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Originally Posted by groomsie
I was a surface warfare officer for 4 years + assorted other midshipman experiences with shiphandling (including a little time conning and sitting at the help of USS Gurnard (SSN-6??)). Most of my time was aboard USS Lake Champlain (CG-57), a Ticonderoga ("Aegis") cruiser, where I was qualified as Officer of the Deck (OOD) Underway. So, much of the plotting and such is stuff I've done before and I agree that experience is something that helps grasp certain aspects of a game like this.
A bigger part however--and anyone who has even driven a boat grasps this on some level--is the ability to "eyeball" a situation in close quarters, to grasp the relative motion aspect and determine if you are standing into real danger of collision. This is something I've thought about in maneuvering in on the surface where visibility may be low and things moving quickly, I can rely a bit on my gut as far as if I have bearing drift (and if it is in the direction I desire) and adjust course / speed that way a bit.
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USS Gurnard SSN-662, I had a short sting with her in the mid-eighties during the Pugent Sound overhaul. When were you invloved with her?
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