Best way to transit?

MarkShot · 02-11-08, 05:50 PM

I am ordered in a Gato Class boat from Pearl to Japan. At 1/3, it doesn't look like I have enough fuel for the trip. So, I put in at Midway to top off my tanks.

Now, what is the best way to head West? Do the plots in SH4 take into account that the Earth is not flat? Would I get better mileage by not just simply drawing a straight line between Pearl/Midway and Japan?

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Another question: HOME and END rotate my sound head. Is there such a key combination for rotating radar?

Thanks.

ekempey · 02-11-08, 06:11 PM

See this thread:
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?p=760596

MarkShot · 02-11-08, 06:17 PM

Good thread.

So, the map is simply managed at a flat space then?

dmlavan · 02-11-08, 08:05 PM

Yes - the game treats the world just like before Christopher Columbus.

Torplexed · 02-11-08, 08:41 PM

Well, look at the map too. It's a Mercator projection. The further north or south you go the more distorted the distances. Someday maybe we'll get an actual globe.

02-11-08, 05:50 PM	#1
MarkShot Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 1,134 Downloads: 93 Uploads: 0	Best way to transit? I am ordered in a Gato Class boat from Pearl to Japan. At 1/3, it doesn't look like I have enough fuel for the trip. So, I put in at Midway to top off my tanks. Now, what is the best way to head West? Do the plots in SH4 take into account that the Earth is not flat? Would I get better mileage by not just simply drawing a straight line between Pearl/Midway and Japan? --- Another question: HOME and END rotate my sound head. Is there such a key combination for rotating radar? Thanks. __________________ War games, not wars! --- Only a small few profit from war (that should not stand)!

02-11-08, 06:17 PM	#3
MarkShot Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 1,134 Downloads: 93 Uploads: 0	Good thread. So, the map is simply managed at a flat space then? __________________ War games, not wars! --- Only a small few profit from war (that should not stand)!

02-11-08, 08:41 PM	#5
Torplexed Let's Sink Sumptin' ! Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 5,823 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	Well, look at the map too. It's a Mercator projection. The further north or south you go the more distorted the distances. Someday maybe we'll get an actual globe. __________________ --Mobilis in Mobili--

02-11-08, 06:11 PM	#2
ekempey Gunner Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 95 Downloads: 31 Uploads: 0	See this thread: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?p=760596

02-11-08, 08:05 PM	#4
dmlavan Weps Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Jacksonville, FL Posts: 351 Downloads: 69 Uploads: 0	Yes - the game treats the world just like before Christopher Columbus.