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Old 08-14-14, 07:13 PM   #11
Nukesub
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Originally Posted by Pisces View Post
If you don't know where this comes from than I would distrust the 345 value. The H.sie scope marks might require a different value to match. It depends on how many marks per degree it has. Try it with a known distance. Ask your watch officer for a distance to a nearby friendly, and your use the periscope to check the formula.

As a first order approximation this formula should work for long distances. But in close quarters the formula might break down. Again, where it stops being usefull is something to be tested in the game.
Just an update, I found where I read the x345 formula for calculating range!

From http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=159346

"3) Range can also be calculated without the AOB-Tool by using the simple formula

Range = (Mastheight x 345) / Marks

where Mastheight is the ship's mastheight according to the Recognition Manual,
and Marks is the number of vertical Marks the ship spans across.
This formula is only valid for the UZO and both Periscopes with 6x zoom,
and the formula is of course only valid for ACM-GUI Reloaded."
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