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Platapus · 01-17-12, 08:31 PM

2 IFs

If you are stationary and
If the game was equipped with a proportional divider, you could track rather well using just sonar. You would be able to determine course and get a pretty good idea of speed. But you need proportional dividers. I sure wish the game had them or someone could mod them in the game.

You could try to do it on paper but a good set of proportional dividers will run you about $200.00.

Without those two "IFs", tracking on sonar in the game is difficult and you will probably lose your target.

I am working with one of our mathematician brains at work to work out some trapezoidal formula. We are trying to generate a procedure to determine speed, course, and range by making long range bearing only sightings but I am sure it could work with sonar too. As soon as we have something I plan on making a post on our results.

01-17-12, 08:31 PM	#4
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,379 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	2 IFs If you are stationary and If the game was equipped with a proportional divider, you could track rather well using just sonar. You would be able to determine course and get a pretty good idea of speed. But you need proportional dividers. I sure wish the game had them or someone could mod them in the game. You could try to do it on paper but a good set of proportional dividers will run you about $200.00. Without those two "IFs", tracking on sonar in the game is difficult and you will probably lose your target. I am working with one of our mathematician brains at work to work out some trapezoidal formula. We are trying to generate a procedure to determine speed, course, and range by making long range bearing only sightings but I am sure it could work with sonar too. As soon as we have something I plan on making a post on our results. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.