The real wartime recognition manual

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Originally Posted by Rockin Robbins

It reinforces my view that stadimeter readings should remain very inaccurate in order for the game to be accurate. It also shows that it is way too easy to identify ships in SH4. I would estimate our conventional targeting accuracy is too good by a factor of two. If you implement a mast height rectification mod, such as that by a modder I admire greatly, you make SH4 into an arcade game with no connection to reality.

I'm making (as you've probably seen) a Mast Height and Draft Mod for RFB where the mast heights given for each ship are based on the data from the recognition manuals. I've found that some measurements come out pretty close, while others are off by a decent margin. Just goes to show how much the fog of war can play a part in games like this if modeled correctly.