Telling Heading From Hydrophone Bearing - Page 2

Rykaird · 02-11-07, 04:40 PM

So I'm off the lovely Spanish coast in an absolute frog-drowning storm. Can't see a thing - near zero visibility. I'm submerged to conserve fuel, running due north, and I get a merchant contact, bearing 064, constant distance.

I get repeated contacts, and each bearing gets greater, as in increasing towards 90. Given I don't know his range - other than the rather non-helpful "long" - is there a way to even get an estimate so I can lay an intercept? In this weather I'm going to have to get right on top of him to ever see him.

Anyway, if there is a way, or I'm barking up the wrong sausage, let me know. Thanks!

02-11-07, 04:40 PM	#1
Rykaird Weps Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 356 Downloads: 36 Uploads: 0	Telling Heading From Hydrophone Bearing So I'm off the lovely Spanish coast in an absolute frog-drowning storm. Can't see a thing - near zero visibility. I'm submerged to conserve fuel, running due north, and I get a merchant contact, bearing 064, constant distance. I get repeated contacts, and each bearing gets greater, as in increasing towards 90. Given I don't know his range - other than the rather non-helpful "long" - is there a way to even get an estimate so I can lay an intercept? In this weather I'm going to have to get right on top of him to ever see him. Anyway, if there is a way, or I'm barking up the wrong sausage, let me know. Thanks! Last edited by Rykaird; 02-11-07 at 04:55 PM.