Crazy sensor readings?

[hugh]

I'm new here so, Hi Everybaaaady!! :)

Anyway uh, lately I've been getting jumped by DDs ALOT, my sonarman seems to spend most of his time calling out non existent sound contacts and ignoring the real ones. I tried to sneak into Tokyo Bay the other day and everytime I asked for Sonar Contacts I got some really strange ones, and when I checked the hydrophone the reported bearings were clean, and I had warships breathing down my neck from other directions. Another thing is I'll ask for Contacts and get told "No Sonar Contacts" but when I check the hydrofone there were plenty? This happens quite often. It's gotten to the point where I can't play anymore.


I'm using TMO 2.1, RSRDC 502 and I have uboat missions installed.

[Daniel Prates]

Could be a bug or something... but as to the contacts which you hear and cannot see, remember that the sonar gives you a bearing but not a range, so you may be picking up a contact from a ship that is beyond your sighting range. Specially if you're in periscope depth, where you can't see much.

[Diopos]

If you have a sonar signal but the target type is listed as "uknown" your sonar man won't "call" it. You can change the designation to "merchant" or "warship| and press the "send bearing" arrow just under the target designation and voila your sonarman will call the contact!

Also keep in mind that slow movers (under 5 kts ? :hmmm:) may not present an audible signal (to the player) or even a green lamp on the sonar set but the sonar man may call them anyway (if you press the closest contact button). It is also possible to ask for a contact report while on another station (bridge or control room) and get a "no contact" response but when you go the sonar station and do the same to get a positive sonar contact response. Bottom line: man the sonar station your self, do a sweep or two on the set and ask the sonar man for contacts.

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[razark]

I believe the sonar is set up strangely.

There are multiple types of hydrophone available, with different ranges. The crew manning the station can only hear and report contacts out to the installed hydrophone's maximum range. If you take over the station yourself, you can hear contacts beyond that range.