MFM question on ship data.

Von Due · 02-08-17, 07:01 AM

I'm using the merchant fleet mod v3.2. I will use the folder names. Can someone with some experience using this mod tell me
1) if the numbers in the rec manual are totally off?
2) can a given ship type come with a randomly generated length/mast/beam etc so that say two ships of the same type can have different dimensions?

I encountered an M37X (Thiokepasti it's called here). It is listed in the rec manual as being 91 meters long. It was travelling at medium speed.

With map contact updates enabled, I plotted the position at a 3.25 minutes interval and got the speed to 8.1 kts.

With a course towards it slightly ahead and the UZO at 0 deg. bearing, I measured the speed of the ship when it crossed the UZO crosshair. Time was 27.5s. With a length of 91m that gave me a speed of 6.4 kts.

To get 8.1 kts, I would need to use the length of about 115m.

Looking at the folder's en.log where the museum data are, this ship had this entry:
Displacement: 3,400-6,500 GRT|Length: 100-130 m|Beam: 16-20 m|Draft: 6-7.7 m|Mast: 22.5 m|Speed: 10-14 knots

This does not agree with the rec manual at all.

Has anyone compiled a list of all correct ship data for the MFM ships?

EDIT: Looking at ge.log and fr.log and my confusion and bewilderment is significant
Verdrängung: 7,170 GRT|Länge: 147 m|Breite: 18.1 m|Tiefgang: 5.8 m|Mast: 22.5 m|Geschwindigkeit: 13 Knoten
Déplacement : 7 170 GRT|Longueur : 147 m|Largeur : 18,1 m|Tirant d'eau : 5,8 m|Tirant d'air : 22,5 m|Vitesse : 13 nœuds
These 2 agree but the en.log is totally different.

02-08-17, 07:01 AM	#1
Von Due Sea Lord Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 1,690 Downloads: 30 Uploads: 0	MFM question on ship data. I'm using the merchant fleet mod v3.2. I will use the folder names. Can someone with some experience using this mod tell me 1) if the numbers in the rec manual are totally off? 2) can a given ship type come with a randomly generated length/mast/beam etc so that say two ships of the same type can have different dimensions? I encountered an M37X (Thiokepasti it's called here). It is listed in the rec manual as being 91 meters long. It was travelling at medium speed. With map contact updates enabled, I plotted the position at a 3.25 minutes interval and got the speed to 8.1 kts. With a course towards it slightly ahead and the UZO at 0 deg. bearing, I measured the speed of the ship when it crossed the UZO crosshair. Time was 27.5s. With a length of 91m that gave me a speed of 6.4 kts. To get 8.1 kts, I would need to use the length of about 115m. Looking at the folder's en.log where the museum data are, this ship had this entry: Displacement: 3,400-6,500 GRT\|Length: 100-130 m\|Beam: 16-20 m\|Draft: 6-7.7 m\|Mast: 22.5 m\|Speed: 10-14 knots This does not agree with the rec manual at all. Has anyone compiled a list of all correct ship data for the MFM ships? EDIT: Looking at ge.log and fr.log and my confusion and bewilderment is significant Verdrängung: 7,170 GRT\|Länge: 147 m\|Breite: 18.1 m\|Tiefgang: 5.8 m\|Mast: 22.5 m\|Geschwindigkeit: 13 Knoten Déplacement : 7 170 GRT\|Longueur : 147 m\|Largeur : 18,1 m\|Tirant d'eau : 5,8 m\|Tirant d'air : 22,5 m\|Vitesse : 13 nœuds These 2 agree but the en.log is totally different. Last edited by Von Due; 02-08-17 at 07:17 AM.