Imperial System... oh how i loathe theee!

Hitman · 09-17-09, 11:22 AM

[Quickly jumps down on his stomach before Rockin Robbins sees this thread and the FLAK starts shooting]

sergei · 09-17-09, 11:25 AM

INCOMING!

SteamWake · 09-17-09, 11:25 AM

Uhh you know you can change that right?

gutted · 09-17-09, 11:29 AM

yes.

I used metric since day 1 of SHIV coming out.

Since i reinstalled SH4 recently after a long hiatus.. i decided to go imperial for a laugh.

It ended in fits.

ETR3(SS) · 09-17-09, 11:40 AM

Imperial seems quite simple to me. 1NM=2000yds=6000FT. The ruler jumping from yards to miles is no different than it jumping from meters to kilometers. IMO.

gutted · 09-17-09, 12:03 PM

5,500yds = 2.7nm
5,500m = 5.5km

it speaks for itself.

About the only good thing is the Nm/Knot relationship.

If only we could get these sailors to quit using Kts and use Kmh.

lol, ok i was just joking on that last one.

vanjast · 09-17-09, 03:05 PM

Read up on the Nautical system, and you'll see how much simpler it is, than the metric with regard to global, universal measurements.

This system was developed over hundreds of years of exploration. Had the metric system been easier I'm sure it would have been used, as the metric system was known in the east since baylonian times...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nautical_mile to correct al those incorrect measurements.
In SH4 they've changed the size of the Nm to 2000m (1852m)

GerritJ9 · 09-17-09, 03:21 PM

Grew up in the British West Indies with Imperial (British) measurements including learning how to work with pounds-shillings-pence (even though the islands used dollars!), then learned how to use metrics when I moved back to the Netherlands at the age of 12 so I'm familiar with both systems. Have one SH4 + UBM install with TMO running USN subs in Imperial, and another install with OM running U-Boote in metric. No problem when switching- just seems to come naturally.

gutted · 09-17-09, 11:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Hitman

[Quickly jumps down on his stomach before Rockin Robbins sees this thread and the FLAK starts shooting]

oddly, given how long it's been since i visisted this site.. that's one of the few names i remember. Mostly from some tactical/targetting discusions we had.

09-17-09, 11:22 AM	#1
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09-17-09, 11:25 AM	#3
SteamWake Rear Admiral Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 13,224 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Uhh you know you can change that right? __________________ Follow the progress of Mr. Mulligan : http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=147648

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ETR3(SS) Ocean Warrior Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Between test depth and periscope depth Posts: 3,021 Downloads: 175 Uploads: 16	Imperial seems quite simple to me. 1NM=2000yds=6000FT. The ruler jumping from yards to miles is no different than it jumping from meters to kilometers. IMO. __________________ USS Kentucky SSBN 737 (G) Comms Div 2003-2006 Qualified 19 November 03 Yes I was really on a submarine.

09-17-09, 03:21 PM	#8
GerritJ9 Sonar Guy Join Date: May 2007 Location: Netherlands Posts: 389 Downloads: 47 Uploads: 6	Grew up in the British West Indies with Imperial (British) measurements including learning how to work with pounds-shillings-pence (even though the islands used dollars!), then learned how to use metrics when I moved back to the Netherlands at the age of 12 so I'm familiar with both systems. Have one SH4 + UBM install with TMO running USN subs in Imperial, and another install with OM running U-Boote in metric. No problem when switching- just seems to come naturally. __________________ Quamvis Patiens Acris My SH3/SH4 mods: http://www.gamefront.com/files/user/GerritJ9

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09-17-09, 11:25 AM	#2
sergei Sea Lord Join Date: May 2008 Location: London UK Posts: 1,788 Downloads: 405 Uploads: 29	INCOMING!

09-17-09, 11:29 AM	#4
gutted The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: New Orleans, LA. Posts: 1,379 Downloads: 487 Uploads: 11	yes. I used metric since day 1 of SHIV coming out. Since i reinstalled SH4 recently after a long hiatus.. i decided to go imperial for a laugh. It ended in fits.

09-17-09, 12:03 PM	#6
gutted The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: New Orleans, LA. Posts: 1,379 Downloads: 487 Uploads: 11	5,500yds = 2.7nm 5,500m = 5.5km it speaks for itself. About the only good thing is the Nm/Knot relationship. If only we could get these sailors to quit using Kts and use Kmh. lol, ok i was just joking on that last one.

09-17-09, 03:05 PM	#7
vanjast Sea Lord Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Somewhere else now Posts: 1,740 Downloads: 825 Uploads: 4	Read up on the Nautical system, and you'll see how much simpler it is, than the metric with regard to global, universal measurements. This system was developed over hundreds of years of exploration. Had the metric system been easier I'm sure it would have been used, as the metric system was known in the east since baylonian times... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nautical_mile to correct al those incorrect measurements. In SH4 they've changed the size of the Nm to 2000m (1852m)