Moving and Shooting

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Originally Posted by Biggen

Yet there is a whole tutorial on moving while plotting done by Wazoo here: http://www.paulwasserman.net/SHIII/ that looks way over my head.

I think I see the problem. That's a little more complicated than it needs to be. I've never bothered with either my own compass course or the target's.

What I do is, get a range and bearing, then use the protractor tool to draw a line at the correct angle and use the ruler to plot a point at the correct distance. Once that point is on the map, it's valid and doesn't move no matter how I maneuver.

The protractor tool is easier to use if you're following a plotted course, as you have a nice reference line to start with, but can be used by the overlay that appears around your sub in GWX when zoomed in. This is easier to do if the target is on your starboard side. If it's on the port side, you will have to do some arithmetic with the protractor tool.

Edit: And just for fun, let's say I'm not following a plotted course and don't have the overlay when zoomed in, only the sub silhouette. What to do?

Get my course (from the compass, as close as possible, or by whatever other means you can figure out, even from the sub silhouette itself) and draw a line from my sub in that direction. Use that as a reference line. As your sub moves, you can adjust the line to be more accurate.

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