I have had every 1st torpedo hit dead center (the aiming point) when the last thing I did before firing was update the status of the TDC (assuming I had a correct attack profile and I had the door open.)
In the last kasman23 pic, if the dark line was ahead of the target and 90 degrees and your sub was also slightly ahead of the target when you fired, then you would have a good solution. The black line shows where your torps would go if you fired NOW. Another way to validate your firing solution on the tactical map is if the torps arrived where the black line WAS when you fired. Those who send pics of their torps missing only demonstrate to us the miss. To see if the torp was fired correctly, we need a pic taken when the fire button was pressed.
Practice making the torps arrive on the black line when the situation is close to ideal and you'll get a hit every time (except for torp failures, incorrect depth, target course and speed changes and weather effects.) Keep updating the TDC. It's not a sensor-driven device like a Maveric missile. It needs data from YOU! Not just once. Depending on the length of attack and any course/speed changes you and the target make, or scope washing out, you may need to update it several times, and ALWAYS just before you fire.
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