Waypoints ?

nutworld · 12-26-06, 11:01 AM

Can anyone tell me if there is a way to have my crew designate a course setting when I set my waypoints, when operating a Seawolf or 688?

Since I am working on developing my "skills" in the Sonar room, I'd like to use waypoints to plot a course so I can concentrate on just the sonar room.

When you set waypoints currently, the crew doesn't acknowledge that you've set a waypoint for "X" heading, and when you reach the end of that heading and move on to the 2nd waypoint, the crew doesn't comment like "now coming to "Y" course, and then "steady on "Y" course, once you've made the turn.

The only time that you know you've completed any plotting, using waypoints is when you reach the end of them, and the announcement comes " now steady on course "Z", when in actuality you've probably already BEEN steady on that course for the duration of a waypoint leg.

Maybe I'm "overthinking" the useage of my time in the sonar room, but if I'm attempting to localize a contact, and my OS's course changes, without "telling" me, won't I possibly develop a false contact?

Dr.Sid · 12-27-06, 06:23 AM

All sonar displays shows true bearings, independent on ship's heading. You just can't mark contact in any wrong way.

All sonar displays also shows 'gap' so you practically SEE the actual heading, not mentioning the actual heading down on the screen. I'd say you just can't miss the turn.

Most of the time you don't use waypoints anyway (at least I don't).

12-26-06, 11:01 AM	#1
nutworld Engineer Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Flint, Michigan, USA Posts: 200 Downloads: 92 Uploads: 0	Waypoints ? Can anyone tell me if there is a way to have my crew designate a course setting when I set my waypoints, when operating a Seawolf or 688? Since I am working on developing my "skills" in the Sonar room, I'd like to use waypoints to plot a course so I can concentrate on just the sonar room. When you set waypoints currently, the crew doesn't acknowledge that you've set a waypoint for "X" heading, and when you reach the end of that heading and move on to the 2nd waypoint, the crew doesn't comment like "now coming to "Y" course, and then "steady on "Y" course, once you've made the turn. The only time that you know you've completed any plotting, using waypoints is when you reach the end of them, and the announcement comes " now steady on course "Z", when in actuality you've probably already BEEN steady on that course for the duration of a waypoint leg. Maybe I'm "overthinking" the useage of my time in the sonar room, but if I'm attempting to localize a contact, and my OS's course changes, without "telling" me, won't I possibly develop a false contact?

12-27-06, 06:23 AM	#2
Dr.Sid The Old Man Join Date: May 2005 Location: Czech Republic Posts: 1,458 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	All sonar displays shows true bearings, independent on ship's heading. You just can't mark contact in any wrong way. All sonar displays also shows 'gap' so you practically SEE the actual heading, not mentioning the actual heading down on the screen. I'd say you just can't miss the turn. Most of the time you don't use waypoints anyway (at least I don't).