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Old 01-06-06, 06:32 PM   #4
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Originally Posted by don1reed
They used the Law of Sines:
The torpedoes were fired straight out of the tubes...no gyro-angles. They only maneuvered the boat to perfect the perpendicular firing position.


This is from the appendix of the Orig. Silent Hunter, written by Capt. Wm.P.Grunner, USN, Retired.

Rgds,
Great, thanks for this info and the attached page.

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