Angle of Bow

[rdhiggins]

Each time I think I understand what AOB is and how to do it I keep screwing up.....:damn: and banging, and banging!!!

What I have been doing is:

1. Identify the enemy ship
2. Use the stadimeter to determine the range
3. and then hope I do it right for the AOB.
4. determine the speed.
5. Turn on the PK.

When I do the AOB I am basing it from the enemy ship to where my sub is. Basically if the enemy captain looked out his window then he would see my periscope then that is my position. But what I estimate for the AOB is and the computer estimates is different. For example the 3rd training exercise where you sink the Mogami I determine a AOB basically in the 11 o'clock position.

I have no clue what the 0-18 means for both starboard and port. I wish it would simply state 90 deg, 180 deg, 360 deg... etc.

If I go to the attack map I see the white X with the line and I try to line it up but I don't know if it is because of just the AOB or if it is speed also.

Please for the love of God PLEASE help another submate out! I would really like to understand this so that I can sink enemy ships out of pure confidence and not out of dumb luck.

Thank you! :rock:

[CaptainHunter]

Go to your nav map and draw a line thou your boat and the target ship, now where the two line's intersect grab your protractor tool and place it at the intersection and drag it down to your sub and click, now from that point go to the center of the target ship and click, now look at your sub there will be a degree by it, that's the AOB.
Some time's when it's small angles you have to count back from 90 degrees.

http://www.hnsa.org/doc/attack/index.htm

I'll make a short movie this weekend and post the link here.

[mookiemookie]

I have no clue what the 0-18 means for both starboard and port. I wish it would simply state 90 deg, 180 deg, 360 deg... etc.

Angle on bow is a number between 0 (directly head on) and 180 (directly astern) either starboard or port. That's what you're seeing with the 0-18 thing. An angle on bow MUST have a starboard or port designation attached to it. AOB of 45 doesn't mean much, as it can be 45 starboard, or 45 port.

Here's a tutorial from SH3, but it all still applies:

http://www.communitymanuals.com/shiii/index.php?title=Angle_on_bow

[rdhiggins]

I believe I have the grasp of it!!!

So far what I have obtained for the AOB pretty well matches what the computer would have used. :D

Thanks!