anti-sonar coating in GWX...does it make a difference?
 

Before I started my current patrol, I did a few upgrades to my typeVIIC (Bergen, August '42).
Like a turbo-charger for the diesels (exhaust-powered version), the best batteries around...and also an anti-sonar coating.

Due to my carefull navigations, I still haven't been under serious sonar-threat.
Not that I don't like that...:lol:
But I'm curious about this coating (which you can't see on the uboat's exterior, btw).
Was it still experimental, in those days?
Does it really make a difference?
How does it work in GWX (is it tested?)

If I remember correctly the coating reduces the signal you give into the enemy sonar. In GWX (I think) it reduces the probability to be detected, but not by much.

I have it in my Vanilla SHIII Career and using with thermal layers it works ok-ish. It seems to me that it still allows AI to find you and home in all to fast if you're above 100 meters. As for GWX, I'm mot far enough into the war to get it to find out.

I didn't know thermal layers were a factor in SH3:hmm:

If you are using SH3 Commander... they can be.

Ok, thx...sounds like having it is a good idea. :)