Celestial Navigation in SH4

don1reed · 02-09-11, 01:36 PM

I know that, Torpx.

I'm saying:
1) Dead Reckoning doesn't work in SH3 or 4.
2) Celnav does work...as far as locating your position by three body fix.
3) RFixes only work when using two timed bearings on landmarks over short, line-of-sight distances.

I've quit trying to use DR in the games...too frustrating at my age.

cheers,

TorpX · 02-09-11, 01:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by don1reed

1) Dead Reckoning doesn't work in SH3 or 4.
2) Celnav does work...as far as locating your position by three body fix.
3) RFixes only work when using two timed bearings on landmarks over short, line-of-sight distances.

I've quit trying to use DR in the games...too frustrating at my age.

cheers,

Yeah, I gave up on it too. DR was an exercise in frustration.

fitzcarraldo · 03-29-11, 09:44 PM

Where can I download the files of this realnav? I downloaded the Stellarium program, but the rest of files, all links are death...

Many thanks!

Fitzcarraldo

6SJ7GT · 04-02-11, 08:36 AM

Fitzcarraldo,

I uploaded the package to the SH4 gameplay mods on this site.

look for the SH4 Nav Package

Cheers,
Mike 6sj7gt

fitzcarraldo · 04-02-11, 08:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 6SJ7GT

Fitzcarraldo,

I uploaded the package to the SH4 gameplay mods on this site.

look for the SH4 Nav Package

Cheers,
Mike 6sj7gt

Many thanks, Mike! Downloading now

Regards.

Fitzcarraldo

Daniel Prates · 04-14-11, 03:52 PM

Just a literature tip: LONGITUDE, by Dava Sobel. One of the best books I ever read about this subject. It covers the famous 'longitude problem' of centuries ago, the various attempts of solving it, and how a clock maker eventually nailed the prize. Of course, it is a history book, not a techical one.

fitzcarraldo · 04-14-11, 04:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Daniel Prates

Just a literature tip: LONGITUDE, by Dava Sobel. One of the best books I ever read about this subject. It covers the famous 'longitude problem' of centuries ago, the various attempts of solving it, and how a clock maker eventually nailed the prize. Of course, it is a history book, not a techical one.

Many thanks for this literature tip.

Only I need a sextant in my SH4...I dowloaded the pack for celestial navigation, but I don´t have the sextant. I read the thread about the sextant in the Obs. periscope, but I like a simple sextant-rule as that I have in SH3.

Where is that sextant, if it exist?

Best regards.

Fitzcarraldo

02-09-11, 01:36 PM	#1
don1reed Ace of the Deep Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Valhalla: Silent Generation Posts: 1,149 Downloads: 910 Uploads: 0	I know that, Torpx. I'm saying: 1) Dead Reckoning doesn't work in SH3 or 4. 2) Celnav does work...as far as locating your position by three body fix. 3) RFixes only work when using two timed bearings on landmarks over short, line-of-sight distances. I've quit trying to use DR in the games...too frustrating at my age. cheers, __________________ During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act. ~ George Orwell

03-29-11, 09:44 PM	#3
fitzcarraldo Argentinian Skipper Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Somewhere between Buenos Aires and the Bungo Suido Posts: 5,156 Downloads: 3227 Uploads: 0	Where can I download the files of this realnav? I downloaded the Stellarium program, but the rest of files, all links are death... Many thanks! Fitzcarraldo __________________ *My subject is War, and the pity of War. The Poetry is in the pity - Wilfred Owen.*

04-02-11, 08:36 AM	#4
6SJ7GT A-ganger Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Wi. USA Posts: 71 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 1	Fitzcarraldo, I uploaded the package to the SH4 gameplay mods on this site. look for the SH4 Nav Package Cheers, Mike 6sj7gt __________________ If you like realism, navigate the way they did in ww2. Celestial Navigation for SH3 / SH4

04-14-11, 03:52 PM	#6
Daniel Prates Grey Wolf Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Curitiba, Brazil Posts: 938 Downloads: 65 Uploads: 0	Just a literature tip: LONGITUDE, by Dava Sobel. One of the best books I ever read about this subject. It covers the famous 'longitude problem' of centuries ago, the various attempts of solving it, and how a clock maker eventually nailed the prize. Of course, it is a history book, not a techical one.