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Originally Posted by P_Funk
Anybody have an explanation of how to figure the math out on this? I could probably stare at a blank piece of paper and burn through a dozen pencils over the course of 4 or 5 hours and figure it out but maybe someone can save me the trouble.
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For a perpendicular track:
Tangent of lead angle = target speed / torpedo speed
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lead angle = Arctangent (target speed / torpedo speed)
So, for example, firing a 28 knot torp to hit a ship traveling at 10 knots requires a lead angle of 19.6 degrees.
Just remember, this only works for a 90 deg. track.
Last edited by TorpX; 05-03-12 at 02:54 AM.
Reason: mistake corrected used 'or' instead of 'of'
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