Getting closer helps a lot..:p
To be honest, i think experience helps a lot, probably more than anything else. I tend not to have many problems with AOB Unless I'm lining up a shot on a dark and stormy night and can't see them too well. I tend to be able to visualise the view from the target which helps a lot. If I'm targetting a ship that has started zig zaggin after an attack I try to dial in the probably AOB for where he will be when the torp hits him, based on observation. This isn't recommended if a DD has zeroed in on you though.
I also run a manual track on the nav map if there is some distance between me and the target and I have the time. I just take the bearing and distance (distance is often just guessed but uisually an educated one,) mark it on the map, repeat over a period of time and see what the base course is. This can provide you with lots of usful information. Actually, I'd love to take the bearing, dial in a probable range, press a button called 'Mark' and have one of my officers update the Plot - they should be working for their money, I think!
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