Stadimeter bugged

Originally Posted by Shiplord

The use of the Statimeter in the game is nonsense because measurement of the height from sea surface to the top of the mast never provide accurate results, because an empty tanker for example has a shallower draft than a full tanker and thus also the height to the top of the mast is differently with the same type of vessels.

During my time in the navy we measured the mast height from his root to the top and not from sea level because only this value is static.

Good point, I'd never actually thought of that!

How would the real U-boot captains cope with this problem, I wonder.