While the TDC's target tracking abilities were unique for submarine torpedo fire control during WWII, target tracking was used on surface ship torpedo fire control systems by a number of nations (see references in this article to US destroyer and Japanese torpedo fire controlArchived 2007-07-20 at the Wayback Machine). The TDC was the first analog computer to miniaturize the capability enough for deployment on a submarine.
Jackson, USNR, Lt.(jg) J.G. (February 1946). Japanese Torpedo Fire Control(PDF). US Naval Technical Mission to Japan. Fascicle O-1, Target O-32. Archived from the original(PDF) on 2007-07-20.
While the TDC's target tracking abilities were unique for submarine torpedo fire control during WWII, target tracking was used on surface ship torpedo fire control systems by a number of nations (see references in this article to US destroyer and Japanese torpedo fire controlArchived 2007-07-20 at the Wayback Machine). The TDC was the first analog computer to miniaturize the capability enough for deployment on a submarine.
Commander Submarine Force, United States Atlantic Fleet, ed. (2006-04-16) [1950-02]. "Definitions". Submarine Torpedo Fire Control Manual. pp. 1–12. Retrieved 2006-08-22.
"Analog Computers". Lexikon's History of Computing. 1995. Archived from the original on 2012-08-14. Retrieved 2006-07-03.
While the TDC's target tracking abilities were unique for submarine torpedo fire control during WWII, target tracking was used on surface ship torpedo fire control systems by a number of nations (see references in this article to US destroyer and Japanese torpedo fire controlArchived 2007-07-20 at the Wayback Machine). The TDC was the first analog computer to miniaturize the capability enough for deployment on a submarine.
Jackson, USNR, Lt.(jg) J.G. (February 1946). Japanese Torpedo Fire Control(PDF). US Naval Technical Mission to Japan. Fascicle O-1, Target O-32. Archived from the original(PDF) on 2007-07-20.
