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Originally Posted by Apocal
1. DLZ?
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Oh sorry, borrowed the term "Dynamic Launch Zone" from the Air Force in AAM employment - a similar concept. Effective weapon range depends on speed of weapon and target*. If you have a 29kn torp (or even 36knot) chasing a 35kn target, you have virtually no DLZ - the target can simply turn and run and you will never reach him. That little bit of DLZ represents the part where he has to turn and accelerate.
*as well as altitude. Not so important underwater, but in real life IIRC torpedo performance varies a bit depending on its running depth too.
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2. Might he mean having run very close to a piece of terrain, deployed a noisemaker and turned away at the last second as the "Ramius Manuever"?
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Could be, but I prefer the book Ramius.