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Originally Posted by Nukesub
Ahoy Kaleun's!
I have read a few times now that the range is irrelevant in the TDC UNLESS:
Gyroangle is greater than 5 and range is close (< 1000 m)
So what exactly does the range parameter do when inputted to the TDC? How does it affect the torpedo?
Thank you for your insight shipmates!  |
Easiest way to see is to change the range setting on the TVR and see how that affects the gyro angle. Gyro angle is the only settable parameter for the torpedo.
But you don't have it quite right. Range is
less important
under 1000m.
Without boring you with the math, range factors out of the firing equation when gyro angle at impact is zero. At zero gyro angle, lead angle (deflection) is constant regardless of range, and depends only on target speed and torpedo speed. If gyro angle is +/-5 degrees, a long enough target, like a ship, will be hit as long as the target isn't too far away.
At 500 m, a five degree angle offsets the impact point by 44 m. At 3000 m, that increases to 260 m. A good-sized freighter is 150 m long.
BTW, regardless of what the game calls it, the German TVR (Torpedo Verkehr Rechner) is not the same as the US TDC. The TVR can do things a TDC can not. And a TDC can do things the TVR can not.