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Originally Posted by Torplexed
They were similar electro-mechanical devices. However, later German models had the edge over the US TDC because, once the speed and course of an enemy force or convoy had been ascertained, the aim-off calculator could be fed data on up to five separate targets within the force; it could hold these, transmitting different gyro angles to different torpedoes, which could then be fired one after the other within seconds at the five different targets. The U-Boats also enjoyed an advantage in the optics department. The German Zeiss 7x50 lookout binoculars used in the UZO were lighter and more waterproof than those in other navies.
The primary American advantages probably lay in having sonar and radar sets for range-finding.
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Could you give me the source of this data? I was always under the impression that the German system could only calculate for one solution. The only thing the UZO did was adjust the Defelection Angle. Thus it might seem that the germans could track more targets, but that is not true. During the attack the input was changed according to the position, speed etc of each target, and thus one could attack more targets at once. That in itself is nothing special...all navies had a similar system at that time.
I'm curious where you got the info from.
groetjes,