You'd be amazed at how quickly and accurately a good Sonar division can provide a shooting solution without even using the fire control computer. Granted, we'd never shoot a straight-run torpedo on them. The point I make though is that even in real time, it's possible to be very accurate even when the contact is turning and shifting speeds... at least enough to accurately place a seeking weapon.
It's not too perfect at all - in fact my problem is the opposite. It's not accurate enough when your solution percentages go DOWN. We knew where he was a moment ago, and now the solution is 20 Kyds further out suddenly? Ships don't move like that, and the solutions should reflect that even when the accuracy plummets somewhat.
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