And I'm sorry to disagree with you, Kielhauler1961, but leaving Weapons Officer Assistance unticked or Manual Targetting off is about as UNrealistic as you can get. Yes, the exec, or 1WO, did the calculations, but his information was based on what the captain saw throught the periscope, and the captain had to have the ranging instruments adjusted properly or the information was wrong. The captain had been to the same schools and had served his time as an underling, so he was perfectly capable of doing the calculations himself, if need be. Just because he didn't doesn't mean he couldn't, and it wasn't uncommon for him to double-check his peoples' work just to be sure.
The worst part about automatic targetting in the game is that it's perfect. Instant calculations and precise data, all with the click of a button. Hardly what I'd call realistic.
Don't get me wrong - I use WO assistance myself. I just don't tell myself (or anyone else) I do it because it's more realistic.
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