Distance of spotting ? GWX2.1

Catfish · 04-24-08, 04:38 AM

Hello,
i just again encountered a destroyer who saw me at 10 miles in 1939, shelling me. This ship had no radar then, so it must have been visual detection. This was daylight and calm seas, but i could not even see him when he already began shelling me.

Now my wach officer spots a ship at 13300 meters/8-9 miles distance, but it is 1.45 o'clock, and pitch black night. Ok i know my officers are good, but still...

Just wondering,
greetings,
Catfish

04-24-08, 04:38 AM	#1
Catfish Dipped Squirrel Operative Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: ..where the ocean meets the sky Posts: 17,766 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	Distance of spotting ? GWX2.1 Hello, i just again encountered a destroyer who saw me at 10 miles in 1939, shelling me. This ship had no radar then, so it must have been visual detection. This was daylight and calm seas, but i could not even see him when he already began shelling me. Now my wach officer spots a ship at 13300 meters/8-9 miles distance, but it is 1.45 o'clock, and pitch black night. Ok i know my officers are good, but still... Just wondering, greetings, Catfish