GRID CO-ORDS IN RADIO MESSAGES

Andrea-Jayne · 10-26-05, 01:36 PM

Hello again guys,

I am getting some nice radio messages on patrol telling me about activity at certain locations. This information is given in the messages as "x" long "y" lat blah blah degrees etc etc. How on earth can I fond out where these numbers are referring to when the only things on the Navigation Map are grid squares?

p.s any other lady sub captain(ettes) out there? I feel alone!!

Redbear · 10-26-05, 04:40 PM

Can't help you with any lady sub commanders, but if you check out this site, there is a link to a program that converts between grid squares and standard coordinates. Hope this helps!

http://home.att.net/~rodney.j.martin/gridmap.htm

Andrea-Jayne · 10-26-05, 04:47 PM

Thank you Redbear - it looks nice but I don't think I can use that whilst in the game itself. I get radio messages explaing certain numbers in degrees but can't locate them in game whilst on the Nvigation Map - is there a map mod that will have these degrees, longs and lats overlaid on the screen perhaps?

Andrea-Jayne · 10-26-05, 04:48 PM

Oh, and having a "male" picture for my avatar is worrying me a bit - are there any girl picture avatars available for me to use please? I have mid length dark straight hair, usually in pony tail!!

coronas · 10-26-05, 05:21 PM

Try "Operation Peticoat" Some nice girls aboard. Welcome!!

kiwi_2005 · 10-26-05, 05:29 PM

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p.s any other lady sub captain(ettes) out there? I feel alone!!

The Alvon lady plays SHIII your find her roaming these forums. I hear when Donietz told her she might be promoted to a desk job he misteriously ended up in hospital... but we all know sailors like to yarn

BaronVonSchnitzel · 10-26-05, 07:02 PM

Welcome aboard Cap'n Andrea!

HW3 · 10-27-05, 02:12 AM

The radio messages with the longitude and latitude in them are just for effect, there really isn't anything there in the game. There are several lady sub captains out there, The Avon Lady is just the most well known one of them. Chrystine is usually found on the UBI SH III forum.

Col7777 · 10-27-05, 05:22 AM

@HW3,

Some radio messages are true contacts, I have had them just like Andrea, and they are there in the game. The reason I know is I put them there like this:

Some don't like this feature but to me it is like getting a message from a spot plane and the navigator marks it on the map.
It shows up on the map after around 30 minutes of game time.
I set the parameters using the Editor, changing the numbers can make the icons appear on the map after an hour if you wish to alter it slightly.

The Avon Lady · 10-27-05, 05:28 AM

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Originally Posted by kiwi_2005

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p.s any other lady sub captain(ettes) out there? I feel alone!!

The Avon lady plays SHIII your find her roaming these forums. I hear when Donietz told her she might be promoted to a desk job he misteriously ended up in hospital... but we all know sailors like to yarn

REGARDS FROM AL23.

Andrea-Jayne · 10-27-05, 10:33 AM

Hi there Ms Avon - and a Mummy too! Uk girl sends her best wishes. We can do this job as good as the lads don't you think? Hurrah for lady captains!!

x x

frogdog · 10-27-05, 10:50 AM

Having served aboard a real diesel boat (AGSS 419) and while nonetheless appreciating the intellectual prowess of the female species...please be assured that regardless of intellectual capability...physically, emotionally and sensibility-wise...this is one area/place in which the negatives of female presence and capability VASTLY outweigh the/any positive benefits of
"actually being there". Enjoy the game and know that, in a vacuum, you could do the job....and rejoice in the fact that you could not actually serve aboard one.

Beery · 10-27-05, 10:56 AM

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Originally Posted by frogdog

Having served aboard a real diesel boat (AGSS 419) and while nonetheless appreciating the intellectual prowess of the female species...please be assured that regardless of intellectual capability...physically, emotionally and sensibility-wise...this is one area/place in which the negatives of female presence and capability VASTLY outweigh the/any positive benefits of
"actually being there"...

It never ceases to amaze me that military personnel, who are supposedly professionals, often take pains to admit that sex can get in the way of their competence. I'm not sure what the problem can be, but it's worrying that the military apparently fosters such immaturity.

Andrea-Jayne · 10-27-05, 11:04 AM

Three loud cheers for Beery! And a big boo hiss for the other guy! Of course in reality I would not be able to lift as much or shout as much but I can certainly think as much and sometimes better. This is a game isn't it? A simulation? Now where is that pretty pink hairbow! Lol.

Beery · 10-27-05, 11:20 AM

Technically, a woman would be more suited to working on a ship's deck anyway - a lower center of gravity makes 'em more stable in high sea states.

Plus, whereas men have greater upper body strength, women's endurance has been shown to be greater than men's. So there are swings and roundabouts.

I just think that the whole argument about women being so disruptive to men in the military due to the distraction of sex is a childish one. I mean these folks are supposed to be tough and professional. If the mere presence of a woman can turn hardened professionals into sappy incompetents, I think there's a deep flaw in military training.

