[Video] stoianm video tutorials

[stoianm]

what do you mean by key map?

[Targor Avelany]

what do you mean by key map?
I think he means how does he get, for example, hydrophone operator to report the sound contact on pressing "Z", as in your tutorials.

[stoianm]

I think he means how does he get, for example, hydrophone operator to report the sound contact on pressing "Z", as in your tutorials.
aa... i remebered:)... it is the same map key from church keyboard mod

[Deep Source]

aa... i remebered:)... it is the same map key from church keyboard mod

Thanks!

[khold]

Hi man

I tried to send a pm awhile ago but i wasn't sure it got away so apologies if i spam you.

First of Thank you for your awesome videos for sh5!
I've learned so much thanks to you! Big thumbs up!

1. How do you get your submarine always visible on your TAI map with Real navigation mod enabled? I find it easier to use then a "X"

2. I use TDW's patch to make the colour scheme for the map tools but haven't found a good solution between clutter and readability.
Which do you use? equatool/map mod/colour scheme?

[stoianm]

hi... i answered for in in a pm:salute:
Hi man

I tried to send a pm awhile ago but i wasn't sure it got away so apologies if i spam you.

First of Thank you for your awesome videos for sh5!
I've learned so much thanks to you! Big thumbs up!

1. How do you get your submarine always visible on your TAI map with Real navigation mod enabled? I find it easier to use then a "X"

2. I use TDW's patch to make the colour scheme for the map tools but haven't found a good solution between clutter and readability.
Which do you use? equatool/map mod/colour scheme?

[mia389]

Great links

[quink99]

For someone new to this, could someone tell me the meaning of the acronym SOAN? (see post #248 below)

Thanks

[Magic1111]

For someone new to this, could someone tell me the meaning of the acronym SOAN? (see post #248 below)

Thanks

Ships Of All Nations !

The book who describes the ships in UI !

Best regards,
Magic

[quink99]

Thanks, Sir

[Spazza]

Great Videos, Stoianm. What a great effort. :salute:

[kriskan21]

Thanks for this good work for beginers capitans of uboats;-)

[stoianm]

:salute:

[petros68]

Good work stoianm:up:

[petros68]

ahoy stoianm good work you are a good captain of your advice helped me a lot. I have a problem with which I can not cope, I'm a novice captain of the Polish and I live in Greece. I have a Polish version of the game sh5 wersja1.2. when installing 6.8.0 New UisTDC By The Dark Wraith. I changed to English. how to turn on the Polish command, orders, etc. thanks for help sorry my English is not good. I greet.:salute:

[stoianm]

ahoy stoianm good work you are a good captain of your advice helped me a lot. I have a problem with which I can not cope, I'm a novice captain of the Polish and I live in Greece. I have a Polish version of the game sh5 wersja1.2. when installing 6.8.0 New UisTDC By The Dark Wraith. I changed to English. how to turn on the Polish command, orders, etc. thanks for help sorry my English is not good. I greet.:salute:
I do not know if tdw have a polish version for his Uis... he can answer better at you question

[Echolot]

how to turn on the Polish command, orders, etc.

There is a polish menu.txt in the NewUIsTDC 6.8.0 package.

Dials, MODS, Text are the directories, search the Text folder for folder "Polish" and copy the menu.txt into SilentHunter5/MODS/NewUIs_TDC_6_8_0_TheDarkWraith/data/Menu.
Now enable the NewUIs mod.

Regards.

Echolot.

[Zs4zet]

Hi stoianm!

I learned it from superb tutorials very much. :salute:
I have a little question. How you to scroll the compass in this tutorial:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3F8qe__C2gg&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL
at 3:40 min ?

I try any technique, (my first tip was the mouse wheel,) but doesn't do it. I use with S3Style, and without realnav now (this will be the my next step). I must be use the the S5Enhanced style? (Not working with S3style?) Or working only with the real navigation? Or any other method for accurate setting the compass?

