User Guide

AKULA: STADIMETER STATION
CLASSIFYING A CONTACT WITH THE STADIMETER
1. Click the Country arrows to select a country name in the Country window. Any ships in that
country’s Order of Battle that are similar in length to the contact in the photo are available for
selection in the Class window.If the selected country has no ships that fit the criterion, the Class
window is blank.
2. Click the Ship Class arrows to cycle through the ship classes from the selected country that
match the length criterion of the ship in the.The name of the selected class appears in the Ship
Classification window.A 3-D silhouette of that ship class appears in the Silhouette window.
3. Rotate the model. Click the arrows on either side of the A.O.B. (Angle on the Bow) 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 Ship Classification 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 and the Nav map.
NOTE: To determine the contact’s course see Determining Course with Stadimeter on p. 141.
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Photo Display Window
Silhouette Window
Country Window
Ship Classification Window
Country Selection Buttons
Ship Classification
Selection Buttons
AOB Controls
Masthead Height
Range
Bearing
Mark
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