KILO vs KILO improved with LWAMI

OKO · 01-13-06, 06:44 AM

Hi all
well, I wanted to tell about it for some times, but it's not a real problem at this time for gameplay, maybe usefull for this instead ...
But I feel like I must say it :
in LWAMI mod (I don't know for stock, I didn't checked as I always use LWAMI), the KILO improved is much more quieter than the KILO.
the KILO make 266% of the sound level of the KILO at every speeds.

I hardly believe that the KILO could be 2,6 times louder than the imporved version at every speed.
real values are more probably around X 1.3 to X 1.8

this cause the KILO to be quite easily detectable by the improved KILO when the KILO won't be able to counter detect (with passive) except at VERY close range.
Improved KILO is virtually indetectable for the KILO, when the improved KILO will easily detect the KILO at range from 10 to 15 miles.

Improved KILO make the same noise at 12 knts than the KILO at 4 knts, and KILO imp make the same noise at 19 knts (close to max speed) than the KILO at 11 knts (combat speed).
This can be true IRL, of course.

But I have to admit, this give you 2 very different ships, and that's quite nice for scenarios.
Maybe, anyway, a reduction of the sound gap beetween these 2 platforms could be made.
evry 3 dB, there is twice the sound level.
So, instead of X 2.6, near 3 times the sound level, maybe KILO could be change to be only 3 dB more (instead of 5) compared to the improved version ?
This time the KILO will be only twice louder than the improved.
I think actual values are quite to big at this time, I could chek it in a scenario where a HAN and 2 chinese KILO KLUB (so improved)escort a XIA, with 2 russian kilo attacking the XIA.
Russian never detect chinese KLUB with passive, when chinese always detect both 2 russians standard KILO with passive.
quite nice for the scenario, but maybe a bit far from realism.

what do you think about ?

01-13-06, 06:44 AM	#1
OKO Commander Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Solar system, mainly on earth Posts: 476 Downloads: 62 Uploads: 0	KILO vs KILO improved with LWAMI Hi all well, I wanted to tell about it for some times, but it's not a real problem at this time for gameplay, maybe usefull for this instead ... But I feel like I must say it : in LWAMI mod (I don't know for stock, I didn't checked as I always use LWAMI), the KILO improved is much more quieter than the KILO. the KILO make 266% of the sound level of the KILO at every speeds. I hardly believe that the KILO could be 2,6 times louder than the imporved version at every speed. real values are more probably around X 1.3 to X 1.8 this cause the KILO to be quite easily detectable by the improved KILO when the KILO won't be able to counter detect (with passive) except at VERY close range. Improved KILO is virtually indetectable for the KILO, when the improved KILO will easily detect the KILO at range from 10 to 15 miles. Improved KILO make the same noise at 12 knts than the KILO at 4 knts, and KILO imp make the same noise at 19 knts (close to max speed) than the KILO at 11 knts (combat speed). This can be true IRL, of course. But I have to admit, this give you 2 very different ships, and that's quite nice for scenarios. Maybe, anyway, a reduction of the sound gap beetween these 2 platforms could be made. evry 3 dB, there is twice the sound level. So, instead of X 2.6, near 3 times the sound level, maybe KILO could be change to be only 3 dB more (instead of 5) compared to the improved version ? This time the KILO will be only twice louder than the improved. I think actual values are quite to big at this time, I could chek it in a scenario where a HAN and 2 chinese KILO KLUB (so improved)escort a XIA, with 2 russian kilo attacking the XIA. Russian never detect chinese KLUB with passive, when chinese always detect both 2 russians standard KILO with passive. quite nice for the scenario, but maybe a bit far from realism. what do you think about ?