Gramophone Draft Chart for FOTRSU
 

Gramophone Draft Chart for FOTRSU


Link:
https://www.subsim.com/radioroom/dow...o=file&id=5614

Compatible with all FOTRSU versions. Also compatible with other mods but check wether the included dds file has the same name used in your mod, or change the name in this mod before loading it if necessary.

This mod is taken from TMOwTw v.2.5 and replaces the conversion chart which is rather useless with the draft chart when you chose the Gramophone from the menu.
The conversion chart is useless because based on hourly calculations which are trivial: How much distance at 9 knots for 18 hours? 9x18 nautical miles. No need to have a chart for that :) It would be useful with a minute-based chart, e.g distances for different speeds for 1, 3, 5, 20 minutes etc. So I found the draft chart much more useful (or any other good chart for that matter.)

With this draft chart you can quickly determine the draft of a ship to set the torpedo depth accordingly, this without browsing for long in the Recognition Manual.
When setting the torpedo to magnetic detonation, set the depth to the ship draft + 3 to 5 feet for it to detonate.
Instead, if you set the torpedo to Impact, then set the depth according to the ship size: 8 or less for destroyers or small ships, 10 for big freighters or tankers, 15 for carriers and heavy cruisers, 20 for battleships (reference: SH4 manual, and it doesn't take account of the sea state).
Be aware that the draft chart only contains the drafts for basic ships found in SH4 or those found in TMO. If your mod has other added units, then a special ship may not be in the list! This may be true for FOTRSU, but unfortunately I cannot change the artwork included.

Credits:
Thanks go to the author (unknown to me) for the Draft Chart used in TMO wTw 2.5.

Have fun,
XenonSurf