Thanks!

[ETsd4]

It should work with TDW-UI-mod v6.7.0 or higher, enhanced SH5-UI and mousewheel or CTRL+mousewheel (or SHIFT+mousewheel?)
But im not sure because for quite some time in my game the mousewheel-input does not work either

[sirbum69]

yes scrolling your mousewheel does what you are asking, I currently use version 6.8 and wheel works just fine.

on the very right of the heading bar is a little circle. Click on that and then try to see if it works for you. that little button changes the heading bar from clicking to heading to not clicking to heading. that should fix your problem

[Zs4zet]

Hi!

Very thanks!
I use TDW UI 6.8. Working only S5Enhanced mode? I would liked to use the S3Style mode, if it possible...

Update:
Working great! Thanks everybody!

[Tavs]

These are great videos !
I have learned a lot (I really like the hydrophone vids especially )
Thanks for these
Tavs

[stoianm]

wlk
These are great videos !
I have learned a lot (I really like the hydrophone vids especially )
Thanks for these
Tavs

[FragMonkey]

I just picked up SHV for the very first time having no prior experience playing any sub sims, and I find your tutorials to be supremely useful.

I thought since I am new I would start the game on unrealistic easy mode, but your tutorials are helping me prowl the seas on 100% realism :arrgh!:

Great work

[Andrew82]

Wow these vid's are really helpful, thnx Stoianm! :yeah:

[blkdimnd]

Stoianm,

What mod are you running to have the land on the map colored by elevation?

Great videos, I have learned a lot form them. Sank my first convoy last night on 100% reality with Real Nav Mod.

[stoianm]

a map mod made by church if i remember well... do not know for sure... sorry
Stoianm,

What mod are you running to have the land on the map colored by elevation?

Great videos, I have learned a lot form them. Sank my first convoy last night on 100% reality with Real Nav Mod.

[woogee]

Great videos Sir ;) I learnt a lot from them.

I have two questions, both about 4 bearing method.

1. Are there any mininum bearing requirements when I can use this method ? Most of time I find contacts coming from behind me. I haven't met any contacts yet which could be in perfect tracking positions like on your video. Another thing is that most of times they move like this, example: first bearing 250, second one 256 ... and I don't know what should I do now. Is there a fast method to find out how I should prepare my sub to start tracking like on your video ?

2. During seting up scope (speed, range, aob etc) when I move my scope to reset gyroangle my AoB changes too when on your video it doesn't ... what I do wrong ?


Thank you

PS Sorry for my english, it's not my first language

[pirireis]

Thanks, Worked really well... turned off no longer 1-2-3 :salute:

[GreyIron]

Thanks Stoianm ,my mods are finally working great with big thanks to you and your tutorials!:know: What mod do you use to change colors on the marks etc. on the Nav Map?:arrgh!:

[TheDarkWraith]

Thanks Stoianm ,my mods are finally working great with big thanks to you and your tutorials!:know: What mod do you use to change colors on the marks etc. on the Nav Map?:arrgh!:

It's not a mod, it's a patch to the exe. You can find it here: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=181433

[GreyIron]

:arrgh!:Thanks TDW, I gonna use the patch after I "Study" your directions.Any tips or suggestions?:know:

[TheDarkWraith]

:arrgh!:Thanks TDW, I gonna use the patch after I "Study" your directions.Any tips or suggestions?:know:

Use the app available at bottom of post #1 of the thread. Simple as cake to patch the exe then :up:

[qbanen]

Thanks for the videos. Lets see if i can survive "real navigation"

[LemonA]

Thanks for the videos. Lets see if i can survive "real navigation"

. All you have to do is to hit a button to get your position (+- some limited error). This 'Real navigation'-Mod is truely a joke comparing to a true navigation in WWII.

[ali88]

nice vids im a great fan

[IcyWaters]

Thank you sir for the great videos! I was wondering if it's advisable for a new player to jump straight in with the realistic mods? I mean we have these tutorials now anyway, why not learn properly the first time?

