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Powerthighs · 11-02-07, 02:47 PM

Hello!

Contacts in the game are reported as relative bearing, which is not the same as true bearing (or heading).

If a target is reported at bearing 90, that means he is directly off to the right side of your sub. So you would have to turn your sub to the right 90 degrees to be facing the target.

So if you sub is heading NW (course 315 degrees) and you get a contact at bearing 90, you would need to turn right to course 45 degrees (NE) to be facing the contact.

Likewise, if your sub is heading E (course 90 degrees) and you get a contact at bearing 90, you would need to turn right to course 180 degrees (S) to be facing the contact.

The same is true for the hydrophones.

11-02-07, 02:47 PM	#2
Powerthighs Beach Leaf Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 287 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	Hello! Contacts in the game are reported as relative bearing, which is not the same as true bearing (or heading). If a target is reported at bearing 90, that means he is directly off to the right side of your sub. So you would have to turn your sub to the right 90 degrees to be facing the target. So if you sub is heading NW (course 315 degrees) and you get a contact at bearing 90, you would need to turn right to course 45 degrees (NE) to be facing the contact. Likewise, if your sub is heading E (course 90 degrees) and you get a contact at bearing 90, you would need to turn right to course 180 degrees (S) to be facing the contact. The same is true for the hydrophones.