Tutorial tips for a relative beginner

[Nuggit]

Hi!

I know there are a lot of lists of tutorial pinned in the forum.
Just would like to ask (if allowed, if not please just delete this).
if anybody has any specific tips to a tutorial on how to actually sink ships.
I have looked at several tutorials on how to use the TDC. how to get the speed of the ship using map plotting and such.
BUT I havent found any good tutorial as how to "find" the ship and position yourself in an good enough position.

Any tips is welcome.
Still waiting to be able to sink my first;-)

[derstosstrupp]

Originally Posted by Nuggit

Hi!

I know there are a lot of lists of tutorial pinned in the forum.
Just would like to ask (if allowed, if not please just delete this).
if anybody has any specific tips to a tutorial on how to actually sink ships.
I have looked at several tutorials on how to use the TDC. how to get the speed of the ship using map plotting and such.
BUT I havent found any good tutorial as how to "find" the ship and position yourself in an good enough position.

Any tips is welcome.
Still waiting to be able to sink my first;-)

In this video I show positioning, there are also some more advanced things in here but if you simply focus on what I am doing in terms of positioning, hopefully this will be of help.

[Nuggit]

Perfect! thanks,I will review that right away!

[Nuggit]

One thing Im having trouble with...
When Im getting a report "smoke on the horizon bearing 310" for example.
Im currently on a heading of 110.

What I understood is that I plot the heading Im on...
then take the difference between 360 and 310 = 50 degrees...
So the difference between my course and the "smoke on the horizon" is 50 degrees.
(Am I even close to being correct in my assumption? )

But how would I know if that 50 degrees is to my starboard or port?

[derstosstrupp]

Originally Posted by Nuggit

One thing Im having trouble with...
When Im getting a report "smoke on the horizon bearing 310" for example.
Im currently on a heading of 110.

What I understood is that I plot the heading Im on...
then take the difference between 360 and 310 = 50 degrees...
So the difference between my course and the "smoke on the horizon" is 50 degrees.
(Am I even close to being correct in my assumption? )

But how would I know if that 50 degrees is to my starboard or port?

Relative bearings greater than 180 are always to port, so a bearing of 310° is to port.

You actually don’t have to plot the heading you are on. You can either use the attack disk, or do the following to get the true bearing to plot on the map. Take 110+310, which gives you 420. Since that is greater than 360, subtract 360, which gives you 60°. That is the true compass bearing to the target that you would plot on the map. Then with a range estimate, you know how far out to plot the point.

[Nuggit]

Originally Posted by derstosstrupp

Relative bearings greater than 180 are always to port, so a bearing of 310° is to port.

You actually don’t have to plot the heading you are on. You can either use the attack disk, or do the following to get the true bearing to plot on the map. Take 110+310, which gives you 420. Since that is greater than 360, subtract 360, which gives you 60°. That is the true compass bearing to the target that you would plot on the map. Then with a range estimate, you know how far out to plot the point.

Thanks for the help, just to check that Im on the right page:

Now Im on heading 128, just got a report "ship sighted! Bearing 346 Long range"

that means 128+346 = 474 - 360, the heading I need to go is 114? (to go to where the ship is spotted that is)?

[John Pancoast]

Originally Posted by Nuggit

Thanks for the help, just to check that Im on the right page:

Now Im on heading 128, just got a report "ship sighted! Bearing 346 Long range"

that means 128+346 = 474 - 360, the heading I need to go is 114? (to go to where the ship is spotted that is)?

Allow me to jump in to add to the good advice you've already received.

First, yes in your example heading 114 is correct.
However another way of determining the same thing that may be easier. Up to you. Might be easier than adding numbers like your example though.
Your heading, no matter what it actually is, can always be referenced as 360.
Simply subtract the targets bearing from 360 and then subtract the result from your actual heading to get the course needed.
I.e. in your example take 360-346 = 14. 128 - 14 = 114.

[Nuggit]

Originally Posted by John Pancoast

Allow me to jump in to add to the good advice you've already received.

First, yes in your example heading 114 is correct.
However another way of determining the same thing that may be easier. Up to you. Might be easier than adding numbers like your example though.
Your heading, no matter what it actually is, can always be referenced as 360.
Simply subtract the targets bearing from 360 and then subtract the result from your actual heading to get the course needed.
I.e. in your example take 360-346 = 14. 128 - 14 = 114.

Thank you for the help.
just a stupid question.
In my case I just got now.

My heading is 114.
Got a report bearing 165

so in your example.
360-165 = 195
114-195.... .... .... ....


Then I get stuck, this is probably something my brain should be able to figure out...