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toodrunk · 04-16-10, 11:54 AM

So I'm setting up an attack on a freighter I just came across, and I'm using an attack wheel made from Hitman's template. I'm using GWX 3.0, and for some reason I'm having trouble keeping a "lock" on the freighter. I don't know if this is due to rough seas, or if this is a feature built into GWX.

Long story short, I took a reading off my obs. periscope of approximately 2.5 degrees, but I then realized that the scale did not change when I zoomed out. The reading was then less than 1 degree. (The markings on the side are in degrees right?).

I then did the same with the attack periscope, for a far different reading of 3.5 degrees, and less than 1.

So, what's the deal? How do I use my zoomed in reading for manual range finding?

04-16-10, 11:54 AM	#1
toodrunk Seaman Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 42 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	Question on Degrees on the observation periscope So I'm setting up an attack on a freighter I just came across, and I'm using an attack wheel made from Hitman's template. I'm using GWX 3.0, and for some reason I'm having trouble keeping a "lock" on the freighter. I don't know if this is due to rough seas, or if this is a feature built into GWX. Long story short, I took a reading off my obs. periscope of approximately 2.5 degrees, but I then realized that the scale did not change when I zoomed out. The reading was then less than 1 degree. (The markings on the side are in degrees right?). I then did the same with the attack periscope, for a far different reading of 3.5 degrees, and less than 1. So, what's the deal? How do I use my zoomed in reading for manual range finding?