my distance calcs seem half off

jscharpf · 10-20-12, 11:28 AM

Im having a problem using the vernier dial thing to estimate distance. I'm always about half of what my spotter says. I watched the video from here and I'm sure my procedure is right and I'm pretty sure I picked the right ship. I got real close and my watch guy says 1100 and I get around 500. The thing I noticed about the video update was that he was no longer using mast x2. My book still says mast height x2 but I think I have the newer dials. Could this be my problem? Am I supposed to use 1/2 of the mast height x2?;
I'm using lsh3 5.1 with olc addon and type II gauges because I'm starting a new campaign in 1939

10-20-12, 11:28 AM	#1
jscharpf Frogman Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Bucharest, Romania Posts: 296 Downloads: 325 Uploads: 0	my distance calcs seem half off Im having a problem using the vernier dial thing to estimate distance. I'm always about half of what my spotter says. I watched the video from here and I'm sure my procedure is right and I'm pretty sure I picked the right ship. I got real close and my watch guy says 1100 and I get around 500. The thing I noticed about the video update was that he was no longer using mast x2. My book still says mast height x2 but I think I have the newer dials. Could this be my problem? Am I supposed to use 1/2 of the mast height x2?; I'm using lsh3 5.1 with olc addon and type II gauges because I'm starting a new campaign in 1939

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