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joegrundman · 05-05-09, 10:11 PM

Unless you play with map contacts on, then there is no easy and reliable way for determing range (unless you have sonar or radar).

So basically the answer is to use the stadimeter and practice getting good results

but actually, it's very worth learning to get a hang of AOB by eye. Many here consider it to be an arcane art that is near impossible. I disagree, however, and I have come to expect my visual AOBs to be accurate to 5 degrees.

there is a thread here giving a walk-through the various AOB positions, and you can use the AOB to improve the reliablity of stadimeter/range estimates for purposes of getting speed

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=134200

and once you can do it a plot can be made which looks like this

05-05-09, 10:11 PM	#2
joegrundman Ocean Warrior Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 2,689 Downloads: 34 Uploads: 0	Unless you play with map contacts on, then there is no easy and reliable way for determing range (unless you have sonar or radar). So basically the answer is to use the stadimeter and practice getting good results but actually, it's very worth learning to get a hang of AOB by eye. Many here consider it to be an arcane art that is near impossible. I disagree, however, and I have come to expect my visual AOBs to be accurate to 5 degrees. there is a thread here giving a walk-through the various AOB positions, and you can use the AOB to improve the reliablity of stadimeter/range estimates for purposes of getting speed http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=134200 and once you can do it a plot can be made which looks like this __________________ "Enemy submarines are to be called U-Boats. The term submarine is to be reserved for Allied under water vessels. U-Boats are those dastardly villains who sink our ships, while submarines are those gallant and noble craft which sink theirs." Winston Churchill