Torpedo aiming

ridgewayranger · 03-27-09, 04:00 PM

Hi Everybody,
I don't find manual aiming very easy so I sought a compromise. Torpedoes run best on a straight course, angles can be quite inaccurate, so the target lock and fire method is not satisfactory, also all shots hit (or miss) in the same place.
Heres what I do, at about 3000mts I use target lock, then turn my boat until the torpedo angle is zero. At this point turn off target lock, do no move periscope or TBT. turn in the direction of target movement then wait for him to come into your LOS, fire, placing your torpedoes where you want them to hit. It works every time. Give it a try.
RR

03-27-09, 04:00 PM	#1
ridgewayranger Frogman Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Ipswich, England Posts: 302 Downloads: 281 Uploads: 0	Torpedo aiming Hi Everybody, I don't find manual aiming very easy so I sought a compromise. Torpedoes run best on a straight course, angles can be quite inaccurate, so the target lock and fire method is not satisfactory, also all shots hit (or miss) in the same place. Heres what I do, at about 3000mts I use target lock, then turn my boat until the torpedo angle is zero. At this point turn off target lock, do no move periscope or TBT. turn in the direction of target movement then wait for him to come into your LOS, fire, placing your torpedoes where you want them to hit. It works every time. Give it a try. RR