Stadimeter Problem.

[Segwin]

I'm having a hell of a time with distance using the stadimeter.

I know you're supposed to line up the top of the mast of the actual ship with the water line of the ghost ship. However when I do this I'm off on range. For the example: I had a Medium Old Tanker I was ranging on and I put the very tip of the first mast, of the actual ship, on the water line of the ghost ship but it was way off. I had to drop the ghost ship down to the cross member of the first mast to get a correct range.

Should you line up the tip of the mast with the water line of the ghost ship or the horizon water line?

I use O Kane without any problems but would like to use the PK more.

Thanks all.

[MDV_4life]

I'm having a hell of a time with distance using the stadimeter.

I know you're supposed to line up the top of the mast of the actual ship with the water line of the ghost ship. However when I do this I'm off on range. For the example: I had a Medium Old Tanker I was ranging on and I put the very tip of the first mast, of the actual ship, on the water line of the ghost ship but it was way off. I had to drop the ghost ship down to the cross member of the first mast to get a correct range.

Should you line up the tip of the mast with the water line of the ghost ship or the horizon water line?

I use O Kane without any problems but would like to use the PK more.

Thanks all.
The waterline should just touch the highest part of the ship. When i look at the map and use the ruler it says i.e. 1200 meters but with my stadiometer it says 950 in example. Don't worry, as long as your TDC gets the required information that has to be reasenable in order to hits its target you should have no problem. ONLY switch the PK on when your range, OAB, and speed is set otherwise it will start following another course, speed or range. Or you have to quick enter all needed information and update the TDC information.

Make sure you aren't too far away for the ship. 1200 meters sounds like a reasenble range to me. you should not only attack ships when you are heading the target at 90 degrees, try it when the ships is behind your ship, when your directly pointing at the noise ( 0 ° AOB ) , all kinds of wacky positions. Start trying enter your AOB without using the navigation map but by visual observer the target. If you do this you will get quickly get the hang of it and be able to destroy a ship not only form a 90 ° angle.

When i first started i practiced for like 2 days on the tutorial for the moving target. I had a hell of a time trying to get the *****. But you know what they say , practice pays off

[Segwin]

Thanks MDV.

Screen resolution wouldn't throw it off would it?

[Monica Lewinsky]

I'm having a hell of a time with distance using the stadimeter.

I read somewhere, here, not to trust your entry info into the stadimeter.

The fix was to press TWICE on the entry for ANYTHING - the red arrow. Speed, AOB, Distance - push twice on the red button on each item.

Ever since this advice by person unknown, manual targeting has me putting them on the bottom where they belong.

I cannot explain the logic, but it works for me.

Just a thought to consider.

Good luck putting them on the bottom.

I wish you GREAT success.

EDIT:

Forgot something. If you are "zoomed-in", your chances are bleak if not suck like crap itself.

Once you see the target in the un-zoomed mode on the scope, and make distance inputs things get far BETTER has been my expierence for hits.

Just a tip, that means it is NOT the RIGHT answer, but some kind of answer.