Dick O'Kane lead angle calculator

gutted · 01-03-10, 01:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Urge

One of the points made in post#15

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...4&postcount=15

was that hitting the target exactly at 90° results in more duds.

Urge

well.. then rotate the dial so it's at 85 instead of 90

I'm goin' down · 01-03-10, 09:29 AM

yes, gutted, it does not take long to set up the Solution Solver, but it takes a little longer than just plugging the data for a lead angle calculation. I have become proficient at using the program, except I do not use the ship's length feature, so the time factor is not an issue for me.

It is especially not a problem now, as my game computer got screwed up by a mod and is not functioning, I lost sectors when I ran chkdsk, then windows would not boot, then my son reset the Beta switch, and as of this weekend I have lost all data on the disk.

Be careful with the NMMO mod to TMO 1.9. I suspect it may be is the culprit, especially the new real environment option, as I received corrupt file notices.

Rockin Robbins · 01-03-10, 10:13 AM

You miss the point entirely by confusing lead angle with aim bearing. In the Dick O'Kane method the TDC is the lead angle calculator and it is always correct, not matter what aiming bearing you choose, so long as the data input into the TDC is accurate.

With the Dick O'Kane method you may aim on just about any bearing you choose, really. Your lead angle will be correctly computed by the TDC, which will send the torpedo on the correct bearing to intercept the target.

The advantage of using the TDC instead of a chart is that human error is eliminated.

I'm goin' down · 01-03-10, 03:25 PM

Captain Robbins, why did I figure that you would post in this thread?

If you were addressing my post, I was assuming the TDC was not activated. But I will think about what you wrote, which I assume to be accurate.

By the way, Happy New Year.

Rockin Robbins · 01-05-10, 08:15 AM

Actually I was replying to the very first post. If you want a lead angle chart, the first one for SH4 was gutted's

However, after stupidly picking the slow speed column for a fast torpedo, I decided that other people could do that as well as I and sought a method that dispensed with the chart. The TDC makes that child's play, as it knows what torpedo you have selected, Mark 14 slow, Mark 14 fast, Mark 18, Mark 27, whatever and computes the lead angle exactly, not even rounded to the nearest half degree. That was the genesis of the true Dick O'Kane method, which always uses the TDC with PK off.

01-03-10, 10:13 AM	#3
Rockin Robbins Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: DeLand, FL Posts: 8,900 Downloads: 135 Uploads: 52	You miss the point entirely by confusing lead angle with aim bearing. In the Dick O'Kane method the TDC is the lead angle calculator and it is always correct, not matter what aiming bearing you choose, so long as the data input into the TDC is accurate. With the Dick O'Kane method you may aim on just about any bearing you choose, really. Your lead angle will be correctly computed by the TDC, which will send the torpedo on the correct bearing to intercept the target. The advantage of using the TDC instead of a chart is that human error is eliminated. __________________ Sub Skipper's Bag of Tricks, Slightly Subnuclear Mk 14 & Cutie, Slightly Subnuclear Deck Gun, EZPlot 2.0, TMOPlot, TMOKeys, SH4CMS

01-03-10, 03:25 PM	#4
I'm goin' down Ocean Warrior Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Notify command we have entered the Grass Sea Posts: 2,822 Downloads: 813 Uploads: 0	not addressing TDC Captain Robbins, why did I figure that you would post in this thread? If you were addressing my post, I was assuming the TDC was not activated. But I will think about what you wrote, which I assume to be accurate. By the way, Happy New Year.

01-05-10, 08:15 AM	#5
Rockin Robbins Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: DeLand, FL Posts: 8,900 Downloads: 135 Uploads: 52	Actually I was replying to the very first post. If you want a lead angle chart, the first one for SH4 was gutted's However, after stupidly picking the slow speed column for a fast torpedo, I decided that other people could do that as well as I and sought a method that dispensed with the chart. The TDC makes that child's play, as it knows what torpedo you have selected, Mark 14 slow, Mark 14 fast, Mark 18, Mark 27, whatever and computes the lead angle exactly, not even rounded to the nearest half degree. That was the genesis of the true Dick O'Kane method, which always uses the TDC with PK off. __________________ Sub Skipper's Bag of Tricks, Slightly Subnuclear Mk 14 & Cutie, Slightly Subnuclear Deck Gun, EZPlot 2.0, TMOPlot, TMOKeys, SH4CMS

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01-03-10, 09:29 AM	#2
I'm goin' down Ocean Warrior Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Notify command we have entered the Grass Sea Posts: 2,822 Downloads: 813 Uploads: 0	yes, gutted, it does not take long to set up the Solution Solver, but it takes a little longer than just plugging the data for a lead angle calculation. I have become proficient at using the program, except I do not use the ship's length feature, so the time factor is not an issue for me. It is especially not a problem now, as my game computer got screwed up by a mod and is not functioning, I lost sectors when I ran chkdsk, then windows would not boot, then my son reset the Beta switch, and as of this weekend I have lost all data on the disk. Be careful with the NMMO mod to TMO 1.9. I suspect it may be is the culprit, especially the new real environment option, as I received corrupt file notices.