Dumb Question, Offset Angle Setting

ATR-42 · 12-06-07, 10:34 PM

Ever use something for a really long time then wake up one day and wonder if you were actually using it correctly?

when you dial in a OFFSET angle for the torpedoes, say you use a right offset of 3 degrees, all that means is that the next fired torpedo will be offset by 3 degrees right?

so if you want to fire off a salvo of 4 and spread them you need to change the offset for EACH individual torp right?

shameful question...... (i hang my head)

Fincuan · 12-06-07, 10:37 PM

Yep. If you set it to three degrees right, then every torp fired will go three degrees right until you change the setting to something else.

ATR-42 · 12-06-07, 10:41 PM

its not three consecutive degrees for each (hence spreading them across), its three degrees based off the current solution. right?

Powerthighs · 12-07-07, 04:11 AM

Yes, three degrees right will adjust a torpedo's gyro angle 3 degrees to the right of the current solution. It is for the single torpedo in the tube you have selected. It needs to be adjusted accordingly for each torpedo to make a spread.

Fincuan · 12-07-07, 04:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Powerthighs

It is for the single torpedo in the tube you have selected. It needs to be adjusted accordingly for each torpedo to make a spread.

To clarify a little: The one spread switch and its setting is common for all tubes, unlike the speed etc. switches, and thus must be adjusted after each shot if a spread is desired.

pythos · 12-07-07, 08:56 AM

I find this control to be waaaay off. I find that when set to just one degree advanced or behind the fish misses completely.

I find that when I put in a setting barely a needle's width from neutral I end up hitting the stearn or very bow... of a stationary vessle. The neutral hits dead center.

I think the control is much too sensitive.

12-06-07, 10:34 PM	#1
ATR-42 Commodore Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Jersey Shore Posts: 606 Downloads: 20 Uploads: 6	Dumb Question, Offset Angle Setting Ever use something for a really long time then wake up one day and wonder if you were actually using it correctly? when you dial in a OFFSET angle for the torpedoes, say you use a right offset of 3 degrees, all that means is that the next fired torpedo will be offset by 3 degrees right? so if you want to fire off a salvo of 4 and spread them you need to change the offset for EACH individual torp right? shameful question...... (i hang my head) __________________

12-06-07, 10:41 PM	#3
ATR-42 Commodore Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Jersey Shore Posts: 606 Downloads: 20 Uploads: 6	its not three consecutive degrees for each (hence spreading them across), its three degrees based off the current solution. right? __________________

12-06-07, 10:37 PM	#2
Fincuan Admiral Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Suomi, sauna, puukko, perkele Posts: 2,346 Downloads: 39 Uploads: 0	Yep. If you set it to three degrees right, then every torp fired will go three degrees right until you change the setting to something else.

12-07-07, 04:11 AM	#4
Powerthighs Beach Leaf Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 287 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	Yes, three degrees right will adjust a torpedo's gyro angle 3 degrees to the right of the current solution. It is for the single torpedo in the tube you have selected. It needs to be adjusted accordingly for each torpedo to make a spread.

12-07-07, 08:56 AM	#6
pythos Grey Wolf Join Date: May 2005 Location: Somewhere over there Posts: 834 Downloads: 46 Uploads: 0	I find this control to be waaaay off. I find that when set to just one degree advanced or behind the fish misses completely. I find that when I put in a setting barely a needle's width from neutral I end up hitting the stearn or very bow... of a stationary vessle. The neutral hits dead center. I think the control is much too sensitive.