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Old 03-08-10, 07:05 PM   #18
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Originally Posted by Pisces View Post
Alright you asked for decimals... there you have them:

1,9438444924406047516198704103672

Courtesy of the Windows Calculator.exe. The m/s-to-knot factor is simply the division of 3600 seconds by 1852 meters: 1.94...= 3600/1852

Normally I love to put as many decimals into a calculator as I can, but I have to admit it's more sensible 'in the heat of battle' to just simply double the value. Only beyond a targetspeed of about 17.5 knots is the error going to be bigger than halve a knot. Well beyond what you wil find a convoy or single ship doing. So unless you are firing at extreme ranges where you need to have a accurate AOB (or be exactly across the targets track) and very acurate speed, it's good enough.
Hmmm. Uh oh?

I've just been multiplying the vessels length by 1,852.
Although my way works, it's not always "perfect", so usualy I'll just use 1,9.

Have I been doing this "wrong, but close enough for government work"?
To rephrase: Have my "more precise" calculations (x 1,852), actualy been LESS precise than my rounded calculations (x 1,9)?
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