Turn recap:

• 1852.5 - the Kashin is struck by a shell and incurs 3 damage points. No critical hits. You have 48 damage points and your max speed is now reduced to 17 kts.
• 1853 - a near miss with a shell.
• 1853.5 - the Kashin is struck by a shell and incurs 3 damage points. No critical hits.
• 1854 - a near miss with a shell.
• 1854.5 - a near miss with a shell.
• 1855 - the Kashin is struck by a shell and incurs 3 damage points. No critical hits.
• 1855.5 - a near miss with a shell.

You still have an ESM bearing for the enemy radar. You do not have visibility of him. As a reminder, due to slightly reduced visibility, the range to see a small ship is 9.5 nm. It will be dark at 2000.

 

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With loosing visual site of contact place radar in air mode.

 

Change course on Kashan to 290 at 17kts. Maintain a zigzag course between 250 and 290.

 

Will make decision when finding range to Iranian ship is determined.

The Kashin has both air and surface search radars. I take it you want to find the range to the enemy ship by activating the surface search radar (or maybe all radars?). As a general rule, if he can detect you (and direct accurate gunfire your way), then you can detect him, too.

Turn on Surface search Radar and continue Kashan's zigzagging course.

 

Sweep radar until course and range is determined to Iranian ship and then place surface search radar in standby mode.

 

Merchant ship to continue on course 270 at 17kts.

OK. FYI, per H4 paper rules, it will take two minutes to determine course and speed of newly detected radar targets. Also, there is no negative modifier to the enemy gun hit chance by zig-zagging.