stadimeter help

fullmetaledges · 03-18-07, 11:26 PM

Hey guys when it comes to the stadimeter I'm not sure I'm lining the correct part of the ship with the waterline (in dw and sh3 i always get wrong ranges). I know that the mast is the part you want to line up with the waterline but maybe what I think the mast is, is wrong. I got this picture off of http://jtmcdaniel.com and this appears to me he lined up the top of the stack with the waterline. I always thought of the mast being the highest point of the ships superstructure. I would of lined the "mast" right behind the bridge up with the waterline? Am I wrong?

Onkel Neal · 03-18-07, 11:30 PM

That pic is accurate, the mast is the tallest structure on the ship, and allows a better angle and more accurate estimation. In the pic, the waterline on the top ship is touching the mast on the bottom ship.

Stadimeter range finding is pretty cool, eh? Except in rough seas!

NefariousKoel · 03-19-07, 12:45 AM

I've never had much accurate luck with game stadimeters myself. You're not alone Grasshoppa.

elanaiba · 03-19-07, 03:36 AM

Actually double image stadimeter is pretty cool to use in rough seas too, as opposed to the "estimate height on the rangefinder" method from sh3.

Drebbel · 03-19-07, 03:42 AM

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Originally Posted by elanaiba

Actually double image stadimeter is pretty cool to use in rough seas too, as opposed to the "estimate height on the rangefinder" method from sh3.

In SHIII there was a cheat possible. One could pause the game and the use the stable picture to establish mastheight.

I hope SH4 does not allow me to pause the game and use the stadimeter, because I could too often not resist cheating in SHIII

Reece · 03-19-07, 04:39 AM

I didn't know that Drebbel, now I have to cheat!

Thanks!

Barkhorn1x · 03-19-07, 06:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Reece

I didn't know that Drebbel, now I have to cheat!

Thanks!

Me too! Damn!

Payoff · 03-19-07, 07:10 AM

Look at all the people you have corrupted now.

. . . . going to go give it a try.

macky · 03-19-07, 07:58 AM

OMG!!!ONE!!

HAXX on the subsim forum, what is the world coming to

:p :rotfl: :rotfl:

03-18-07, 11:26 PM	#1
fullmetaledges Chief Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Utah Posts: 314 Downloads: 120 Uploads: 0	stadimeter help Hey guys when it comes to the stadimeter I'm not sure I'm lining the correct part of the ship with the waterline (in dw and sh3 i always get wrong ranges). I know that the mast is the part you want to line up with the waterline but maybe what I think the mast is, is wrong. I got this picture off of http://jtmcdaniel.com and this appears to me he lined up the top of the stack with the waterline. I always thought of the mast being the highest point of the ships superstructure. I would of lined the "mast" right behind the bridge up with the waterline? Am I wrong?

03-18-07, 11:30 PM	#2
Onkel Neal Born to Run Silent Join Date: Jan 1997 Location: Cougar Trap, Texas Posts: 21,383 Downloads: 541 Uploads: 224	That pic is accurate, the mast is the tallest structure on the ship, and allows a better angle and more accurate estimation. In the pic, the waterline on the top ship is touching the mast on the bottom ship. Stadimeter range finding is pretty cool, eh? Except in rough seas! __________________ SUBSIM - 26 Years on the Web

03-19-07, 12:45 AM	#3
NefariousKoel Ace of the Deep Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: No-good Missouri scum Posts: 1,223 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	I've never had much accurate luck with game stadimeters myself. You're not alone Grasshoppa. __________________ "When Gary told me he had found Jesus, I thought, Yahoo! We're rich! But it turned out to be something different." - Jack Handey

03-19-07, 04:39 AM	#6
Reece CINC Pacific Fleet Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Down Under Posts: 34,696 Downloads: 171 Uploads: 0	I didn't know that Drebbel, now I have to cheat! Thanks! __________________ *Sub captains go down with their ship!*

03-19-07, 07:10 AM	#8
Payoff Captain Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Nash Town, USA Posts: 525 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Look at all the people you have corrupted now. . . . . going to go give it a try. __________________ "Hit Shokaku class carrier with three out of six torpedos. Recieved 105 depth charges during three hour period. Heard four terrific explosions in the direction of target, two and one half hours after attack. Believe that baby sank!" Lieutenant Commander Herman Kossler USS Cavalla

03-19-07, 03:36 AM	#4
elanaiba Ace of the Deep Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Bucharest, Romania Posts: 1,058 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 3	Actually double image stadimeter is pretty cool to use in rough seas too, as opposed to the "estimate height on the rangefinder" method from sh3.

03-19-07, 07:58 AM	#9
macky Machinist's Mate Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Dallas Texas Posts: 129 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	OMG!!!ONE!! HAXX on the subsim forum, what is the world coming to :p :rotfl: :rotfl: