Wind direction, does' it matter?

Armistead · 09-09-10, 08:12 PM

As long as I've played this game I've never worried about wind direction.
Doe's it have any bearing on anything in the game. I find it strange they include it.

I guess being in a S boat made me think. I'm sure TMO surface speed is effected by rough waters, ..thus wind, but direction...I was moving at flank speed, calm waters usually 13kts. Wind was 12mph, so rough water, cut my speed to 10kt's, sometimes 11. However I started making changes in direction. The wind speed same, but then at certain directions I was making 12kt's fairly steady, drop to 11 rarely. If I turned back in the other direction, it would drop down 1kt. It seemed as long as I headed between 20-30 degrees of direct wind directions I could hold another knot...Course I just tried this for a few minutes, so does it matter.
Battery full charged and off during all of this.

One thing I do know, if I'm in rough waters that effects my deck gun, shots flying high or low, maybe one hit out of five (me on the gun). If I keep playing with direction I can get a totally steady gun and have no problems and once locked on, no misses....anyone else.

09-09-10, 08:12 PM	#1
Armistead Rear Admiral Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: on the Dan Posts: 10,880 Downloads: 364 Uploads: 0	Wind direction, does' it matter? As long as I've played this game I've never worried about wind direction. Doe's it have any bearing on anything in the game. I find it strange they include it. I guess being in a S boat made me think. I'm sure TMO surface speed is effected by rough waters, ..thus wind, but direction...I was moving at flank speed, calm waters usually 13kts. Wind was 12mph, so rough water, cut my speed to 10kt's, sometimes 11. However I started making changes in direction. The wind speed same, but then at certain directions I was making 12kt's fairly steady, drop to 11 rarely. If I turned back in the other direction, it would drop down 1kt. It seemed as long as I headed between 20-30 degrees of direct wind directions I could hold another knot...Course I just tried this for a few minutes, so does it matter. Battery full charged and off during all of this. One thing I do know, if I'm in rough waters that effects my deck gun, shots flying high or low, maybe one hit out of five (me on the gun). If I keep playing with direction I can get a totally steady gun and have no problems and once locked on, no misses....anyone else.