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Originally Posted by Trout
It always seems my target values for the second ship are WAY off, as the torpedos go in odd directions.
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The position keeper must be activated only when you have sent fresh information to TDC: range & bearing, speed & AOB.
So after you sink a ship, you deactivate the PK and only reactivate it after you have completely described the new target.
Otherwise, your torpedoes will go in odd direction because after you send the first range measurement, the PK will change the TDC data using the last's ship AOB and speed. And there can be many seconds until you determine the new AOB and speed.
Remember: the Position Keeper was a mechanical calculator with toothed wheels, not a wizard, able to eliminate the bad targeting techniques. Its only purpose was to evolve the mathematical equation of the target's trajectory, but only after you have solved it at least once. This only allows for fewer raisings of the scope to avoid unnecessary exposure.