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zaytsev -> RE: Feature idea: Travel Time calculator. (3/18/2017 11:52:32 AM)
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ORIGINAL: HalfLifeExpert
Example 2: You know of enemy airbases equipped with long range bombers that threaten your ships. You can estimate from the DB what their probable speed would be, so you set up a reasonable plot line from the base to your ships, with an educated guess of the Bomber's speed. Now you know how long you might have until the bombers could attack you.
Ah, well ok, just wanted to help.
You have to realize that in every 'conflict' you're dealing with 'lots of estimates' . What if situations... so what if the 'enemy' takes a longer route then direct approach or vice versa..etc.
So all your calculations from the start fall in water., requiring new on the fly battle plan.
Let me quote a line from Call of duty- Modern Warfare , by Powell.
"No battle plan survives contact with the enemy."
— Colin Powell
-Dude's been there alright.
So, what is my point.. If we know that closest enemy base is 2000nm from our zone, given estimated mil.speed for (fighter) plane is ~500nm/h .. that gives us window about ~4hrs.
Simple as that. And keep it simple, it is fastest option. You don't need calculator for something simple.
Same thing for cruise missiles or anything thrown in our way.
What You really need is to 'anticipate' probably enemy movement path. That is every plan starting point. If you left an open hole,
no any calculator is going to save ur arse.
P.s. Don't get me wrong here, I don't mind your request/idea at all, I'm using TOT-planner excell spreadsheet from long time before Command. (Harpoon2/3).
-Offtopic, just examples.
All what you'll ever need is 1. a ruler, 2. a protractor and a 6-minute rule. (Speed is always relative)
..then you'll need, almost DB kind of knowledge of enemy platforms(weapons, range, speed etc), then, knowledge of your platforms ..it just doesn't work without this! too many variables.
..everything else left is just math, practice and bit of luck.
You may think that dudes, simple grunts on the field doesn't use this kind of approach and they are just spray and pray bullets around, well there may be some cases, but guarantied they know exactly how much is his/her weapon heavy, how much grain is 5.56 bullet and in 7.62 , and I didn't even mentioned stuff about navigation, without gps, without compass.
... exactly, they are prepared for this kind of info, learned their lessons, did it in the field, and all that again.. or not ;)
Please, give it a thought: There is no way that any calculator is gonna do thinking for 'ya.
Cheers.
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