Quote:
Originally Posted by Nuggit
One thing Im having trouble with...
When Im getting a report "smoke on the horizon bearing 310" for example.
Im currently on a heading of 110.
What I understood is that I plot the heading Im on...
then take the difference between 360 and 310 = 50 degrees...
So the difference between my course and the "smoke on the horizon" is 50 degrees.
(Am I even close to being correct in my assumption?  )
But how would I know if that 50 degrees is to my starboard or port? |
Relative bearings greater than 180 are always to port, so a bearing of 310° is to port.
You actually don’t have to plot the heading you are on. You can either use the attack disk, or do the following to get the true bearing to plot on the map. Take 110+310, which gives you 420. Since that is greater than 360, subtract 360, which gives you 60°. That is the true compass bearing to the target that you would plot on the map. Then with a range estimate, you know how far out to plot the point.