the set range and bearing mode. I then move the scope's wire to the forward goal post of the freighter and click on the red send to TDC button without using the stadimeter . This sends the bearing of the front goal post to the TDC without changes the distance. I then fire a torpedo. I repeat the above with one torpedo to the stack and another to the rear goal post. The system seems to work perfectly and there isn't any extra complications. Plus I believe it was the actual method used by O'Kane (but I'm not absolutely certain of that). As mentioned above if this is a system that a lot of people are already using then I apologize for wasting everybody's time, but it's new to me and I didn't see it mentioned anywhere.