Can someone explain stadimeter in detail?

P_Funk · 03-23-07, 04:34 AM

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Originally Posted by NefariousKoel

Yes, and the other popular way to use a stadimeter is to take a periscope photo and drag one half of it down so the highest mast is level with the waterline. That's great if you have the waterline perfectly lined up.

At least with the offset photo, you can compare it with exactly where you had the scope lined up on it originally. I love it.

That is indeed one of the few clear advances that SH4 has made. Not very realistic but still neat.

Immacolata · 03-23-07, 05:57 AM

Wasnt it like that on US Subs? I thought I read somewhere that there was a special mirror optics used to create this superimposed mirror image that the periscope operator could manipulate.

P_Funk · 03-23-07, 06:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Immacolata

Wasnt it like that on US Subs? I thought I read somewhere that there was a special mirror optics used to create this superimposed mirror image that the periscope operator could manipulate.

REALLY?! Okay I take it back. If thats real then that is a major bit of realism that the devs came up with AND its incredibly functional. I say, good show.

Tranton · 03-23-07, 06:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Immacolata

Wasnt it like that on US Subs? I thought I read somewhere that there was a special mirror optics used to create this superimposed mirror image that the periscope operator could manipulate.

Yeah I think in one of the Dev interviews they mentioned that the stadimeter on a WWII fleet sub operated different than the Nazi one and used a double image.

Nightmare · 03-23-07, 11:10 AM

Yes, that is how the stadimeter functioned in real life. Go to this page on fleetsubmarine.com and scroll down to "periscope controls."

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Nightmare Engineer Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 210 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Yes, that is how the stadimeter functioned in real life. Go to this page on fleetsubmarine.com and scroll down to "periscope controls."