(Shipping Lanes ) Curiosity note

[Hardigen]

In the Thread [ shipping lanes ] I was 12nm out of Naha waitin for nightfall to close, well ! I got a bit closer in daylight to about 8 nm,when I could see a smoke cloud coming from the port, nosing a bit closer but watching the draft cos the seabed comes up quite shallow there and a enemy Destroyer goin ape all around me , I saw a large Merchant blazing away with only its Prow touching the water ,the rest of the ship was in the air at an angle of about 70 degrees from the horizontal. I know its just a mistake made by the game producers but what struck me as odd is when I was studying navigation many years ago the distance to the sea horizon in miles is the square root of your height multiplied by 8 ,then divide by 7, the angle of dip in Minutes is the square root of the height of your EYE multiplied by .98. If these calculations are correct my scope must have been at least 49 feet up int air. Maybe sub scopes could do that , I don,t want to slag off my only enjoyment cause I really enjoy the hunt but maybe you lads out there can throw some light on the puzzle. Keep Huntin you Guys. H