Ed
As you point out the difference between design accuracy and real life can be quite large. Claiming an accuracy within .75 degrees is a nonsense (about half the width of the needle) - a train driver would be lucky to achieve that!
I defy a 747 captain to hand fly his aircraft just using flight instruments (no GPS or radio aids) over any distance without drifting 2 and probably 5 degrees each side of heading. Driving a vehicle, particularly a skid steered tracked vehicle, over uneven terrain would produce a champagne celebration if they kept inside 10 degrees.
Still it is better than having the enemy watching out of mild curiosity as an entire tank regiment scattered to the four winds during a closed up advance.
Lang
Last edited by Lang; 31-10-16 at 14:27.
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