Can someone explain this to me......

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Originally Posted by wingtip

well to me thats stupid... I thought thats the whole purpose of relative bearing so any joe schmo on the boat could quickly understand the position of something no matter what heading or direction the ship is pointed...

is there a mod to convert that to relative bearing for the waterfall?

To change it to relative would be stupid....not the other way around. Modern submarine warfare is MUCH different than WW2 was. I would suggest reading a couple of the tactics guides and the many reasons will become clear. The simulation reports data just as the real life counterpart does. There are reasons that it changed in real life, it isn't just about the game.