Radio Messages & Grid References

malcymalc · 01-17-06, 03:07 PM

Two questions that are not related:

1) When running RuB and the Not Your Grandmothers U-Boat Campaign I sometimes receive orders / advice from Command that run to more than one page of text on the message pad - how do I read page 2 of the message?

2) Not an aspect of SHIII per se but reading combat reports I see references such as AF3344 - now AF33 I follow but how do the last two digits fit in? Presumably a subdivision of the full sector?

Thanks
Malcolm

Skweetis · 01-17-06, 05:55 PM

1) if there is more than one page, the second page will be sent in a following message. Check to see if there are any new message.

2)You are exactly right. SH3 does not show the subdivided grids on the map, but basically divide the AG33 for example, with subsections numbered as so:

-------------
| 1 | 2 | 3 |
-------------
| 4 | 5 | 6 |
-------------
| 7 | 8 | 9 |
-------------

The position there dictates the 3rd number (in your example 4), then within THAT grid AG334, subdivide it by nine again in the same way, and that narrows the position right down.

Because of SH3 not detailing the grid to this level, you have to kind of use your imagination and best guess... at least thats what I do for my KTB's

However, this is only my understanding of it, and I may have it totally wrong, in that case, I would be happy to find out the correct method myself!

Cheers and welcome!

Jamie

Stiebler · 01-17-06, 06:24 PM

Malcymalc said:

Quote:

1) When running RuB and the Not Your Grandmothers U-Boat Campaign I sometimes receive orders / advice from Command that run to more than one page of text on the message pad - how do I read page 2 of the message?

You can't - a defect in SH3. If you want the full message, read the text file in the campaigns\campaign file. Or in the NYGM campaign mod that you just installed. It's a bit difficult to know how to truncate an authentic original radio message. So I didn't.

Skweetis:
Your analysis is correct. The German Navy divided every original sea square into blocks ultimately 6 sea miles apart - the minimum needed for accuracy of sea navigation.

Stiebler.

malcymalc · 01-18-06, 08:16 AM

Stiebler - thanks for the simple answer (I had hit every key I could think of that might be the answer so i am glad it was not just me being dim).

Ksweetie - I get your drift totally - I was just curious as to how the original system worked, looking at Uboatnet etc you frequently see the four digit grid references..

Malcolm

01-17-06, 03:07 PM	#1
malcymalc Bosun Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 64 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Radio Messages & Grid References Two questions that are not related: 1) When running RuB and the Not Your Grandmothers U-Boat Campaign I sometimes receive orders / advice from Command that run to more than one page of text on the message pad - how do I read page 2 of the message? 2) Not an aspect of SHIII per se but reading combat reports I see references such as AF3344 - now AF33 I follow but how do the last two digits fit in? Presumably a subdivision of the full sector? Thanks Malcolm

01-17-06, 05:55 PM	#2
Skweetis Watch Officer Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Cambridge, Canada Posts: 335 Downloads: 39 Uploads: 0	1) if there is more than one page, the second page will be sent in a following message. Check to see if there are any new message. 2)You are exactly right. SH3 does not show the subdivided grids on the map, but basically divide the AG33 for example, with subsections numbered as so: ------------- \| 1 \| 2 \| 3 \| ------------- \| 4 \| 5 \| 6 \| ------------- \| 7 \| 8 \| 9 \| ------------- The position there dictates the 3rd number (in your example 4), then within THAT grid AG334, subdivide it by nine again in the same way, and that narrows the position right down. Because of SH3 not detailing the grid to this level, you have to kind of use your imagination and best guess... at least thats what I do for my KTB's However, this is only my understanding of it, and I may have it totally wrong, in that case, I would be happy to find out the correct method myself! Cheers and welcome! Jamie

01-18-06, 08:16 AM	#4
malcymalc Bosun Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 64 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Stiebler - thanks for the simple answer (I had hit every key I could think of that might be the answer so i am glad it was not just me being dim). Ksweetie - I get your drift totally - I was just curious as to how the original system worked, looking at Uboatnet etc you frequently see the four digit grid references.. Malcolm