Old Small Split Freighter...and...

Seminole · 08-10-08, 09:25 PM

....small split freighter. The images in the Recognition Manual are exactly the same , but the mast height is 87.9 for the former and only 74 for the latter. (Think stadimeter.)

I did several searches which turned up nothing about this. ..though I did run across an old thread claiming to know why they are named split...with a photo showing one blown in half...

..good for a laugh.

So..how do you tell them apart? Or do you not care and use either the accuracy fix mod or auto targeting?

Sailor Steve · 08-10-08, 10:51 PM

Yep. Same for Small Composite and Coastal Composite, both 1850 tons. One mast is 74 feet and the other is 72 feet. Exact same picture.

I have no idea.

Seminole · 08-11-08, 07:55 AM

1. You are right about the costal
2. me neither

LukeFF · 08-11-08, 04:20 PM

One is used for the Japanese and one for the Allies. Why they have two different mast heights is a mystery. They are the exact same model and share the same damage model.

Seminole · 08-11-08, 04:34 PM

OK. Sounds reasonable. Which is the Japanese one? The taller mast or lower?

LukeFF · 08-11-08, 04:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Seminole

OK. Sounds reasonable. Which is the Japanese one? The taller mast or lower?

As I recall, it's the Small Old Split Freighter.

Orion2012 · 08-11-08, 09:49 PM

I know this point has been made before, but inaccurate mast heights being inaccurate are kinda historically accurate. I dont think the Japanese let us climb there masts with our official U.S. Navy tape measure. I personally think that being off a foot or 2 is okay, but then again the same model is used so the guessed estimate should be the same.

Kind of a conundrum...

Seminole · 08-12-08, 07:16 AM

1. It is not a couple of feet it is 13.9

2.We aren't planning solutions in that real , past world. However, we are in this computerized version of it where lets face it..size matters.

Mush Martin · 08-12-08, 07:39 AM

Funnel height v mast height ? in one v the other

Not sure but maybe one got done and the other
didnt somehow.

Orion2012 · 08-12-08, 03:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Seminole

1. It is not a couple of feet it is 13.9

2.We aren't planning solutions in that real , past world. However, we are in this computerized version of it where lets face it..size matters.

:rotfl:

08-10-08, 09:25 PM	#1
Seminole Ace of the Deep Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Oregon Posts: 1,012 Downloads: 102 Uploads: 0	Old Small Split Freighter...and... ....small split freighter. The images in the Recognition Manual are exactly the same , but the mast height is 87.9 for the former and only 74 for the latter. (Think stadimeter.) I did several searches which turned up nothing about this. ..though I did run across an old thread claiming to know why they are named split...with a photo showing one blown in half.....good for a laugh. So..how do you tell them apart? Or do you not care and use either the accuracy fix mod or auto targeting? __________________

08-10-08, 10:51 PM	#2
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Yep. Same for Small Composite and Coastal Composite, both 1850 tons. One mast is 74 feet and the other is 72 feet. Exact same picture. I have no idea. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

08-11-08, 07:55 AM	#3
Seminole Ace of the Deep Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Oregon Posts: 1,012 Downloads: 102 Uploads: 0	1. You are right about the costal 2. me neither __________________

08-11-08, 04:20 PM	#4
LukeFF Silent Hunter Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Riverside, California Posts: 3,610 Downloads: 41 Uploads: 5	One is used for the Japanese and one for the Allies. Why they have two different mast heights is a mystery. They are the exact same model and share the same damage model. __________________ ROW Sound Effects Contributor RFB Team Leader

08-11-08, 04:34 PM	#5
Seminole Ace of the Deep Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Oregon Posts: 1,012 Downloads: 102 Uploads: 0	OK. Sounds reasonable. Which is the Japanese one? The taller mast or lower? __________________

08-11-08, 09:49 PM	#7
Orion2012 Commodore Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 611 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I know this point has been made before, but inaccurate mast heights being inaccurate are kinda historically accurate. I dont think the Japanese let us climb there masts with our official U.S. Navy tape measure. I personally think that being off a foot or 2 is okay, but then again the same model is used so the guessed estimate should be the same. Kind of a conundrum...

08-12-08, 07:16 AM	#8
Seminole Ace of the Deep Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Oregon Posts: 1,012 Downloads: 102 Uploads: 0	1. It is not a couple of feet it is 13.9 2.We aren't planning solutions in that real , past world. However, we are in this computerized version of it where lets face it..size matters. __________________

08-12-08, 07:39 AM	#9
Mush Martin Eternal Patrol Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 4,398 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	Funnel height v mast height ? in one v the other Not sure but maybe one got done and the other didnt somehow. __________________ RIP Mush Tutorial