I agree about the captain not doing everything.I doubt he Kiel canal is even navigated by the NO but instead the WO.Most likely they leave port in morning and the WO guides the boat thru visually.Same with going around islands or hugging the coastlines.Once out at sea the NO probably goes to deck various times of the day and takes his readings and plots new courses.
The way I am playing it is I leave port visually and then go to map and zoom in enough so bearing tool shows.This allows me to then hug the coasts till I am out at sea.When at sea I zoom in at various times to get a plot point,only if weather permits.Would love to see something more automated where the player asks the NO for location(I wonder how accurate sextant navigation really is,can it pinpoint the location or is it more vague like sub is in AF56)?
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