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Originally Posted by TorpX
Umm. To clarify about this. The Germans couldn't do this in real-life. The automatic periscope connection did not exist. AoB data had to be manually input by a crewmember; meaning this mechanism is purely a game device, like 'locking' on a target with the periscope.
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I don't know what your source is for this information, but it clearly conflicts with this site:
http://tvre.org/en/torpedo-calculator-t-vh-re-s3
The site is called T
orpedoverhaltrechner Project, and includes an enormously detailed analysis of existing documentation for the Seimens T. Vh. Re. S3, the standard TVR installed on German subs from 1941 on.
A relevant quote:
"In the standard operating mode, after entering the target data by means of the knobs, the calculator (taking into account
the current target bearing transmitted from the periscope/UZO and own course received from the gyro-compass) automatically calculated the torpedo triangle solution and the torpedo salvo spread angle." (emphasis added)
I have not found similar detailed analysis of the operation of earlier TVR's, but this source definitely claims that the S3 received target bearing and submarine heading data automatically. Perhaps your source refers to an earlier version. IAC, I would appreciate if you could post the reference. Thanks.