Newbie bearing questions

lafeeverted · 01-02-06, 07:11 PM

If you were to turn to the same heading you would most likely be on a parallel course and would not intercept the target.

If you have the targets bearing and heading you can easily plot the position on the map by drawing a line from a point located at the bearing. This will orient you somewhat as to a direction to be heading. if you don't have visual contact yet you need more information. You do not have a distance to the target yet so you will have to get a few more hydrophone readings to zero in on a more accurate guess as to the targets position.

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01-02-06, 07:11 PM	#2
lafeeverted Chief Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 329 Downloads: 13 Uploads: 0	If you were to turn to the same heading you would most likely be on a parallel course and would not intercept the target. If you have the targets bearing and heading you can easily plot the position on the map by drawing a line from a point located at the bearing. This will orient you somewhat as to a direction to be heading. if you don't have visual contact yet you need more information. You do not have a distance to the target yet so you will have to get a few more hydrophone readings to zero in on a more accurate guess as to the targets position.