Speedometer Precision

19Herr_Rapp86 · 05-27-12, 12:30 AM

Really if you're calculating a ships speed within a half to a full knot accurate, you're doing something right, my friend. Most of my calculations are within that range and it doesn't really affect my impact points at all (Dick O'Kane targeting method) If you have a half to full knot deviation from true target speed, you're good to go, skip. In the 1940's you're not going to have pinpoint accuracy. I also play Sub Command every now and again. It involves modern nuke-powered boats. Instead of the TDC it is a computer called target motion analyses (TMA). Still depends on sonar readings and whatnot to get estimated (keyword) depth, speed, range, etc. Not 100% to the gnats-you-know-what accurate. If there was such a thing as 100% accuracy there would be no need for acoustic homing torpedoes

05-27-12, 12:30 AM	#2
19Herr_Rapp86 Lieutenant Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Ellinwood, Kansas Posts: 260 Downloads: 259 Uploads: 0	Really if you're calculating a ships speed within a half to a full knot accurate, you're doing something right, my friend. Most of my calculations are within that range and it doesn't really affect my impact points at all (Dick O'Kane targeting method) If you have a half to full knot deviation from true target speed, you're good to go, skip. In the 1940's you're not going to have pinpoint accuracy. I also play Sub Command every now and again. It involves modern nuke-powered boats. Instead of the TDC it is a computer called target motion analyses (TMA). Still depends on sonar readings and whatnot to get estimated (keyword) depth, speed, range, etc. Not 100% to the gnats-you-know-what accurate. If there was such a thing as 100% accuracy there would be no need for acoustic homing torpedoes __________________ Kapitanleutnant Rapp, Kommandant U-45 Last edited by 19Herr_Rapp86; 05-27-12 at 12:41 AM.