im confused with the spread angle - Page 2

Torpex752 · 04-30-07, 05:50 AM

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Originally Posted by maerean_m

The spread angle dial was created after the real dial on the US subs. That's exactly what they had.

I agree, There's nothing wrong with it.

Frank

Prof · 04-30-07, 07:02 AM

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Originally Posted by donut

To answer Spectre-63's question,aprox.30 ft. @ 1000 yds. I stink

Ummm...how did you calculate this?? I get 52.4 feet per degree at 1000 yards.

Skipbo · 05-01-07, 11:59 AM

I hope that I'm not repeating something that has already been posted somewhere, but since Spectre-63 asked here's a chart I created ten years or so ago for SHI. There are some notes at the bottom on torpedos in that game and a page of notes on how I used the chart (separate worksheet in the Excel file). This chart is trig based (I left the formulas in the file if anyone is interested) and indicates the effective distance apart that torpedos will be vs. distance to target. As you can see, normally very small offset angles will be used - the SHI manual is way wrong on this topic by the way.

http://dmrtc.net/~jwolford/Gyro%20Offset.htm

This information is posted on SubGuy's website and also on a Polish site as well. SubGuy has several pieces of information posted which should still be useful for SHIV by the way. I originally did the chart and several other technical projects and missions for Jim Atkins to post on his old SilentHunter.com website.

SubGuy's website (he is also a SUBSIM member, but not playing SHIV yet AFAIK):

http://www.enemybeneath.com/

donut · 05-01-07, 03:37 PM

Sorry Prof, rough guess,from a rolling deck,& to much SHIV. Need liberty,
Please ,go-figure : to hit at 8,000 yds. use chart. Best guess,

"torp missed sir" PLEASE fix my radar UBI. ,SHI got it right 10 yrs.past!

05-01-07, 11:59 AM	#18
Skipbo Sailor man Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Southern Indiana Posts: 46 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Old SHI Spread Offset Chart I hope that I'm not repeating something that has already been posted somewhere, but since Spectre-63 asked here's a chart I created ten years or so ago for SHI. There are some notes at the bottom on torpedos in that game and a page of notes on how I used the chart (separate worksheet in the Excel file). This chart is trig based (I left the formulas in the file if anyone is interested) and indicates the effective distance apart that torpedos will be vs. distance to target. As you can see, normally very small offset angles will be used - the SHI manual is way wrong on this topic by the way. http://dmrtc.net/~jwolford/Gyro%20Offset.htm This information is posted on SubGuy's website and also on a Polish site as well. SubGuy has several pieces of information posted which should still be useful for SHIV by the way. I originally did the chart and several other technical projects and missions for Jim Atkins to post on his old SilentHunter.com website. SubGuy's website (he is also a SUBSIM member, but not playing SHIV yet AFAIK): http://www.enemybeneath.com/

05-01-07, 03:37 PM	#19
donut The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: The Shifting, Whispering Sands, NM Posts: 1,463 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Sorry Prof, rough guess,from a rolling deck,& to much SHIV. Need liberty, Please ,go-figure : to hit at 8,000 yds. use chart. Best guess, "torp missed sir" PLEASE fix my radar UBI. ,SHI got it right 10 yrs.past!