The U.S. Navy Mark 31 Torpedo Director was a simple mechanical device to quickly calculate a torpedo firing solution to target. It removed the complexity of trigonometric calculations of firing a torpedo on a moving target. This video shows how it was used on a PT boat during World War 2.
Some good background information on PT boat torpedo procedures:
maritime.org/d...
The National WW2 Museum New Orleans to which this video was inspired:
www.nationalww...
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