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Sledgehammer427 · 01-05-11, 03:06 AM

The lookout basket probably contained a spotter with a high-powered telescope to mark the falling of shots. That basket is about 80 feet up... about 26 meters. I don't know the math involved with the distance you can see from a perch that high, but, as previously mentioned, I think a destroyer would wait until they got much closer to open fire on a submarine.

Jan, I'm very envious of your location. A trip to anywhere close to the ocean would take around 4 hours from where I'm presiding now.

01-05-11, 03:06 AM	#11
Sledgehammer427 PacWagon Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Drinking coffee and staring at trees in Massachusetts Posts: 2,908 Downloads: 287 Uploads: 0	The lookout basket probably contained a spotter with a high-powered telescope to mark the falling of shots. That basket is about 80 feet up... about 26 meters. I don't know the math involved with the distance you can see from a perch that high, but, as previously mentioned, I think a destroyer would wait until they got much closer to open fire on a submarine. Jan, I'm very envious of your location. A trip to anywhere close to the ocean would take around 4 hours from where I'm presiding now. __________________ Cold Waters Voice Crew - Fire Control Officer Cmdr O. Myers - C/O USS Nautilus (SS-168) 114,000 tons sunk - 4 Spec Ops completed V-boat Nutcase - Need supplies? Japanese garrison on a small island in the way? Just give us a call! D4C!