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Old 06-16-07, 05:02 AM   #7
joegrundman
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Originally Posted by ichso
Marking a ship's position on the map is always relative to your own position, how would you get a relatively precise drawing if you don't know even your own position that precisely ? And without exact contact markings you cannot estimate it's course and speed.
You said it, it's relative to your own position, not absolute, therefore you do not need to know your own absolute position.
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