Von Mises variate isn't actually a good idea.

...it's uniformly distributed when we want something more like a
Gaussian.

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 Long-term items:
 
-* Python's random module supports the von Mises distribution (circular
-  equivalent of the Gaussian).  Tweak the code that handles dispersion
-  in torpedos and explosion displacements to use it.
-
 * Wrap a GUI around it.
 
 * Wandering planet-killer as in "The Doomsday Machine";