Reported range, help please

wizardmatt · 05-11-08, 01:32 PM

hi guys.
Just a quick question for you vets, will only take a sec.
I play with GWX2.1 and OLCE2Ubermod pt. 1 (the environment).
you know when the sonar guy or watch officer reports "contact!...long range" or "contact!...medium range"....? well, what are the approximate range ranges (?) in Km?
sorry if its an obvious question. i do remember reading this info somewhere but im jiggered if i can remember where.
cheers

flag4 · 05-11-08, 01:37 PM

hi wiz

as far as i know...

long range 3 -15 km

middle range 1 - 3 km

short range less than 1 km

wizardmatt · 05-11-08, 06:13 PM

cheers buddy

Laufen zum Ziel · 05-12-08, 09:36 AM

If on the surface you can ask your Watch
Officer for nearest visual contact and if a ship has been
sighted he will give you the bearing and range.

Sailor Steve · 05-12-08, 01:04 PM

A quick look at the Data\Cfg\Contacts file shows:

Short=1000 ;[m]
Medium=8000 ;[m]
Long=16000 ;[m]

I'm using the 16km mod.

Oddly, the stock ranges are:

Short=1000 ;[m]
Medium=3000 ;[m]
Long=20000 ;[m]

wizardmatt · 05-13-08, 05:25 AM

thats brilliant, cheers

05-11-08, 01:32 PM	#1
wizardmatt Helmsman Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Birmingham, England Posts: 107 Downloads: 58 Uploads: 0	Reported range, help please hi guys. Just a quick question for you vets, will only take a sec. I play with GWX2.1 and OLCE2Ubermod pt. 1 (the environment). you know when the sonar guy or watch officer reports "contact!...long range" or "contact!...medium range"....? well, what are the approximate range ranges (?) in Km? sorry if its an obvious question. i do remember reading this info somewhere but im jiggered if i can remember where. cheers

05-11-08, 01:37 PM	#2
flag4 Watch Officer Join Date: May 2007 Location: as far away as possible Posts: 1,625 Downloads: 147 Uploads: 0	hi wiz as far as i know... long range 3 -15 km middle range 1 - 3 km short range less than 1 km __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] ' We are here on Earth to fart around. Don't let anybody tell you any different.' Kurt Vonnegut

05-12-08, 09:36 AM	#4
Laufen zum Ziel Eternal Patrol Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Hiding on the bottom Posts: 1,783 Downloads: 853 Uploads: 457	If on the surface you can ask your Watch Officer for nearest visual contact and if a ship has been sighted he will give you the bearing and range. __________________ RIP Laufen zum Ziel

05-12-08, 01:04 PM	#5
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	A quick look at the Data\Cfg\Contacts file shows: Short=1000 ;[m] Medium=8000 ;[m] Long=16000 ;[m] I'm using the 16km mod. Oddly, the stock ranges are: Short=1000 ;[m] Medium=3000 ;[m] Long=20000 ;[m] __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

05-11-08, 06:13 PM	#3
wizardmatt Helmsman Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Birmingham, England Posts: 107 Downloads: 58 Uploads: 0	cheers buddy

05-13-08, 05:25 AM	#6
wizardmatt Helmsman Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Birmingham, England Posts: 107 Downloads: 58 Uploads: 0	thats brilliant, cheers