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Originally Posted by don1reed
Actually, the point is both speed and accuracy.
Manual targeting has been around for a very long time. The military KISS formula is: Keep It Simple, Stupid. We don't have to get wrapped around the axel over this, and, it isn't necessary to re-invent the wheel. The skippers of the time period used a quick and simple representation of a maneuvering board of one design or another to take into account both vessels moving. Submerged submarines of the period continue to move to keep from sinking (that neutral buoyancy thing), so, even though this "NEW" method is interesting, skippers of the period didn't have benefit of a pause-button while doing the math.
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You are preaching to the choir friend. For me plotting the normal way seems superior for numerous reasons. However, if you want to find a reason for doing it this way then the added accuracy of not relying on graphics would be one.