Calculating Range

Captain Birdseye · 07-14-16, 01:29 PM

Hi everyone
Sorry for another thread but I have spent a few days now watching tutorial videos on manual navigation, interception and firing. I have one last piece of the puzzle missing before I feel I could do it alone.

So I get a bearing for smoke on the horizon, no problem, I can draw a line out from my current position and that shows me where the ship is. The problem comes when I want to calculate its range, I don't want to get too close on the surface or I might spook the ship. I can't pursue a long range vessel underwater as I can't achieve enough speed.

Thus... What tricks and methods do people use for range finding? The Stadimeter is great if you're at a 90 degree angle and the ship is only 2000m away, but I need something more reliable

Thanks

07-14-16, 01:29 PM	#1
Captain Birdseye Watch Officer Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Sat behind my desk at BdU tapping away on my Enigma machine. Posts: 339 Downloads: 44 Uploads: 0	Calculating Range Hi everyone Sorry for another thread but I have spent a few days now watching tutorial videos on manual navigation, interception and firing. I have one last piece of the puzzle missing before I feel I could do it alone. So I get a bearing for smoke on the horizon, no problem, I can draw a line out from my current position and that shows me where the ship is. The problem comes when I want to calculate its range, I don't want to get too close on the surface or I might spook the ship. I can't pursue a long range vessel underwater as I can't achieve enough speed. Thus... What tricks and methods do people use for range finding? The Stadimeter is great if you're at a 90 degree angle and the ship is only 2000m away, but I need something more reliable Thanks __________________

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