target speed: the eighty-ten method

[Pisces]

Originally Posted by greyrider

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It’s over now for me, I don’t deal with pussies any longer, im done! Stay in your holes and crevices, where all roaches and mice live!
You have plenty of company, enjoy!
Enough wasted time.

eff you people!

If someone decides he has to swear and curse to make a point then he's talking to the hand. Have much fun yourself.

[Nisgeis]

Originally Posted by Armistead

Click Click Click.....

Now that made me laugh out loud.

[Rockin Robbins]

Originally Posted by greyrider

eff you people!

Unconditional surrender accepted.

[Diopos]

Uhmmm .... and what was the AoB exactly?





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[Rockin Robbins]

uh.....10º. He was right all the time...

[Nisgeis]

Hang on... if you look at it the other way round... if you can keep the bearing constant at 80 degress then you know that the AoB must be 10 degrees - that makes sense right? If you can't hold it steady. then you know the AoB is more than 10 and you can't intercept it.

[Diopos]

Originally Posted by Rockin Robbins

uh.....10º. He was right all the time...

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[Diopos]

Originally Posted by Nisgeis

Hang on... if you look at it the other way round... if you can keep the bearing constant at 80 degress then you know that the AoB must be 10 degrees - that makes sense right? If you can't hold it steady. then you know the AoB is more than 10 and you can't intercept it.

What? AoB more than 10°??? Is it possible???




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[Nisgeis]

Originally Posted by Diopos

What? AoB more than 10°??? Is it possible???




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Oh yeah it's possible, I'll break it down so all the stupid people can understand it. There's two types of ships you can engage - those you can engage and those you can't. Er, no that's not right. There's two types of ships, those you can engage and those you can't with the 8010 method. Those you can have an AoB of 10 and those you can't don't. If it has an AoB of 10, then all your calcs will be correct and you will hit the target. If it doesn't have an AoB of 10, then they won't and you won't.

This is very much like the 273-24 method, where there are again two types of target. The first type of target has a course of 273 and a speed of 24 knots - that's the type the method works for and then there are targets that have a course or speed of something else - those are the targets that the method won't work for. Using the 273-24 method, you can hold the target at whatever bearing you like and you can know for sure that the target's speed is 24 knots with a course of 273. If you can't hold it steady, or somehow miss your shots, then the target was not interceptable with the 273-24 method. The 273-24 method works in campaign too, but only works for targets you can intercept with this method though.

It's obvious isn't it?

[Diopos]

Originally Posted by Nisgeis

Oh yeah it's possible, I'll break it down so all the stupid people can understand it. There's two types of ships you can engage - those you can engage and those you can't. Er, no that's not right. There's two types of ships, those you can engage and those you can't with the 8010 method. Those you can have an AoB of 10 and those you can't don't. If it has an AoB of 10, then all your calcs will be correct and you will hit the target. If it doesn't have an AoB of 10, then they won't and you won't.

This is very much like the 273-24 method, where there are again two types of target. The first type of target has a course of 273 and a speed of 24 knots - that's the type the method works for and then there are targets that have a course or speed of something else - those are the targets that the method won't work for. Using the 273-24 method, you can hold the target at whatever bearing you like and you can know for sure that the target's course is 24 knots with a course of 273. If you can't hold it steady, or somehow miss your shots, then the target was not interceptable with the 273-24 method. The 273-24 method works in campaign too, but only works for targets you can intercept with this method though.

It's obvious isn't it?

No, but as you're an "opposition" bastard you must be wrong ....
And your 273-24 is a 8010 with a "mustache". Thief .....



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[Nisgeis]

I have the copyright on all numbers, so I win and you're all still unable to understand my genius. .

[razark]

Originally Posted by Nisgeis

This is very much like the 273-24 method, where there are again two types of target. The first type of target has a course of 273 and a speed of 24 knots

So, I hold the target at a constant bearing of 273 degrees, and I go 24 knots, therefore the AoB is...
<grabs slide rule>
Carry the 1...
<fiddles with the calculator>
249 decrees?

Originally Posted by Nisgeis

It's obvious isn't it?

No. Where's the right angle fit into this?

[Pisces]

Originally Posted by Nisgeis

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This is very much like the 273-24 method, where there are again two types of target. The first type of target has a course of 273 and a speed of 24 knots - that's the type the method works for and then there are targets that have a course or speed of something else - those are the targets that the method won't work for. Using the 273-24 method, you can hold the target at whatever bearing you like and you can know for sure that the target's speed is 24 knots with a course of 273. If you can't hold it steady, or somehow miss your shots, then the target was not interceptable with the 273-24 method. The 273-24 method works in campaign too, but only works for targets you can intercept with this method though.

It's obvious isn't it?

I was told in here I'm not smart enough. Is that measured in Kelvin or Fahrenheit degrees? How can it go 24 knots if the water is frozen solid. Or in the other case, hotter than boiling water?

[Diopos]

Ok I relieved some of the greyrider pressure ...
I think it is the first time since high school I was involved in a "swearing" contest concerning trigonometry. And back then the "target" was the trig functions not the people!

Going deep now ...

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[Rockin Robbins]

"Swearing contest concerning trigonometry"


Poor guy was a Model T in the Indianapolis 500. Way out of his league. Thanks guys! You blew him off the track.