[reignofdeath]

Thank you sir for the great videos! I was wondering if it's advisable for a new player to jump straight in with the realistic mods? I mean we have these tutorials now anyway, why not learn properly the first time?

I would say yes, the realism mods

A) do the sim justice with how it was supposed to be

and

B) Are worlds away from stock, you get used to stock and play with realism mods on, its gonna be just as steep of a learning curve.

[IcyWaters]

Thanks!

I will be downloading the mods used by Stoianm in his vids then. I got limited game time and will not waste it by learning something that I will need to un-learn. :O:

[stashy]

Thanks for these great videos! After succeeding with many of Trevally's in game tutorials, I tried the RAOBF one and felt completely overwhelmed. It just broke my brain! But after watching your videos a few times I've just sunk my first ship with it! It was incredibly cool to do it all with no map contacts. Very rewarding. So thanks again!

[Zlabudra]

Thank you for the tutorials :up:

[reb1981]

Great videos they helped me out a ton!

[tinygirl]

ok ifollowed everything you said to load both Magnum opus and TheDarkWraith version 7_1_0 and it works fine but while playing somehow i managed to move the 6 pics across onto my compass and now cant move it back and then the same happened with the clock it is now in the centre and not at th top. does anyone know how to put these back where they belong as everything i've tried including going into options and changing some false to true or true to false without any help, or will i need to remove them lot and then re-install them thru JSME.

[stoianm]

ok ifollowed everything you said to load both Magnum opus and TheDarkWraith version 7_1_0 and it works fine but while playing somehow i managed to move the 6 pics across onto my compass and now cant move it back and then the same happened with the clock it is now in the centre and not at th top. does anyone know how to put these back where they belong as everything i've tried including going into options and changing some false to true or true to false without any help, or will i need to remove them lot and then re-install them thru JSME.
All the ''pics'' that you moved normally you must to be able to move back.. they are draggable. If you not succed with that.. than unninstall and reinstall again the mod.:)

[stoianm]

Thanks!

I will be downloading the mods used by Stoianm in his vids then. I got limited game time and will not waste it by learning something that I will need to un-learn. :O:
LOL

[stoianm]

Great videos they helped me out a ton!
with pleasure

[arleeds]

Hi Stoiamn, :salute:

Watched your vids, for a week now.. boy, i'm a HUGE FAN!

Finally, i got to try Miton's speech recognition new ui 0.4.1 (english), You are right!! it feels like you ARE the Capt. Heinrich Lehmann!! (where is the guy that said it was a hoax in youtube now, eh? :haha:

I can say the funniest command like "SILENT!!!"
from which I imitated you from your vid... boy i went... :rotfl2:

quick question, what is the best range in your opinion to calculate a solution when using RAOFB for AOB, Range and U jagd chronometer (right click the watch to change it to chronometer) to calculate speed, in concerning error percentage?

Thank you SO MUCH, Sir ,for your contribution and hard work!!

[stoianm]

Hi Stoiamn, :salute:

Watched your vids, for a week now.. boy, i'm a HUGE FAN!

Finally, i got to try Miton's speech recognition new ui 0.4.1 (english), You are right!! it feels like you ARE the Capt. Heinrich Lehmann!! (where is the guy that said it was a hoax in youtube now, eh? :haha:

I can say the funniest command like "SILENT!!!"
from which I imitated you from your vid... boy i went... :rotfl2:

quick question, what is the best range in your opinion to calculate a solution when using RAOFB for AOB, Range and U jagd chronometer (right click the watch to change it to chronometer) to calculate speed, in concerning error percentage?

Thank you SO MUCH, Sir ,for your contribution and hard work!!

