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Originally Posted by Wulfmann
It would only happen in real life if a computer could track the U-Boat and throw the cans to the spot figuring the drop rate and angle precisely. That was impossible in 1944.
Wulfmann
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that's exatly the point -- the ai makes an incredibly accurate drop based on your known speed, heading, and depth. perhaps that's not realistic (more later) but that's how it works -- if you don't alter one of those three variables, you'll get cans landing on your head. the point of altering the sensors is to give you some "dead time" out of the "field of view" of the ai sensors to allow you to make changes in course/speed/depth without those changes instantly being picked up (which is the non-realistic bit).
as a historical aside re fire control -- the rn introduced the type 144 asdic in late 42 -- the projector/receiver was the same as the type 128 set, but it was connected to an analog fire control computer that allowed calculation of precise drop times. later systems were connected to weapons directly, e.g. squid dc mortars -- the entire aiming and firing process was automated. nevertheless, that stuff shouldn't really be happening 'till late wr.