Plotting and navigation

Kanelglass · 01-07-08, 09:35 PM

Ahoy there. One thing that annoys me is that I can't draw lines on lines. I'm running with 100 % realism and real navigation so I don't even see my own sub on the map. In other words there are alot of lines when I'm calculating the target's course when I'm attacking a merchant. I need to put the lines in front of each other and then the calculations/plotting will be less accurate and it takes a hell a lot of time.

jimmie · 01-07-08, 09:46 PM

That's a limitation of SH3... The best you can do is try to find a point where a drawn line does not turn red so you will not ruin what's there. It's frustrating, needs often zoom-in.

Kanelglass · 01-07-08, 09:58 PM

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Originally Posted by jimmie

That's a limitation of SH3... The best you can do is try to find a point where a drawn line does not turn red so you will not ruin what's there. It's frustrating, needs often zoom-in.

Maybe I should draw on papers instead

joegrundman · 01-07-08, 10:12 PM

Then you can call it the graph paper mod.

In fact, there are ways of getting your kill on 100% without ever having to draw anything

Kanelglass · 01-07-08, 10:21 PM

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Originally Posted by joegrundman

Then you can call it the graph paper mod.

In fact, there are ways of getting your kill on 100% without ever having to draw anything

I know how to do it without draw if I use the AOB-finder and the attackdisc by OLC.
But how do I do it without plotting when I'm on the surface and not submerged using the UZO and watch officer ?

EDIT:
I can get bearing, range and speed using the watch officer and the UZO. But how do I get AOB and course without drawing, aob-finder and attackdisc?

joegrundman · 01-07-08, 11:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Kanelglass

I know how to do it without draw if I use the AOB-finder and the attackdisc by OLC.

Actually, they were by me and Hitman. OLC used them in developing his fantastic GUI. See the U-jagd tools for the original tools without the GUI.

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But how do I do it without plotting when I'm on the surface and not submerged using the UZO and watch officer ?

EDIT:
I can get bearing, range and speed using the watch officer and the UZO. But how do I get AOB and course without drawing, aob-finder and attackdisc?

If you want to do bearing plots, then you need to draw, for sure, unless you fancy doing it by sliderule.

However, why not use the Attack disk? This is available on any screen and can be used for converting AOBs from target course and vice versa

01-07-08, 09:35 PM	#1
Kanelglass Seaman Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 42 Downloads: 96 Uploads: 0	Plotting and navigation Ahoy there. One thing that annoys me is that I can't draw lines on lines. I'm running with 100 % realism and real navigation so I don't even see my own sub on the map. In other words there are alot of lines when I'm calculating the target's course when I'm attacking a merchant. I need to put the lines in front of each other and then the calculations/plotting will be less accurate and it takes a hell a lot of time.

01-07-08, 10:12 PM	#4
joegrundman Ocean Warrior Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 2,689 Downloads: 34 Uploads: 0	Then you can call it the graph paper mod. In fact, there are ways of getting your kill on 100% without ever having to draw anything __________________ "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

01-07-08, 09:46 PM	#2
jimmie Lieutenant Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Japan Posts: 259 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	That's a limitation of SH3... The best you can do is try to find a point where a drawn line does not turn red so you will not ruin what's there. It's frustrating, needs often zoom-in.