How to use the printable solutions solver, is-was calculator, and aob calculator..

[commandosolo2009]

Ahoy Mateys!!!

Today I laminated my SS (and boy this is hardcore next to the manual)

But I tried to find its purpose and failed. Does it calculate the AOB? Or is it a fire control gadget? This is what I'm talking about:



is there something else I should download and laminate and stick to a hardened cardboard? Whats that whiz wheel? And more importantly, where do I get it? My current objective is to use a manual device to get the AOB. What am I missing, fellas?

[commandosolo2009]

c'mon you guys at least tell me what the dials are for...

[Daniel Prates]

Damn, that looks complicated.

I'm no user of printed dials but I remember once seeing a whole thread about that. You certainly downloaded the dials from the subsim download page. Is there not a guide in there, somewhere?

[commandosolo2009]

there is, and I read it, same as the other guy who couldnt figure the sequence of using the dials. From what I know, the outmost dial is the sub bearing dial. The innermost dial is the AOB readout and the target ship's course. Now, whats left is the middle dial, which corresponds to the true bearing on the map. How am I doing so far?

[Gerald]

Good work,

[CapnScurvy]

Solo, try using this "High Realism Tutorial" with the Calculator.

The design you downloaded is the same as mine, just better graphics. You are correct to figure the outer most dial on the calculator represents the "relative bearing" either of the heading of your sub, or the view bearing(found along the top of the periscope or TBT stations). The inner dial represents the true north compass bearing (as it relates to the map). The smaller, top most dial represents the target ships heading and/or Angle on Bow.

Although the American side has the Position Keeper dials to relate very similarly to the hand held Calculator; if you play the German side, the Calculator is very useful.

Try reading the tutorial, or even use the following target ship mission to practice in an environment that will help you understand map plotting and ship target AoB recognition. Here's the link to the same "Target Mission" as used in the tutorial.

[razark]

http://www.hnsa.org/doc/attackfinder/index.htm

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=106923