User Guide

SEAWOLF: STADIMETER STATION
Classifying a Contact with the Stadimeter
Once you have a photograph of a contact, find a 3D-silhouette that matches it.
1. From the Country drop-down list select a country name. Ships in that country’s Order of Battle
that are similar in length to the contact in the photo are listed in the Class list.
2. Select a ship class name from the Class drop-down list.A 3-D silhouette of that class appears in
the Silhouette window.
3. Rotate and zoom the model. Click the arrows on either side of the AOB window to rotate the
model in the Silhouette window until it matches the AOB of the contact in the photo This can
better help you determine if this silhouette is a match. Click the Zoom buttons to alter the size of
the silhouette in the window.
4. Continue the search. Continue to cycle through the countries and classes until you find a
silhouette that matches.The name listed in the Class window identifies the class of the contact.
Determining a Contact’s Range with the Stadimeter
1. Adjust the photo. Click the side of the photo containing the contact’s highest mast and drag that
side of the photo such that the top of the highest mast is even with the waterline on the other
half of the photo.The estimated range to the ship is displayed in the Range window.
2. Mark the contact. Once you have determined the contact’s range, click MARK to send the
contact’s bearing and range to TMA.
Determining a Contact’s Course with the Stadimeter
1. Locate the correct silhouette. Click through the available models until you find one that matches
the contact in the photo.
2. Match model aspect to photo aspect. Using the AOB arrows, rotate the model until the aspect in
the photo matches that of the model.
■ The contact’s course is now shown in the Course window.
NOTE: The contact’s course is not sent to TMA when Mark is clicked.You must enter the course in
TMA yourself.
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Photo Display Window
Course
Range
Return to Periscope
Mark
Silhouette Window
Angle on the Bow
Country
Zoom
Class
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