[TorpX]

Von Due,

I mostly play SH4 and do not make many very long range shots, but I would say if you can get even a few hits at these ranges, without game exploits, you are doing quite well.

In any case you might be interested in what the USN came up with, in regard to the optimum torpedo track angle. They graphed out the deflection angle versus the track angle and found the optimum TTA is not 90 deg., as might be thought. The optimum angle occurs where the deflection angle reaches a maximum and therefore changes only slightly as the TTA changes.

The optimum TTA can be computed by:

Optimum TTA = 90 deg. + Arcsine (target speed / torpedo speed)



Here is the USN torpedo fire control manual. The relevant diagrams are plate I, figure 2, and plates XVII, and XVIII.

http://hnsa.org/doc/attack/index.htm