I had small errors around 2 km.... the smaller is the range than the errors are smallers.. usually i make 2 time calculations.. first i make when the ship/convoy is around 4-6 km, then i try to put myself for a fast 90 degree atack and i make another calculation when the ship is around 2 km range.. i make some corections if my first calculation had big errors and after that i fire my torps
:)

[Deke]

Thank you Stoianm :Kaleun_Salute:

[sp3ita]

Thanks for this useful infos :up:

[oldun64]

Hey
Great tutorials :) idiot proof...

again well done.

regards

Oldun aka Gus

[Webster]

definately very usefull stuff here

[stoianm]

tnx

[Tim1981]

I have been watching some of the tutorial videos about manual tdc.In this video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMYz1Oxg6rY

at 3mins 20 he is identifying the ship with the help of his crew whilst looking through the scope.I do not have the small icons of my crew members at the middle bottom of the screen when looking through the scope.How would I go about adding this please?

[flaminus]

Wonderful tutorials! It makes studying SH 5 a enjoyable thing. :salute:

[Fish In The Water]

Wonderful tutorials! It makes studying SH 5 a enjoyable thing. :salute:

Glad you're enjoying them, and welcome to Subsim! :sunny:

[Diego2301]

Stoianm, hi. I was wondering if you could help me with something. I've been following your tutorials, but now I'm stuck. Since I got to the "How to intercept an convoy received by radio from BDU in SH5" I found that my navigator doesn't calculate the position, bearing, distance, etc. to the contact that has been reported (So I'm left with only the radio report's information) and since I'm a student I have no idea on how to proceed.

I have the mods you file as a requirement for the tutorials, even a few extra mods I've taken out of your mods list, mind you not =).

So, please, help. Thank you!.

[Scuba diver]

Thank you very much for these great videos! Good work!:salute:

[Fish In The Water]

Thank you very much for these great videos! Good work!:salute:

Thanks for the feedback and welcome aboard! :sunny:

[ReallyDedPoet]

Thank you very much for these great videos! Good work!:salute:

Yes they are well done. Welcome to SUBSIM!

[Wurmed]

Awesome tutorial, probably the best I've found so far on this site.

[Navuhodonosor]

Let's go again:D I've been gone for some time and forgot some important stuff.
You could earn some money working as a sub instructor, only problem would be that someone may get frustrated if you sink their merchant.:D
By the way great vid's, thanks!

[LordBoogzor]

Great thread :yeah:

Thanks

[gege212007]

Hi all :03:

After watching these video tutorials I understand speaking english language now.

Double goal reached for me Stoianm with your greats and helpfull videos.

Thank you so much :yeah:

Best regards
Gerard

[stoianm]

Hi all :03:

After watching these video tutorials I understand speaking english language now.

Double goal reached for me Stoianm with your greats and helpfull videos.

Thank you so much :yeah:

Best regards
Gerard
ha ha... my accent is very bad.. i am french speaker like u.. canadian-french... glad it helped u:up:

[stoianm]

Let's go again:D I've been gone for some time and forgot some important stuff.
You could earn some money working as a sub instructor, only problem would be that someone may get frustrated if you sink their merchant.:D
By the way great vid's, thanks!
yep.. but first we should learn to drive nuclear subs now:)

[gap]

yep.. but first we should learn to drive nuclear subs now:)

For a start, what about a nuclear truck? ;) :D

[stoianm]

For a start, what about a nuclear truck? ;) :D
:haha:... are u sure u not moved in N America... ur time is like mine... should be midnight in ur place:hmmm:
btw... a friend of mine made me a christmas gift this year and - a very nice gift... the video simulator game: truck simulator... i puted next day in the trash.. try to imagine.. in my free time to play truck simulator:timeout::timeout::timeout:

[gap]

:haha:... are u sure u not moved in N America... ur time is like mine... should be midnight in ur place:hmmm:

nine past eleven PM here, but you should know by now that I am a nocturnal creature ;)


btw... a friend of mine made me a christmas gift this year and - a very nice gift... the video simulator game: truck simulator... i puted next day in the trash.. try to imagine.. in my free time to play truck simulator:timeout::timeout::timeout:

