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Old 07-19-17, 12:18 PM   #162
TigerDude
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Originally Posted by PL_Harpoon View Post
I have a small question to the guys "in the know".

Looking how the torpedoes behave in the game vs other sub sims I began to wonder how do torpedoes behave when they acquire a target.
Do they turn straight for the target or do they somehow can calculate (or get data from ship if wireguided) it's speed/course and go towards the "meeting point"?
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Originally Posted by MBot View Post
Nor would you need one. Do torpedoes not use proportional navigation? Air-air missiles use this technique since the 50s. Turn until the bearing-rate is zero and you are on a collision course.
I do believe you are right. Solve for constant bearing decreasing range. Bad for ships at sea, good for torpedoes
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