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If the ship is at 90 degrees AOB or at 10 AOB, the crosshair takes the same amount of time to travel from bow to stern. This is because at small AOB, even though the apparent length of the ship is smaller, it's agular velocity is proportionally smaller too. Conversely, at a perpendicular AOB, though it's apparent length is bigger, so to is its angular velocity.
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Now that's the right choice of words
I wouldn't have expressed myself better.
In the end, a 150 metres long ship will take the same time at 5 knots or whatever speed to go past a fixed line, only it will seem to move faster if you see more of the ship. But that's perceived speed, and not real speed.
Bow and stern will go past the fixed line at the same moment no matter the AOB (Which is logic if you consider that no matter where you place yourself to observe, the ship will be doing the same speed)