Ship Positions in Naval Fleet

[+allenjb42]

How do the Offset and Position numbers work when setting up naval fleets?

I've some ideas that I'd like to simulate, such as a ship being towed by one or more tugs just in front, or a warship with a stores ship close by it's side undertaking a Replenishment At Sea. 

What do you think I should set the numbers for those scenarios?

[Gatling20]

The Formation.INI file in the Flight folder look like what you are looking for. In the stock SF version it has coordinates for [ConvoyLine] and [ConvoyDouble], and in some of the specialist naval MODs, like the WW2 PTO Mod, there are more.  [ConvoyDouble] looks like this:

[ConvoyDouble]
Position[01].Offset=    0,    0, 0
Position[02].Offset=  500,  400, 0
Position[03].Offset=  -50, -800, 0
Position[04].Offset=  550,-1200, 0
Position[05].Offset=   50,-1600, 0
Position[06].Offset=  450,-2000, 0
Position[07].Offset= -100,-2400, 0
Position[08].Offset=  600,-2800, 0
Position[09].Offset=  100,-3200, 0
Position[10].Offset=  400,-3600, 0
Position[11].Offset= -150,-4000, 0
Position[12].Offset=  650,-4400, 0

 

So you could try changing it to 

Position[01].Offset=    0,    0, 0
Position[02].Offset=  -20,  0, 0

....
which should give you an escort ship 20m to the left (starboard) of the main ship (usuaully a CV).

Not sure how you fix the second ship type as a tanker or stores ship, though.
 

Edited August 7, 2022 by Gatling20