:k_rofl:

[GT182]

a friend of mine made me a christmas gift this year and - a very nice gift... the video simulator game: truck simulator... i puted next day in the trash.. try to imagine.. in my free time to play truck simulator:timeout::timeout::timeout:

Stoianm, it's one way for you to see how some of us made our living. ;) I used to go up thru Montreal 2 or 3 times a week to get to the GM Plant in St. Therese. And other times to deliver to the grocery warehouses up there. That was not fun at all. :nope: And other times to load bunker oil up on Notra Dame at Ultramar and Oil Co to bring back to the States. It's dam cold out there next to the St. Lawrence this time of year. :yep: I don't miss driving the big rigs at all.

Back in the 80s and early 90s I didn't have a computer to play with. Truckin was my fun. :rolleyes:

[stoianm]

Stoianm, it's one way for you to see how some of us made our living. ;) I used to go up thru Montreal 2 or 3 times a week to get to the GM Plant in St. Therese. And other times to deliver to the grocery warehouses up there. That was not fun at all. :nope: And other times to load bunker oil up on Notra Dame at Ultramar and Oil Co to bring back to the States. It's dam cold out there next to the St. Lawrence this time of year. :yep: I don't miss driving the big rigs at all.

Back in the 80s and early 90s I didn't have a computer to play with. Truckin was my fun. :rolleyes:
Nice.. i am owner-operator... SUA-Canada.. started 8-9 years ago:).. most of trips i go to Laredo

[hitman.360]

Great tutorials, helped me a lot, great effort, thanks :up:

[markdenny]

Afternoon all

I see in one of the videos your using the u-jagd chrono how do i get this or is it already in the game and im not finding it ?

[stoianm]

Afternoon all

I see in one of the videos your using the u-jagd chrono how do i get this or is it already in the game and im not finding it ?
It is included in the TDW new UIs.. u must right click on the regular one and will switch if i remeber well.
Have a good day!

[markdenny]

Many thanks for the reply :)

[Jaskor88]

I don't hit the ship in this tutorial even if i but exact same data in TDC that is shown in tutorial (Hog is. Bearing 221. Range 1080. Speed 0. AOB -51.)
My torpedo goes way off front of the target. Is this because ship is too far behind of me or is this some bug?

[ziemny]

god bless you good man !

[u_tommy]

http://xoombi.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Thank-you-post-it.jpg

[Capt. Dunkel]

Good evening and thanks for great tutorials!

Can you please let me know where I can find the speedchart you use @ 7:56 here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RB4nl_BJ6-I

Thanks in advance :salute:

Pete

[oakdesign]

The speed charts are part of TDW's NewUI
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=166093

[Capt. Dunkel]

The speed charts are part of TDW's NewUI
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=166093

Hmm. That's weird. I'm running NewUI 7.4.2 but no speedcharts to be found. Was it added in a later version maybe? I've tried running the game both with and without Sjizzles charts, but still nothing.

Thanks for the reply.

[KentHutch]

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=205203

[Maxtorym]

i cant compleet the first mission (practice one) because i cant navigate with select sub and nav to a point.. plz help

[Trevally.]

i cant compleet the first mission (practice one) because i cant navigate with select sub and nav to a point.. plz help

either remove real nav from your mod list or open the map options (round icon at the top of the map page) and select "tactical targets or missions"
:up:

[Aktungbby]

Welcome aboard Maxtorym :salute:

[cpt carnage]

Thx for these awesome video tutorials man. I'm getting back into SH5 after 2 years (forgot most xD ) and these videos are really helping me out allot.

edit: how do you get those charts to estimate speed? What mod is that?

[stoianm]

Thx for these awesome video tutorials man. I'm getting back into SH5 after 2 years (forgot most xD ) and these videos are really helping me out allot.

edit: how do you get those charts to estimate speed? What mod is that?
Hi, mate!... it is this mod from here: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=166093

[cpt carnage]

Hi, mate!... it is this mod from here: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=166093

That's weird. Thought it was a diffirent mod since I already have TheDarkwraith's 7.4.2 UI installed and I'm not seeing those charts :-?

