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joegrundman · 03-31-08, 07:12 AM

AOB 30

At this AOB, the apparent length of the ship is half the actual length. In addition if you now look at the side of the bridge section, you will see in this ship, the corner is about 1/5 to 1/4 the way across, and in a ship with doubled masts, like this one, a small gap has appeared between the different sets of masts

AOB 35

Nevermind that the picture is smaller! The corner of the bridge is now about 1/4 the way across, and the gap between the mast sets has grown

AOB 40

A ship with masts of this kind now shows an even spacing between all the masts at the AOB, and the corner of the bridge is in line with the funnel (clearly this is not a useful marker with split freighters)

you can however say it is approaching 1/3 the way across

AOB 45

Now i'm getting a bit bored of writing comments! For sure this mid range is the most difficult. The gap between the mast sets has become wider than the gaps between the masts, and the corner of the bridge is now under the funnel. the apparent length of the ship is now 7/10 of its actual length.

AOB 50

Now it starts becoming a bit easier again. At 50, you are beginning to see the full length of the ship (actually 3/4 still), and the gap between the mast sets is clearly seen

AOB 55

AOB 60

At this AOB, the corner of the bridge is about half way across the visible bridge

AOB 65

AOB 70

We are now definately seeing more of the side of the bridge than the front, and we are beginning to see the masts "side on"

AOB 75

AOB 80

AOB 85

This is now only very slightly off being exactly perpendicular

03-31-08, 07:12 AM	#3
joegrundman Ocean Warrior Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 2,689 Downloads: 34 Uploads: 0	AOB 30 At this AOB, the apparent length of the ship is half the actual length. In addition if you now look at the side of the bridge section, you will see in this ship, the corner is about 1/5 to 1/4 the way across, and in a ship with doubled masts, like this one, a small gap has appeared between the different sets of masts AOB 35 Nevermind that the picture is smaller! The corner of the bridge is now about 1/4 the way across, and the gap between the mast sets has grown AOB 40 A ship with masts of this kind now shows an even spacing between all the masts at the AOB, and the corner of the bridge is in line with the funnel (clearly this is not a useful marker with split freighters) you can however say it is approaching 1/3 the way across AOB 45 Now i'm getting a bit bored of writing comments! For sure this mid range is the most difficult. The gap between the mast sets has become wider than the gaps between the masts, and the corner of the bridge is now under the funnel. the apparent length of the ship is now 7/10 of its actual length. AOB 50 Now it starts becoming a bit easier again. At 50, you are beginning to see the full length of the ship (actually 3/4 still), and the gap between the mast sets is clearly seen AOB 55 AOB 60 At this AOB, the corner of the bridge is about half way across the visible bridge AOB 65 AOB 70 We are now definately seeing more of the side of the bridge than the front, and we are beginning to see the masts "side on" AOB 75 AOB 80 AOB 85 This is now only very slightly off being exactly perpendicular __________________ "Enemy submarines are to be called U-Boats. The term submarine is to be reserved for Allied under water vessels. U-Boats are those dastardly villains who sink our ships, while submarines are those gallant and noble craft which sink theirs." Winston Churchill Last edited by joegrundman; 03-31-08 at 08:08 AM.