Is the speed estimation in the game not good?

Rockin Robbins · 05-14-08, 05:22 PM

In game speed estimates use the.... (ahem).....stadimeter.....(ahem) which, although it is official US Navy doctrine, is ummmmmm......kinda a good way to miss a lot of targets....(ahem) and gives kind of errr.....unreliable output..... and you might be better served by using radar derived speeds....unless you enjoy wasting torpedoes.

So do it the way the Navy tells you, sailor! Unless you actually want to hit your targets. Then find better ways to get the speed than the speed estimates.

Um....you didn't hear it from me. I want to keep my command.

cmdrk · 05-15-08, 01:25 PM

How's that saying go...
There's your way, my way, the wrong way, the right way, and then, ... THE NAVY WAY.

Munchausen · 05-15-08, 02:09 PM

If you use an "ID Target" mod, watch out. Pressing the button will get you an ID readout in the window above the stadimeter ... but it won't set your mast height correctly. Subsequently, your range estimates might be in error.

To set the proper mast height, you must either do it manually or else lock the target, bring up the recognition manual, flip to the correct page, and click on the check mark.

05-14-08, 05:22 PM	#1
Rockin Robbins Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: DeLand, FL Posts: 8,900 Downloads: 135 Uploads: 52	In game speed estimates use the.... (ahem).....stadimeter.....(ahem) which, although it is official US Navy doctrine, is ummmmmm......kinda a good way to miss a lot of targets....(ahem) and gives kind of errr.....unreliable output..... and you might be better served by using radar derived speeds....unless you enjoy wasting torpedoes. So do it the way the Navy tells you, sailor! Unless you actually want to hit your targets. Then find better ways to get the speed than the speed estimates. Um....you didn't hear it from me. I want to keep my command. __________________ Sub Skipper's Bag of Tricks, Slightly Subnuclear Mk 14 & Cutie, Slightly Subnuclear Deck Gun, EZPlot 2.0, TMOPlot, TMOKeys, SH4CMS

05-15-08, 01:25 PM	#2
cmdrk Planesman Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 184 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	How's that saying go... There's your way, my way, the wrong way, the right way, and then, ... THE NAVY WAY.

05-15-08, 02:09 PM	#3
Munchausen Commodore Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 608 Downloads: 25 Uploads: 1	If you use an "ID Target" mod, watch out. Pressing the button will get you an ID readout in the window above the stadimeter ... but it won't set your mast height correctly. Subsequently, your range estimates might be in error. To set the proper mast height, you must either do it manually or else lock the target, bring up the recognition manual, flip to the correct page, and click on the check mark.