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[derstosstrupp]

A competent navigator under good conditions using a sextant can get a fix with 5 to 10 nautical mile accuracy

[KDN77RUS]

Originally Posted by derstosstrupp

A competent navigator under good conditions using a sextant can get a fix with 5 to 10 nautical mile accuracy

in the ocean it's precision, like a thread in a needle to get

[derstosstrupp]

Originally Posted by KDN77RUS

in the ocean it's precision, like a thread in a needle to get

It’s certainly not precise like GPS of course, but remember that five nautical miles is just under 10 km, well within visual range at sea to find an island or whatever. Celestial navigation is fascinating stuff, and it’s surprising how accurate it is.

We have our people simulating it in our campaign for Wolfpack, outside of the game, but when they go on patrol I give them their celestial data and they plot fixes using real world data.

[KDN77RUS]

Originally Posted by derstosstrupp

It’s certainly not precise like GPS of course, but remember that five nautical miles is just under 10 km, well within visual range at sea to find an island or whatever. Celestial navigation is fascinating stuff, and it’s surprising how accurate it is.

We have our people simulating it in our campaign for Wolfpack, outside of the game, but when they go on patrol I give them their celestial data and they plot fixes using real world data.

will the Wolfpack sextant work ?

[derstosstrupp]

Interestingly enough there is code currently in the code for a sextant of some sort. Let’s keep our fingers crossed!