Manual targeting errors

Mios 4Me · 01-12-20, 10:46 PM

Wow, that's quite a spread at the far end of the scale at 20 degrees. Presumably that's for a fast-moving, close target whose speed you're really guessing at?

Propbeanie, I restarted the patrol and now O'Kane and Cromwell targeting are suddenly working, at least in ambushes. E.g. I sank three out of four tankers in one salvo and a freighter in the next line as momentum carried it into my line of fire using O'Kane.

jimmbbo · 01-13-20, 02:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Mios 4Me

Wow, that's quite a spread at the far end of the scale at 20 degrees. Presumably that's for a fast-moving, close target whose speed you're really guessing at?

Propbeanie, I restarted the patrol and now O'Kane and Cromwell targeting are suddenly working, at least in ambushes. E.g. I sank three out of four tankers in one salvo and a freighter in the next line as momentum carried it into my line of fire using O'Kane.

The calculations exclude speed and are just the amount of distance one degree of spread angle would generate per 1000 yards from the target...

I have also had success using the 90 degree O'Kane method and appreciate its simplicity.

Mios 4Me · 01-13-20, 02:30 AM

True, just wondering why one would need 20 degrees of spread in one direction or another. First thought was as a shotgun approach to a large, fast mover whose speed isn't known. If there's another reason, I'd love to hear it.

propbeanie · 01-13-20, 05:39 PM

why, 20 degrees is for the jack-rabbit DD that do zero to 190 in 3.2 ms flat, and are able to turn 22° inside 30 yards...

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01-12-20, 10:46 PM	#1
Mios 4Me Sonar Guy Join Date: Feb 2019 Posts: 394 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	Wow, that's quite a spread at the far end of the scale at 20 degrees. Presumably that's for a fast-moving, close target whose speed you're really guessing at? Propbeanie, I restarted the patrol and now O'Kane and Cromwell targeting are suddenly working, at least in ambushes. E.g. I sank three out of four tankers in one salvo and a freighter in the next line as momentum carried it into my line of fire using O'Kane.

01-13-20, 02:30 AM	#3
Mios 4Me Sonar Guy Join Date: Feb 2019 Posts: 394 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	True, just wondering why one would need 20 degrees of spread in one direction or another. First thought was as a shotgun approach to a large, fast mover whose speed isn't known. If there's another reason, I'd love to hear it.