Drifting question...

skookum · 03-24-09, 09:29 AM

I hope future naval sims include currents to some degree. A one knot side current adds up to a fairly large course deviation for a ship traveling at 10 knots (like 6 degrees). Over a thousand mile passage, that puts the ship 100 nm of course. No small error.

Fish40 · 03-24-09, 12:15 PM

Didn't Leo simulate currents and drifting in his early work of "Living Breathing Ocean"?

Here's the thread. Brings back alot of memories. RIP Dave.http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...ght=Leovampire

03-24-09, 09:29 AM	#1
skookum Weps Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 351 Downloads: 35 Uploads: 0	I hope future naval sims include currents to some degree. A one knot side current adds up to a fairly large course deviation for a ship traveling at 10 knots (like 6 degrees). Over a thousand mile passage, that puts the ship 100 nm of course. No small error. __________________

03-24-09, 12:15 PM	#2
Fish40 The Old Man Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Yonkers, NY U.S.A. Posts: 1,507 Downloads: 154 Uploads: 0	Didn't Leo simulate currents and drifting in his early work of "Living Breathing Ocean"? Here's the thread. Brings back alot of memories. RIP Dave.http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...ght=Leovampire