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GoldenRivet · 04-02-13, 10:20 PM

WW2 era ASDIC pings

audible to the naked ear by crew aboard?

it is my understanding that the pings are in the ultrasonic range and thus would have been inaudible to the men aboard the u-boat meaning that every submarine movie and game has been wrong to make the pings audible for dramatic effect

however...

i am of the impression that the echo itself was audible and what the crew in the movies and games would actually be hearing is the sound of the ASDIC ping striking the hull so in this sense the movies and games were right to include these sounds.

does anyone have clarification or links to information... ive worn google out and not found much using my search terms

thanks

04-02-13, 10:20 PM	#1
GoldenRivet Subsim Aviator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 8,715 Downloads: 146 Uploads: 0	ASDIC clarification WW2 era ASDIC pings audible to the naked ear by crew aboard? it is my understanding that the pings are in the ultrasonic range and thus would have been inaudible to the men aboard the u-boat meaning that every submarine movie and game has been wrong to make the pings audible for dramatic effect however... i am of the impression that the echo itself was audible and what the crew in the movies and games would actually be hearing is the sound of the ASDIC ping striking the hull so in this sense the movies and games were right to include these sounds. does anyone have clarification or links to information... ive worn google out and not found much using my search terms thanks __________________