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Sailor Steve · 10-05-08, 12:05 PM

The scope doesn't.

But the captain does. He uses both hands to keep the target centered. He calls out "Bearing...Mark!" and his assistant (American XO or German 1WO or British First Mate [or Lieutenant]) reads the bearing off the back of the stadimeter. The captain focuses the spit-image rangefinder and calls out "Range...Mark!" The assistant writes down the range off the back of the rangefinder dial. The captain estimates the AOB. The scope goes down. Together they calculate the parameters and feed the information into the TDC.

You know the rest. Figure out a way to do all that while you keep the scope centered on the target, and you've solved the problem. Until then, having the scope locked on is the most realistic way possible.

10-05-08, 12:05 PM	#2
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	The scope doesn't. But the captain does. He uses both hands to keep the target centered. He calls out "Bearing...Mark!" and his assistant (American XO or German 1WO or British First Mate [or Lieutenant]) reads the bearing off the back of the stadimeter. The captain focuses the spit-image rangefinder and calls out "Range...Mark!" The assistant writes down the range off the back of the rangefinder dial. The captain estimates the AOB. The scope goes down. Together they calculate the parameters and feed the information into the TDC. You know the rest. Figure out a way to do all that while you keep the scope centered on the target, and you've solved the problem. Until then, having the scope locked on is the most realistic way possible. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo