Singed
04-23-10, 11:50 AM
Hello again,
Running RFB, RSDC and getting more comfortable with the game
Establishing a bearing with radar is of course pretty easy but I find that I am having trouble understanding how to establish an accurate range with the A-Scope.
I experimented last night (aka cheated to learn) with a daylight surface approach in fog, map contact updates on. Watching the PPI radar for bearings as I did a run around a small convoy to get ahead of them. When i went to the A-Scope to get range, I was totally confused.
I used the following assumptions, obviously some or all of which were wrong. (Or the radar is :)) But I'm going to go with the FAR more likely idea that I am wrong.
The A Scope scale is in meters (hence the x1000m label)
A nautical mile is 1852 meters.
So if the scale says 10, it would be 10000 / 1852 = 5.39nm
5.39nm x 2025 would give me a range of about 10917 yards.
However the ranges I generated are not even close to where the ships showed on the map measured with the compass tool.
Can anyone spot this newbies errors?
I've looked around, and at one point I think I remember that I found a good radar tutorial but I was brand new to the game, didn't create a link to it and I cannot seem to relocate it.
BTW: One of the few complaints I have about RFB is the default view of the radar screen (too far away for my tastes and I have to walk forward to see it well). Is there a mod that sets that default view closer?
Running RFB, RSDC and getting more comfortable with the game
Establishing a bearing with radar is of course pretty easy but I find that I am having trouble understanding how to establish an accurate range with the A-Scope.
I experimented last night (aka cheated to learn) with a daylight surface approach in fog, map contact updates on. Watching the PPI radar for bearings as I did a run around a small convoy to get ahead of them. When i went to the A-Scope to get range, I was totally confused.
I used the following assumptions, obviously some or all of which were wrong. (Or the radar is :)) But I'm going to go with the FAR more likely idea that I am wrong.
The A Scope scale is in meters (hence the x1000m label)
A nautical mile is 1852 meters.
So if the scale says 10, it would be 10000 / 1852 = 5.39nm
5.39nm x 2025 would give me a range of about 10917 yards.
However the ranges I generated are not even close to where the ships showed on the map measured with the compass tool.
Can anyone spot this newbies errors?
I've looked around, and at one point I think I remember that I found a good radar tutorial but I was brand new to the game, didn't create a link to it and I cannot seem to relocate it.
BTW: One of the few complaints I have about RFB is the default view of the radar screen (too far away for my tastes and I have to walk forward to see it well). Is there a mod that sets that default view closer?