10-26-05, 01:36 PM	#1
Andrea-Jayne Watch Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: UK Posts: 21 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	GRID CO-ORDS IN RADIO MESSAGES Hello again guys, I am getting some nice radio messages on patrol telling me about activity at certain locations. This information is given in the messages as "x" long "y" lat blah blah degrees etc etc. How on earth can I fond out where these numbers are referring to when the only things on the Navigation Map are grid squares? p.s any other lady sub captain(ettes) out there? I feel alone!! __________________ A girl can command a sub in this virtual world. Wearing garter belt and stockings makes it even more enjoyable!

10-26-05, 04:47 PM	#3
Andrea-Jayne Watch Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: UK Posts: 21 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Thank you Redbear - it looks nice but I don't think I can use that whilst in the game itself. I get radio messages explaing certain numbers in degrees but can't locate them in game whilst on the Nvigation Map - is there a map mod that will have these degrees, longs and lats overlaid on the screen perhaps? __________________ A girl can command a sub in this virtual world. Wearing garter belt and stockings makes it even more enjoyable!

10-26-05, 04:48 PM	#4
Andrea-Jayne Watch Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: UK Posts: 21 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Oh, and having a "male" picture for my avatar is worrying me a bit - are there any girl picture avatars available for me to use please? I have mid length dark straight hair, usually in pony tail!! __________________ A girl can command a sub in this virtual world. Wearing garter belt and stockings makes it even more enjoyable!

10-26-05, 07:02 PM	#7
BaronVonSchnitzel Helmsman Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Sacramento, California Posts: 106 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Welcome aboard Cap'n Andrea! __________________ \"There is water on the bottom of the ocean\" - David Byrne, Talking Heads

10-27-05, 02:12 AM	#8
HW3 Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Gresham Oregon Posts: 6,574 Downloads: 458 Uploads: 0	The radio messages with the longitude and latitude in them are just for effect, there really isn't anything there in the game. There are several lady sub captains out there, The Avon Lady is just the most well known one of them. Chrystine is usually found on the UBI SH III forum. __________________ "Some ships are designed to sink...others require our assistance." Nathan Zelk

10-26-05, 04:40 PM	#2
Redbear Engineer Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Pennsylvania, USA Posts: 208 Downloads: 33 Uploads: 0	Can't help you with any lady sub commanders, but if you check out this site, there is a link to a program that converts between grid squares and standard coordinates. Hope this helps! http://home.att.net/~rodney.j.martin/gridmap.htm

10-26-05, 05:21 PM	#5
coronas Ace of the Deep Join Date: May 2005 Location: Asturias, España Posts: 1,168 Downloads: 39 Uploads: 0	Try "Operation Peticoat" Some nice girls aboard. Welcome!!

10-27-05, 05:22 AM	#9
Col7777 Grey Wolf Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Manchester UK Posts: 944 Downloads: 260 Uploads: 0	@HW3, Some radio messages are true contacts, I have had them just like Andrea, and they are there in the game. The reason I know is I put them there like this: Some don't like this feature but to me it is like getting a message from a spot plane and the navigator marks it on the map. It shows up on the map after around 30 minutes of game time. I set the parameters using the Editor, changing the numbers can make the icons appear on the map after an hour if you wish to alter it slightly. __________________ Silent and Violent

10-27-05, 10:33 AM	#11
Andrea-Jayne Watch Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: UK Posts: 21 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Hi there Ms Avon - and a Mummy too! Uk girl sends her best wishes. We can do this job as good as the lads don't you think? Hurrah for lady captains!! x x __________________ A girl can command a sub in this virtual world. Wearing garter belt and stockings makes it even more enjoyable!

10-27-05, 10:50 AM	#12
frogdog Torpedoman Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 116 Downloads: 56 Uploads: 0	Women on subs Having served aboard a real diesel boat (AGSS 419) and while nonetheless appreciating the intellectual prowess of the female species...please be assured that regardless of intellectual capability...physically, emotionally and sensibility-wise...this is one area/place in which the negatives of female presence and capability VASTLY outweigh the/any positive benefits of "actually being there". Enjoy the game and know that, in a vacuum, you could do the job....and rejoice in the fact that you could not actually serve aboard one.

10-27-05, 11:04 AM	#14
Andrea-Jayne Watch Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: UK Posts: 21 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Three loud cheers for Beery! And a big boo hiss for the other guy! Of course in reality I would not be able to lift as much or shout as much but I can certainly think as much and sometimes better. This is a game isn't it? A simulation? Now where is that pretty pink hairbow! Lol. __________________ A girl can command a sub in this virtual world. Wearing garter belt and stockings makes it even more enjoyable!

10-27-05, 11:20 AM	#15
Beery Admiral Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Silver Spring, MD, USA (but still a Yorkshireman at heart - tha can allus tell a Yorkshireman...) Posts: 2,497 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Technically, a woman would be more suited to working on a ship's deck anyway - a lower center of gravity makes 'em more stable in high sea states. Plus, whereas men have greater upper body strength, women's endurance has been shown to be greater than men's. So there are swings and roundabouts. I just think that the whole argument about women being so disruptive to men in the military due to the distraction of sex is a childish one. I mean these folks are supposed to be tough and professional. If the mere presence of a woman can turn hardened professionals into sappy incompetents, I think there's a deep flaw in military training. __________________ "More mysterious. Yeah. I'll just try to think, 'Where the hell's the whiskey?'" - Bob Harris, Lost in Translation. "Anyrooad up, ah'll si thi" - Missen.