[REL] Manual AoB Calculator Mod

[CapnScurvy]

I always liked the ability to find the Angle on Bow through a handheld device. There was one made some time ago for SHIII, but I haven't seen it lately. So necessity being the mother of invention, I made up my own.





This calculator has three parts that allow for the target ship course heading, your boat's course heading, and your view-to-target bearing. Once set, the angle on bow can be read and used to accurately input the Position Keeper in the game.

The tool can also be used to set up a future torpedo shot by using a predicted course heading and view-to-target bearing. If the target ship stays on course, the only variable is your boat's changing position. Plot in your future new course heading and view-to-target bearing and "swing to action". The AoB will be figured for you, and fire when your new heading is reached.

I revised this Calculator by reworking the dials for a better match up, plus put the downloaded pages into a PDF format that increases the clarity of the images. I removed the upper black Triangle for inputting the Sub's course heading due to a possible confusion with the smaller blue Arrow that does the same thing. There are three pages of revised instruction describing the parts of the calculator, and how to find angle on bow with the game play option of "Manual Targeting System" check marked. For those familiar with the calculator you may not wish to download the revised one. The PDF can be downloaded at the following site:


http://files.filefront.com/AoB+Calcu.../fileinfo.html



CapnScurvy

[joea]

Great so many modders here!!!

[CapnScurvy]

When your retired you have time on your hands, and thoughts rattling in the brain.

[Old Dog]

Thank you Capn

I just retired from a job where the folks I got to associate with were both smart and generous with their knowledge.
What a great combination !
The modders here fit that mold too.

Thanks again,

Old Dog

[Von Hinten]

Very handy to have around when I'll finally start doing things the real way and go for manual patrols.

Thanks.

[Hitman]

Your tool is superb, but it never ceases to amaze me how people always try to find the AOB once they have the target's course when historically exactly the opposite was done . Trained spotters watched the target and made estimates on the AOB, with the only purpose of getting an estimate to the course, not the opposite

Anyway, since your tool also works backwards -from an AOB you can get an estimate of the course- it is helpful to plot course and calculate intercept points and manouvers. As in real life was done

[Radtgaeb]

I'm sorry, my printer is being retarded. May I have some dimensions please?

[Schultzy]

quality tool! Thank you.

[CapnScurvy]

Hi Radtgaeb, the pictures will print onto a plain 8.5x11 inch sheet of card stock paper. What dimensions do you need? Are they too small, too large, can't get them to print at all? Does the small pop up box appear over the picture, with the printer icon in it? If it dosn't, perhaps your operating system (Windows etc.) needs to have a default setting changed.

The .jpeg format will usually produce an accurate reproduction once they are scaled for the internet. That was done when I put them on the site.

[Radtgaeb]

They just wouldn't print in proper proportion. Each one was exactly the same size as the other ones. It doesn't matter now, beacause I just fudged the sizes a bit with Photoshop and printed them off. Thanks anyway!

This is going to be a great help to me (both for SH4 and GWX). Thanks!

[Camaero]

Thats strange... I had to adjust the sizes in photoship myself. The two bases were turning out much larger than 8.5" x 11".

This is really cool though, I have mine all made. Now I just have to figure out how to use it, and i'm good to go!

[sqk7744]

Great work Capn!

You might be interested in this ol' thread:
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...&postcount=115

Cheers,

[CapnScurvy]

sqk7744


I'm damn glad the wife's not here!! I would have to explain why I'm laughing out loud, and just pee'd my pants. The resemblance is purely coincidental.

Thanks for starting my New Year out with a good old belly laugh!!! :rotfl:

[WernerSobe]

In reality such tools were used in WWI but in WWII they were outdated. In case of fleetboats the stadimeter was not just capable to find range but AoB too. For finding range they used mast height and displaced the both images verticaly while when finding AoB they used the lenght of the ship and displaced the images horizontaly from bow to stern. Unfortunaly this is not modeled in SH4 we can only displace verticaly for range...

You can however easily find AoB when you know targets course, which is provided by Attack Course Plot when calculating speed. So when you have taken range two times and ask to calculate speed your attack officer will also tell you the course. I.E. "The plot shows a speed of 12 knots, course 140" Now all you have to do is turn the AoB finder until the small ship is showing to 140. Sending to TDC will set it up to the correct AoB. No math and no wizwheel is required.

[Thendash]

But wiz wheels are so much fun! I like using as much out of game stuff as I can, get's me into the game more(Does that make sense...). I even have a little note book where I write down every ship I sink/damage and where/when it happened. I also use your merchant speed finder and a modified version of your target worksheet(mine has a few more rows and is a text document so it's easier to print/less colour ink intensive since yours has a slightly coloured background). Thanks for your tools Capn Scurvy.