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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve
This has all been discussed many times before. I don't say it shouldn't be discussed again - it should. I just wanted to point out that there should also be an 'in-between' option.
1) Hard ('Realsitic'): Full navigation requiring sextant and compass, just as in real life.
2) Medium (My 'In-between'): The sub is shown on the map, and navigation is left up to the 'Navigator', but reliability depends on his skill level and whether stars, sun and land are visible for shooting, with the possibility of the sub marker being more and more off course the longer you go without a sighting.
3) Easy: Pretty much what we have now, optional for those who don't want to worry about it.
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Sailor Steve, this is what we had in B-17 TME. There were 3 options for the navigator. Easy, Medium, and Difficult. Easy was like having a gps unit onboard the plane, with medium meaning you had to check the position every hour or so, and full time navigation where you had to check every 20 minutes of flight, and adjust the plane's position marker on the map according to landmarks like rivers, towns, cities, bases, road juctions, and of course the target you are to bomb.
Now to add to the real nav. option, have weather and cloud cover be a deciding factor on when you can take a sun or star shot. Also with high winds, not having to worry about planes. Something to keep them grounded above a certain wind speed.