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Originally Posted by Karl Heinrich
Sea state does affect your speed, just watch the dial. If it moves between 6 and 7 kts I've found 6.5 kts is remarkably accurate for dead reckoning. However I suspect the level of time compression affects this. In still trying to break it to try and find out exactly how much it affects your speed more precisely.
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What I found (so far) is that the speed dial is representive of your horizontal speed (similar to Ground Speed in aircraft), instead of the 'Indicated/True' speed through the current sea conditions.
Say your indicated Log speed is 7 knots:
1) On a dead flat sea the horizontal speed would also be 7 knots.
2) As the sea conditions get worse, your ship has a vertical speed/movement component, which effectively reduces your horizontal speed, even though your indicated speed is still 7 knots.
SH3 seem to bypass this 2) reality and calculates your horizontal 1) speed for you, no matter which sea conditions. The wobbly Log in high seas.
It'll be nice to have this, wind resistance, currents, tides and seasonal conditions effecting navigation.
