Strange bearings in Peter Huchthausen's Hostile Waters

ferenci · 07-14-19, 06:35 AM

Well, I can help with that: in contrast to the film, the book leaves this question open with a very elegant solution. The relevant part goes like this: "We are close - said the sonar operator of the Augusta. We are very... And then they heard the noise" or something like that, so it's really up to the reader to decide.

My question of course has nothing to do with this matter. I totally understand that no one knows the exact bearing and course of the submarines at one specific point in time, especially in a fictionalized work, what I found surprising was that the authors (including Kurdin!) gave numbers that are simply inconsistent with each other. Or my understanding is wrong -that's why I asked it...

Kapitan · 07-17-19, 10:20 PM

I’d have to plot it out but also note the figures are likely inaccurate for many reasons

Sean C · 07-17-19, 11:39 PM

I did try plotting it and the only way I could sort of get it to work was if the boats were literally on top of one another.

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ferenci Nub Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Budapest, Hungary Posts: 4 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Well, I can help with that: in contrast to the film, the book leaves this question open with a very elegant solution. The relevant part goes like this: "We are close - said the sonar operator of the Augusta. We are very... And then they heard the noise" or something like that, so it's really up to the reader to decide. My question of course has nothing to do with this matter. I totally understand that no one knows the exact bearing and course of the submarines at one specific point in time, especially in a fictionalized work, what I found surprising was that the authors (including Kurdin!) gave numbers that are simply inconsistent with each other. Or my understanding is wrong -that's why I asked it... __________________ \"There are only two kinds of warships: submarines and targets.\"

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Sean C Grey Wolf Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Norfolk, VA Posts: 986 Downloads: 16 Uploads: 2	I did try plotting it and the only way I could sort of get it to work was if the boats were literally on top of one another. __________________ If you have a question about celestial navigation ... ask me! Celestial Navigation Spreadsheet