Speed Determination Graphs

buznee · 04-30-07, 10:49 AM

I made some look up graphs to calculate speed.

Here's a little guide to use them...

First of all you can't be turning and it is best if you are completely stopped to reduce error.

1. Findout what ship it is

2. Find its range

3. Open the Timer

4. Measure its bearing and hit the Timer, if its range is less than 1750 yds use the first graph and stop the timer in 10 seconds to measure the change in bearing. If its range is at least 1750 yds use the second graph and time the bearing change for 30 seconds.

5. Now that you have range and bearing change, go to the graph and read off knots. The ranges are represented by the different colored lines, bearing change is on the x-axis and you read off knots on the y-axis.

6. If the ship AOB is less than 70-80 degrees its a good idea to use the third graph to find a correction. Unfortunately with this graph you need to guestimate the AOB of the ship but this is better than nothing. I guess that comes from experience.

USS_shipmaster · 04-30-07, 10:55 AM

well done.thanks

buznee · 04-30-07, 11:05 AM

Hope it is useful to you all. I'm actually sinking stuff now.

Oh and if you guys decide to use this, just bump the post up so that others can find this easily.

buznee · 04-30-07, 10:35 PM

bump

NefariousKoel · 05-02-07, 02:33 AM

Thanks Buznee, gonna give it a try.

epaga · 05-02-07, 06:10 AM

Wow, thanks, I especially love that AOB readjustment graph, that's what other graphs I've seen so far have been missing. Waiting until AOB is 75° or greater is cutting it mighty close, if the ship's traveling fast.

04-30-07, 10:49 AM	#1
buznee Swabbie Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 5 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Speed Determination Graphs I made some look up graphs to calculate speed. Here's a little guide to use them... First of all you can't be turning and it is best if you are completely stopped to reduce error. 1. Findout what ship it is 2. Find its range 3. Open the Timer 4. Measure its bearing and hit the Timer, if its range is less than 1750 yds use the first graph and stop the timer in 10 seconds to measure the change in bearing. If its range is at least 1750 yds use the second graph and time the bearing change for 30 seconds. 5. Now that you have range and bearing change, go to the graph and read off knots. The ranges are represented by the different colored lines, bearing change is on the x-axis and you read off knots on the y-axis. 6. If the ship AOB is less than 70-80 degrees its a good idea to use the third graph to find a correction. Unfortunately with this graph you need to guestimate the AOB of the ship but this is better than nothing. I guess that comes from experience. Last edited by buznee; 04-30-07 at 11:09 AM.

04-30-07, 10:55 AM	#2
USS_shipmaster Torpedoman Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: New York Posts: 114 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	well done.thanks __________________ All animals are equal. But some animals are more equal than others" G.O.

04-30-07, 11:05 AM	#3
buznee Swabbie Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 5 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Hope it is useful to you all. I'm actually sinking stuff now. Oh and if you guys decide to use this, just bump the post up so that others can find this easily. Last edited by buznee; 04-30-07 at 11:44 AM.

05-02-07, 02:33 AM	#5
NefariousKoel Ace of the Deep Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: No-good Missouri scum Posts: 1,223 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	Thanks Buznee, gonna give it a try. __________________ "When Gary told me he had found Jesus, I thought, Yahoo! We're rich! But it turned out to be something different." - Jack Handey

04-30-07, 10:35 PM	#4
buznee Swabbie Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 5 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	bump

05-02-07, 06:10 AM	#6
epaga Watch Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 19 Downloads: 20 Uploads: 0	Wow, thanks, I especially love that AOB readjustment graph, that's what other graphs I've seen so far have been missing. Waiting until AOB is 75° or greater is cutting it mighty close, if the ship's traveling fast.