ok here is the simple truth, if your range was 500 from target with an angle of 90 degree from target then you have already missed your chance for optimum shooting solution. you would need to fire before it crossed your bow.
you have to lead your target just like shooting ducks, so the torpedo has time to close the distance and hit it. you want to set up to be in range and parallel to your target or at a 45 degree angle so you are going in the same direction as the ship (looking accross his bow) so your torpedo will, after it makes its turn, be hitting the ship at a 90 degree angle.
its the torpedo you want at a 90 degree angle not your sub.
to explain why you missed, at 500 range you have the torpedo comming out straight but the ship is moving too fast for the torpedo to reach it in time and that is why you had a poor firing solution. the tdc actually figured this out and the only solution it had was to have the torpedo make a u turn to come back and hit the ship from a huge circle path, which was too much to ask so your fish just ran a coarse as best as they could follow.
had you switched to your rear tubes you probably would have gotten a fair firing solution and it would be a 60/40 chance you would hit it. next time your in that situation make a hard turn and send a fish up its azz lol.
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