Range

Kapitan Soniboy · 10-23-09, 12:21 PM

I'm playing GWX 3.0

I noticed that my VIIC could travel 25 000 km at 9 knots. Is that realistic?

Jimbuna · 10-23-09, 03:40 PM

What are you basing the above figure on?

Morts · 10-23-09, 04:12 PM

according to uboat.net the VIIC should be able to go 8500 miles or 13679 km at 10 kts surfaced

psykopatsak · 10-23-09, 05:57 PM

maybe its what the navigator said?

Sag75 · 10-24-09, 12:49 AM

In GWX3 ranges are modified accordingly to match with the map projection type and the number of kilometers per degree of latitude/longitude. Have a look at p50 of the GWX Manual that you'll find in Documentation folder (into SH3 main folder) for further infos.

So.. it's not realistic, but the SH3 world distances are not relistic too!

10-24-09, 12:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Morts

according to uboat.net the VIIC should be able to go 8500 miles or 13679 km at 10 kts surfaced

That conversion looks a-bit low for nautical miles to km.
Is it based on english/statute miles?

Pisces · 10-24-09, 06:58 AM

Those figures do look like a statute-mile/km conversion. Doesn't make sense. But iirc Silent Hunter also had a statute mile legend on the map. It really makes me wonder sometimes what went around in (those) developers heads when they were making a nautical simulator.

10-23-09, 12:21 PM	#1
Kapitan Soniboy Torpedoman Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Bergen, Norway Posts: 114 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	Range I'm playing GWX 3.0 I noticed that my VIIC could travel 25 000 km at 9 knots. Is that realistic? __________________ GWX 3.0 with SH3 Commander Last edited by Kapitan Soniboy; 10-23-09 at 02:51 PM.

10-23-09, 03:40 PM	#2
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,500 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	What are you basing the above figure on? __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

10-24-09, 12:49 AM	#5
Sag75 XO Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 424 Downloads: 45 Uploads: 0	In GWX3 ranges are modified accordingly to match with the map projection type and the number of kilometers per degree of latitude/longitude. Have a look at p50 of the GWX Manual that you'll find in Documentation folder (into SH3 main folder) for further infos. So.. it's not realistic, but the SH3 world distances are not relistic too! __________________ Betasom - XI Gruppo Sommergibili Atlantici http://www.betasom.it/forum/index.php

10-24-09, 06:58 AM	#7
Pisces Silent Hunter Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: AN9771 Posts: 4,904 Downloads: 304 Uploads: 0	Those figures do look like a statute-mile/km conversion. Doesn't make sense. But iirc Silent Hunter also had a statute mile legend on the map. It really makes me wonder sometimes what went around in (those) developers heads when they were making a nautical simulator. __________________ My site downloads: https://ricojansen.nl/downloads

10-23-09, 04:12 PM	#3
Morts Admiral Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Denmark Posts: 2,395 Downloads: 23 Uploads: 0	according to uboat.net the VIIC should be able to go 8500 miles or 13679 km at 10 kts surfaced

10-23-09, 05:57 PM	#4
psykopatsak Medic Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Grid AO27 Posts: 161 Downloads: 27 Uploads: 0	maybe its what the navigator said?