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Originally Posted by Pisces
Oh yeah, I forgot to add:
Dorjun Driver's formula can be significantly simplified if you know the AOB:
Deflection = arcsin ( Vship * sin AOB / Vtorpedo)
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When you say AOB for this formula do you mean the AOB Of the target at the given moment you compute the solution or do you mean the intercept/track angle formed by the sub course and target course? I guess I dont understand the difference between aob and track angle in this situation.
EDIT: I continue to have a hell of a time getting this formula to work on my scientific calculator. It just doesn't want to recogize my A input as radians. I've tried everything. What would I have to multiply my angle input (A in this case) by to convert it to RADIANS within the formula? Maybe I'll have to do it that way. For instance:
Lead Angle = asin (V sin (conversion value for Radians)A / (V ^ 2 + T ^ 2 - 2VT cos (conversion value for Radians)A) ^ 1/2).
what would this value have to be? pi/180? A(pi)/180? A*(57.29577951 / pi), as mentioned before by pisces? I appreciate all the help thus far.