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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve
The scope doesn't.
But the captain does. He uses both hands to keep the target centered. He calls out "Bearing...Mark!" and his assistant (American XO or German 1WO or British First Mate [or Lieutenant]) reads the bearing off the back of the stadimeter. The captain focuses the spit-image rangefinder and calls out "Range...Mark!" The assistant writes down the range off the back of the rangefinder dial. The captain estimates the AOB. The scope goes down. Together they calculate the parameters and feed the information into the TDC.
You know the rest. Figure out a way to do all that while you keep the scope centered on the target, and you've solved the problem. Until then, having the scope locked on is the most realistic way possible.
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Ah ya beat me to it! I was too busy fiddlin' with my hooga horn on the boat. Trying to get the rocker switch to work so that it has the proper sound. Almost there, when it started raining. But that's ok, as some of the mud from the bottom that didn't wash off the anchors the other day will get rained off the deck, and save me the scrubbing detail.