Are Ships To Scale V Uboat ...

walsh2509 · 04-15-10, 09:55 AM

Are Ships To Scale V Uboat ... and your view of them ..

I played the Bismark mission last night and sailed along side this huge battleship , the stern of my Uboat where I was standing was 140 ft from the Bismark as it slowly sailed past at 5knts. I was thinking , should it not look bigger ?

mcarlsonus · 04-15-10, 10:30 AM

140 METERS maybe (nearly 460 feet); definitely not, "140 ft from the Bismark," (ahem, BismarCk!), which would be only 42.7 meters.

Bismarck was 251 meters/823 feet overall.

captainprid · 04-15-10, 10:54 AM

Nice screen shot though

Seaman_Hornsby · 04-15-10, 11:03 AM

This is something I've always felt about SH3 and up myself. From your first person view on the bridge you don't quite get the feeling you are sailing alongside large vessels. The scale just doesn't seem quite right.

I've always assumed it is a resource decision; make the ship models a smaller size to keep hardware requirements reasonable.

DarkFish · 04-15-10, 11:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Seaman_Hornsby

I've always assumed it is a resource decision; make the ship models a smaller size to keep hardware requirements reasonable.

well this definitely not since the size of a 3D model doesn't matter for hardware requirements. It only depends on the number of polygons visible.

I think it's just some kind of optical illusion. I assume that because we're not able to see it in real 3D, the models seems smaller.

Seaman_Hornsby · 04-15-10, 12:05 PM

Ah, but if the model is scaled up, the polygon count may need to go up as well to keep the detail level. Think about rounded surfaces. What may look fine at one size may require a few more polygons to maintain the round shape when scaled up.

Regardless, here are some comparison shots of BBs:

http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/i...000/h55274.jpg

http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/i...000/h61483.jpg

http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/i...000/n63999.jpg

http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/i...000/n24148.jpg

walsh2509 · 04-15-10, 03:57 PM

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Originally Posted by mcarlsonus

140 METERS maybe (nearly 460 feet); definitely not, "140 ft from the Bismark," (ahem, BismarCk!), which would be only 42.7 meters.

Bismarck was 251 meters/823 feet overall.

It Definitely WAS 140ft as you say 42.7mts from it

Sailor Steve · 04-15-10, 04:03 PM

Bismarck from Prinz Eugen.

captainprid · 04-17-10, 07:52 AM

Cap.Palla · 04-17-10, 06:47 PM

Try to think different...its the type VII that is quite big...

04-17-10, 06:58 PM

That image still appears to be standing quite off from the Bismark.
Put them side by side in Game to define.
All else is pure speculation.

Lest they be Witches.

Then We must cleanse them!

04-15-10, 09:55 AM	#1
walsh2509 XO Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 410 Downloads: 18 Uploads: 0	Are Ships To Scale V Uboat ... Are Ships To Scale V Uboat ... and your view of them .. I played the Bismark mission last night and sailed along side this huge battleship , the stern of my Uboat where I was standing was 140 ft from the Bismark as it slowly sailed past at 5knts. I was thinking , should it not look bigger ?

04-15-10, 11:03 AM	#4
Seaman_Hornsby Engineer Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 203 Downloads: 71 Uploads: 0	This is something I've always felt about SH3 and up myself. From your first person view on the bridge you don't quite get the feeling you are sailing alongside large vessels. The scale just doesn't seem quite right. I've always assumed it is a resource decision; make the ship models a smaller size to keep hardware requirements reasonable. __________________ Friends, when once a man is launched on such an adventure as this, he must bid farewell to hopes and fears, otherwise death or deliverance will both come too late to save his honor and his reason.

04-15-10, 12:05 PM	#6
Seaman_Hornsby Engineer Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 203 Downloads: 71 Uploads: 0	Ah, but if the model is scaled up, the polygon count may need to go up as well to keep the detail level. Think about rounded surfaces. What may look fine at one size may require a few more polygons to maintain the round shape when scaled up. Regardless, here are some comparison shots of BBs: http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/i...000/h55274.jpg http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/i...000/h61483.jpg http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/i...000/n63999.jpg http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/i...000/n24148.jpg __________________ Friends, when once a man is launched on such an adventure as this, he must bid farewell to hopes and fears, otherwise death or deliverance will both come too late to save his honor and his reason.

04-15-10, 04:03 PM	#8
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Bismarck from Prinz Eugen. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

04-17-10, 06:47 PM	#10
Cap.Palla Officer Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: italy Posts: 247 Downloads: 72 Uploads: 0	Try to think different...its the type VII that is quite big... __________________

04-15-10, 10:30 AM	#2
mcarlsonus Weps Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 362 Downloads: 13 Uploads: 0	140 METERS maybe (nearly 460 feet); definitely not, "140 ft from the Bismark," (ahem, BismarCk!), which would be only 42.7 meters. Bismarck was 251 meters/823 feet overall.

04-15-10, 10:54 AM	#3
captainprid Watch Officer Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Blackpool, England Posts: 347 Downloads: 23 Uploads: 0	Nice screen shot though

04-17-10, 07:52 AM	#9
captainprid Watch Officer Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Blackpool, England Posts: 347 Downloads: 23 Uploads: 0

04-17-10, 06:58 PM	#11
Madox58 Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	That image still appears to be standing quite off from the Bismark. Put them side by side in Game to define. All else is pure speculation. Lest they be Witches. Then We must cleanse them!