Historically-Accurate TDC Usage

Bilge_Rat · 05-06-10, 08:51 AM

yes, the TDC was in use in all the U.S. Fleet Boats (but not the S-Boats) from dec. 41. The newer boats all had the Mark III. It worked pretty much as in the game and skippers were using it from the start of the war to compute a firing solution.

look here for more "official" info:

http://hnsa.org/doc/tdc/index.htm

I had checked that myself when the game came out since the in game TDC seemed far too advanced for a WW2 submarine, but this was one area where the U.S. was technologically ahead of other navies. Even the in game stadimeter appears to work as the real ones did, although many skippers calculated the range manually and they of course, did not have access to info as accurate as what we have in the recognition manual.

if you look here in chapter 7, you see the three main types of attack methods used by U.S. boats:

http://hnsa.org/doc/attack/index.htm

05-06-10, 08:51 AM	#3
Bilge_Rat Silent Hunter Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: standing watch... Posts: 3,856 Downloads: 344 Uploads: 0	yes, the TDC was in use in all the U.S. Fleet Boats (but not the S-Boats) from dec. 41. The newer boats all had the Mark III. It worked pretty much as in the game and skippers were using it from the start of the war to compute a firing solution. look here for more "official" info: http://hnsa.org/doc/tdc/index.htm I had checked that myself when the game came out since the in game TDC seemed far too advanced for a WW2 submarine, but this was one area where the U.S. was technologically ahead of other navies. Even the in game stadimeter appears to work as the real ones did, although many skippers calculated the range manually and they of course, did not have access to info as accurate as what we have in the recognition manual. if you look here in chapter 7, you see the three main types of attack methods used by U.S. boats: http://hnsa.org/doc/attack/index.htm __________________