"if i am using auto-targeting and i line up a ship, lock settings in the periscope into the TDC and the torpedo from where does that depth setting"
"when one uses auto-targeting one is at the mercy of stored data for certain settings such as ship draft."
No.
On the TDC panel (right side of TDC slide out on the periscope or TBT screens) at the bottom is a slider for POSITION KEEPER and TORPEDO SETTINGS. Clicking that toggles from one to the other, and you set the depth and speed of each torpedo on that screen, then toggle back to the other for targeting. If you haven't been using that with the Mark 14, you've always been firing then at slow speed.
The other major problem is the way gyro angles are programmed - auto targeting sets the gyro angle for what compass direction the torpedo will turn to UNTIL THE FIRE BUTTON IS PRESSED. The moment you hit fire, the gyro spindle disengages and the compass course for the torpedo is set. Why is that a problem? Automatic OPEN OUTER DOORS takes several seconds, so by the time the torpedo actually leaves the tube your firing solution is about five seconds old, and it will miss behind the target nearly every time.
It's VITAL to hit the Q key for every torpedo you plan to fire before you get to the "final bearing and shoot" time, that way the torpedo will come out of the tube immediately, instead of waiting until the outer doors cycle and the gyro setting goes sour. If you're missing a lot, the common denominator is nearly always failing to hit the Q then W to cycle through the tubes and make sure the outer doors are open before firing. That automatic door opening is the most poorly programmed part of the whole game, so don't rely on it.
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