[Cerumno]

Hi Stoianm,

I was looking for tutorials on the use of the "automation" I saw your video posted on YouTube.
Thank you very much for that, now it remains for me to find the scripts.
:up:

[hatinthecat]

Very useful thanks you for putting this together.

[Aktungbby]

hatinthecat!:Kaleun_Salute:

[Jimbuna]

Very useful thanks you for putting this together.

Welcome to SubSim :sunny:

[Blondy19]

Thanks for this tutorials! It helps a lot for me :)

[Jimbuna]

Thanks for this tutorials! It helps a lot for me :)

Welcome :sunny:

[nadie]

Thanks for the info

[Jimbuna]

Welcome Aboard nadie :sunny:

[ReallyDedPoet]

Welcome to SUBSIM :-)

[dan3ko]

Great

[ReallyDedPoet]

Welcome to SUBSIM dan3ko :sunny:

[Jimbuna]

Welcome Aboard dan3ko :sunny:

[Aktungbby]

dan3ko!:Kaleun_Salute:

[THEBERBSTER]

A Warm Welcome To The Subsim Community > dan3ko :subsim:
You Will Always Find Someone Here To Help You :sunny:
New To Silent Hunter <> Need Help <> Click On My Thread Link. :salute:
Subsim <> How To Donate <> See The Benefits <> Support The Community :yeah:
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?p=2033119%23post2033119 (http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?p=2033119%23post2033119)

Having Tonnage Bar Problems Then You Need My Tutorial Post #188 :/\\!!

[IcyWaters]

Coming back to this great game and I'm so glad I found this thread again! Another round of "Thank You!!" from me!

Please check "real navigation tutorial 3-3" as the video seems to have been taken down. Thanks!

[Robertpasta]

I already watched theese videos like 30 times, thanks a lot

[Nemrosim]

Всё просто супер

[Jimbuna]

Всё просто супер

Добро пожаловать на борт

[hk9]

For the life of me I still can't figure out auto TDC. I have a campaign save where I have a Polish destroyer dead in my sights, 600m away 90 degrees off the bow, I'm at all stop with a 3 torpedo salvo ready to go. No matter what I do the torpedoes go where the destroyer is when I target it, not where it will be.

Since there's no way I am ready for manual TDC at this stage this is incredibly frustrating. Does anyone have any tips? All I'm doing is locking and unlocking the ship, then putting my periscope on the part of the ship I want to hit as it says in the video for auto TDC.

[propbeanie]

Are your torpedo tube doors open prior to pushing the "Fire!" button?

[hk9]

Yes, all are open, speed set to fast, all torpedoes are of the same type.

Does telling the torpedo officer person (apologies for my ignorance of the proper title) to calculate a firing solution have anything to do with the problem?

[THEBERBSTER]

Hi hk
Post #146 Auto TDC Targeting Without Using 3 Circles > Updated Pictorial (http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showpost.php?p=2248685&postcount=146)
Peter

[hk9]

Thank you! I'll give that a try. Will it work on my mid-patrol save or should I start over from the bunker save?

[THEBERBSTER]

Hi hk
My tutorial will show you how to understand what you need to do by showing you pictures with explanations.
Once you understand the basics you can put into practice on your next target.
Peter

[hk9]

That worked really well, thanks! Got a destroyer, minesweeper, and 3 freighters. Heading to Kiel!

[XenonSurf]

Very instructive videos, congrats :up:
I find the 'Intercepting convoys' and the 'Multiplication Factor' very helpful, it can be used for best interception of *any* target that is further away.

For anyone interested, I have made my personal written version of this vid, it's complex stuff to write down, but once you get it you will never use a different method I think :)

Here it is:

----------------------------------------------------------

Fastest interception of a target
*************************

Let's say that the BDU has transmitted to you the position, heading and speed of a convoy, or: you already know this data of a target which is far away.

