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The submarine fire control computers had to solve a three body problem, not a two body problem like the surface ships.
by jackfoxy 17y ago
The submarine fire control computers had to solve a three body problem, not a two body problem like the surface ships.
- ars 17y agoHu? That's not correct. A submarine going underwater is no different than an airplane going above a surface ship.
- jackfoxy 17y agoThe third body is the torpedo. Since it travels so much slower than a ballistic artillery projectile the navigation of the torpedo becomes the most important part of the problem to solve. A torpedo attack wan't the way it is portrayed in movies. It took hours to maneuver the submarine and plan the attack. This wasn't point and click. The course, speed, and other characteristics were programmed into the torpedo before it was launched.