Periscope Range???

Kirk · 09-04-06, 08:22 PM

Just a real quick question about using the periscope for ranging? You take the picture. OK I got that. You then scroll the right side to the highest mast. Question is in the crosshairs do you put the horizontal line on the keel of the target and measure from that or do you make sure that horizontal bar is on the horizion itself and measure from that? Thanks for any feedback.

Sea Demon · 09-04-06, 08:45 PM

You put the horizontal line in the periscope on the waterline. You do that where the water meets the ships hull. After you take the photograph in the periscope, go to the stadimeter and use the side containing the highest mast and line that up with the waterline.

Wim Libaers · 09-05-06, 03:34 PM

Highest structure tends to be more reliable than highest mast, despite information in the manual.

09-04-06, 08:22 PM	#1
Kirk Helmsman Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 102 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Periscope Range??? Just a real quick question about using the periscope for ranging? You take the picture. OK I got that. You then scroll the right side to the highest mast. Question is in the crosshairs do you put the horizontal line on the keel of the target and measure from that or do you make sure that horizontal bar is on the horizion itself and measure from that? Thanks for any feedback. __________________ -Kirk

09-04-06, 08:45 PM	#2
Sea Demon Ocean Warrior Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: USA Posts: 2,552 Downloads: 33 Uploads: 0	You put the horizontal line in the periscope on the waterline. You do that where the water meets the ships hull. After you take the photograph in the periscope, go to the stadimeter and use the side containing the highest mast and line that up with the waterline. Last edited by Sea Demon; 09-04-06 at 08:57 PM.

09-05-06, 03:34 PM	#3
Wim Libaers Samurai Navy Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Flanders Posts: 569 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	Highest structure tends to be more reliable than highest mast, despite information in the manual.