Please help with this request

black1 · 12-23-07, 07:46 PM

Now that the tools are in yards im having a difficult time plotting an interception point for merchants or convoys, I used to use the method of 1nm = 1knot and could easily plot a course and know at what speed to travel at to get ther in time for a setup, but, now the tools are in yards and throws me off completely. When i use the protractor to draw my radius it is a huge circle because im not sure what yard will represent my speed or a merchants speed in miles. Please can someone show me how to use the tools now in yards to plot an interception course, prefer screenshots like the old methods showed when it was in km. I think 4000yrds is equal to 1 mile but my circle radius is huge now on my map and very confusing. I think many here would benefit by some ways of doing this with the new yards improvement, please help me and others understand better, thanks all, this is a great community for help and i hope someone can come to the rescue for us who are not so good at this, thanks again and a merry christmas to you all.

Rockin Robbins · 12-23-07, 08:02 PM

One nautical mile is close enough to spit the distance from 2000 yards. Your ruler and compass measure in yards up to 5 miles and then by nautical yards. Just take the number of yards, divide by 2 and slide that decimal three places left and you have just converted to nautical miles. Example: 5200 yards / 2 = 2600. slide the decimal three places left and you have 2.6 nautical miles. You can do that really quickly in your head without any aids whatsoever. Then you can plot the old way!

donut · 12-23-07, 08:33 PM

To Topic,there is a selection in game play, for metric.:hmm:

black1 · 12-23-07, 10:35 PM

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=88922

This is the way i did do it and it worked great, could someone explain it to me using the new yards system in 1.4. Im sorry for the noob question, im not that good at numbers and all, but did find it easy to use kms to represent knots and plot my speed to intercept. Again sorry im a noob but trying to learn as much as i can, thanks for your patience.

Powerthighs · 12-23-07, 11:51 PM

1 nm is very close to 2000 yards. So, when drawing your circle, dived by 2000 to get your speed in knots if the circle is small enough to be in yards.

Rockin Robbins · 12-24-07, 08:35 AM

I just did that. Do we have a bad connection or something? Testing..... 1.....2?

12-23-07, 07:46 PM	#1
black1 Ensign Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 225 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	Please help with this request Now that the tools are in yards im having a difficult time plotting an interception point for merchants or convoys, I used to use the method of 1nm = 1knot and could easily plot a course and know at what speed to travel at to get ther in time for a setup, but, now the tools are in yards and throws me off completely. When i use the protractor to draw my radius it is a huge circle because im not sure what yard will represent my speed or a merchants speed in miles. Please can someone show me how to use the tools now in yards to plot an interception course, prefer screenshots like the old methods showed when it was in km. I think 4000yrds is equal to 1 mile but my circle radius is huge now on my map and very confusing. I think many here would benefit by some ways of doing this with the new yards improvement, please help me and others understand better, thanks all, this is a great community for help and i hope someone can come to the rescue for us who are not so good at this, thanks again and a merry christmas to you all.

12-23-07, 08:02 PM	#2
Rockin Robbins Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: DeLand, FL Posts: 8,900 Downloads: 135 Uploads: 52	here you go! One nautical mile is close enough to spit the distance from 2000 yards. Your ruler and compass measure in yards up to 5 miles and then by nautical yards. Just take the number of yards, divide by 2 and slide that decimal three places left and you have just converted to nautical miles. Example: 5200 yards / 2 = 2600. slide the decimal three places left and you have 2.6 nautical miles. You can do that really quickly in your head without any aids whatsoever. Then you can plot the old way! __________________ Sub Skipper's Bag of Tricks, Slightly Subnuclear Mk 14 & Cutie, Slightly Subnuclear Deck Gun, EZPlot 2.0, TMOPlot, TMOKeys, SH4CMS

12-23-07, 08:33 PM	#3
donut The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: The Shifting, Whispering Sands, NM Posts: 1,463 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Capt's black1,& R_R_,Have a very Merry Christmas To Topic,there is a selection in game play, for metric.:hmm:

12-24-07, 08:35 AM	#6
Rockin Robbins Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: DeLand, FL Posts: 8,900 Downloads: 135 Uploads: 52	???????? I just did that. Do we have a bad connection or something? Testing..... 1.....2? __________________ Sub Skipper's Bag of Tricks, Slightly Subnuclear Mk 14 & Cutie, Slightly Subnuclear Deck Gun, EZPlot 2.0, TMOPlot, TMOKeys, SH4CMS

12-23-07, 10:35 PM	#4
black1 Ensign Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 225 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=88922 This is the way i did do it and it worked great, could someone explain it to me using the new yards system in 1.4. Im sorry for the noob question, im not that good at numbers and all, but did find it easy to use kms to represent knots and plot my speed to intercept. Again sorry im a noob but trying to learn as much as i can, thanks for your patience.

12-23-07, 11:51 PM	#5
Powerthighs Beach Leaf Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 287 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	1 nm is very close to 2000 yards. So, when drawing your circle, dived by 2000 to get your speed in knots if the circle is small enough to be in yards.