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Originally Posted by CaptainNoob
Hi everybody!
I have a question about the historical speed measurement. Could the Uboats in WW2 actually measure their current speed? Or did they just know that a ceartain rpm setting correlates to a certain speed in optimal conditions? In other words: Is it realistic, that we can see our current speed in knots in the hud?
Cheers
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welcome, captainnoob.
at sea, during WWII, kaleuns set their RPM rate and then measured their speed over a certain distance during a certain time span. the navigator takes a position setting at pre-established times and then compares it to the last setting and that yields speed over a distance.
SH5 is a game. repeat that to yourself.
the word realistic should not be used when playing a game at home.
if you want realistic, join the navy and then volunteer for sub duty.
or, buy a 55 gallon metal drum. run electricity to it and connect it to a single light bulb through the lid. get into the drum and have someone put the lid on it, then throw it into a pool, pond, lake whatever and then have that person bang on the sides with a bat.
the point is that this is a game. have fun with it. park the realism with Fortnight.
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