Question:
Which heading do you have to take at a set speed to intercept the target as fast as possible?

Lets see this question in a grafic:


- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - *A
- - - B*- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - - - - -*C - - - - - - - - - -


You are at point C. A ship or convoy is moving from A to B and you know its speed.
The most secure method to intercept the target is to head perpendicular to the target's heading, you will never be wrong by doing so but this will most likely not be the fastest interception, you will arrive early and need to wait for the target, just imagine that point A is very far on the right and then you'll understand that there must be a better interception course more at the right of the perpendicular heading.

Now, you could do some guessing work and draw lines with the ruler and find out that if you head in a specific direction and speed for a specific time, then the target would have moved a specific distance along the AB heading and you can see if you are close enough. Then you eventually repeat the drawings to improve the solution, however, this is not a precise method to use and it will not avoid you to do some calculations either.
A good approximation method is done with the help of the...

Multiplication Factor Formula, or Multiplication Factor called MF.

MF = [(Distance between you and target) / 100] x 3.33

The procedure is as follows:

a)
You plot the heading line of your target and calculate the MF in your situation.
In your head, take 3 times the target distance, add one third of target distance, divide by 100.

b)
You multiply the target's speed with MF...

MF x (target speed) = MF1
No need to be accurate to the decimals, just make a good rounding. (2,86 = 3; 1,44 = 1 + 1/2 etc.)

You take this value and mark it on the target's heading line starting from target's initial position. (Mark 1).

c)
You multiply your desired interception speed with MF...

MF x (Your interception speed) = MF2

and you draw a circle from Mark 1 with a radius of MF2.
Now you take note and mark the intersection of the circle with your bearing to the target (Mark 2).

d)
With the protractor, You measure the angle at Mark 2 between the target's position and Mark 1.
This plotted angle is your solution and will tell you how much you have to deviate from the target's bearing and head to that course, this will be the exact interception course to intercept the target as fast as possible at that specific speed.
For better visualisation, you can draw the exact same angle at your ship position, the angle going from the bearing to the target towards the heading line, the angle amount being the same than the angle at Mark 2, all lines being parallel.

Final note:

This approximation method comes close to the exact calculation which would require a nasty sinus/cosinus math function with changing triangles to solve, and which would require too much time to be useful even with a calculator.

All this explanation above sounds very complex (especially the final point d), but try these steps more times and you find the procedure very easy, fast and accurate for intercepting far away targets. Once you get used to it you won't read here again...
This MF method will give the shortest ETA on target, so you will be able to modify your heading - or your speed - in order to meet the target at a specific time, for example at sunset or sunrise for best weapon usage and less chance to be detected. You will find it easy to make these corrections once you have plotted the initial drawings, especially because in the SH series you can adjust the circles and lines without re-plotting them from zero.

And finally, at the beginning I said: "Fastest interception of a target". Doesn't it remind you of something, he? Yes: a TORPEDO...
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[Ashikaga]

Also, change Km's to Nautical Miles and use the SDT equation.

Then you know how long it will take and if it is at all worth it to deviate from your course.

1Nm = 1.852 Km


http://www.coastalnavigation.com/samples/sec_5/5_pages/5_2.htm


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[UllyB]

Great stuff. Keep up the good work!

PS-omule cum dau de tine? Am fost acu' 100 de ani pe aici si am uitat si nickulmeu vechi si nici mailul nu il mai am ala vechi, mi-am facut altul ca nu am avut incotro. Lasa o adresa de mail te rog sau un nr de tel.
marius

[Ashikaga]

Why do you write in Romanian?

[Macgregor the Hammer]

Does WoS have all the mods mentioned?

[vdr1981]

Does WoS have all the mods mentioned?
Yes, and much more...:yep:

[RuthBaillargeon]

will be free... and you will have popcorn and soda gratis too