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Wildcat
05-24-06, 03:20 PM
Curious if hull popping or creaking can be heard over the broadband sonar.

If not, does the popping or creaking cause the broadband spike/waterfall to get bigger temporarily as it does with flooding torpedo tubes? Or something else?

Thanks.

TLAM Strike
05-24-06, 03:27 PM
Almost sure it isn't.

The sub might be nosyer when its shallow but there is no hull poping or anything that I've seen.

sonar732
05-24-06, 08:26 PM
IIRC, this was on the wish list along with the transient request from launching missiles.

Wildcat
05-25-06, 05:28 AM
Interesting.

It would be very simple to add to the game, as hull popping is already heard on ownship, it would be a very simple matter to have ownship raise a flag so it can be heard on other ship's broadband, or in the case of multiplayer, play a hull popping sound on BB sonar + transient noise.

sonar732
05-25-06, 04:21 PM
During sonar 'A' school, we spent time listening to snorkling, hull popping, just down right bad machinery, and the difference between a high TPK and cavitation.