Flat map great circle transit
Hello all,
I've been reading the TMO thread, most recently the posts by Ducimus about reworking the cruise speed/range/battery recharge in 2.0. It prompted an idea, and I just ran a search to see if this is discussed elsewhere.
I need to test this again, but I think with some experimentation it is possible to approximate a great circle route (for example from Midway to Luzon/Tokyo/anywhere by laying several waypoints. 4? 10? Have to try it out.
The reported range to course end comes back as fewer nm even though on the flat map projection in game on screen it looks longer.
Is anyone already doing this routinely? Does it save enough fuel to be worthwhile? I like the idea of it for simulation value, but I can imagine getting tired of plotting a dozen waypoints every time I want to sail from A to B.
Obviously this only really makes sense for long transits, not cruising the Celebes.
Any thoughts from SH4 veterans?
Thanks all
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