im confused with the spread angle

[nattydread]

Does the side marked "left" deflect the torpedo left, or is it a left adjustment in the gyro causing a right deflection?

It just seems odd that turing the guage right puts you in the "left" settings when left is always decreasing...does that make sense?

[Scoochy]

Left aims the torpedo left x degrees.
So if you have a ship passing from right to left, fire a torp, turn dial left a few degrees, fire torp and repeat

This changes the degrees from what is inputed into the tdc. so if you update the bearing with the spread andle added, it will add that also. e.g. You send the bearing of 270 to the tdc and fire, torpedo will aim for the 270 solution. add a spread andle of five degrees and the torpedo will be adjusted for the next shot 265.

[nattydread]

ok, so it is that simple...so the TDC designer just decided to make the guage backwards? Why make use turn the dial to the right to get a left deflection?

[donut]

I use it for shooting escorts,after attack runs,when turning at med/short range.
The correct deflection,will put the fish to them.set depth to shallow,speed to fast.
Good hunting

[Spectre-63]

I'll admit it: I've never been much of a math-whiz and High School was a very long time ago. For every degree of spread, how much difference in the point of impact will it make at, for example, 1000 yards?

[jdski]

You move the dial to the direction you want your torp to travel. It's not backwards. Think of the stationary pointer as the target and the "0" on the dial your torpedo.
If the target is passing from left to right across your bow, and you want to hit towards the stern of the target, you would move the "0" on the dial down (counterclockwise). If the target is passing from right to left across your bow and you want to hit towards the stern of the target, you move the "0" on the dial up (clockwise).
With map updates on you can clearly see what the action of moving the dial does on the attack map and it will make perfect sense to you.

[Spectre-63]

Any math whizzes about to help with this question:

Originally Posted by Spectre-63

I'll admit it: I've never been much of a math-whiz and High School was a very long time ago. For every degree of spread, how much difference in the point of impact will it make at, for example, 1000 yards?

???

[maerean_m]

The spread angle dial was created after the real dial on the US subs. That's exactly what they had.

[Spectre-63]

Thx for the reply, Donut! That helps me figure out what kinda spread to use if I want to hit a specific spot.

[Torpex752]

Originally Posted by maerean_m

The spread angle dial was created after the real dial on the US subs. That's exactly what they had.

I agree, There's nothing wrong with it.


Frank