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Old 01-12-09, 09:42 PM   #3
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Originally Posted by Tarrasque
Active is designed to emit a thick cloud of bubbles that to active sonar appear to be a solid object, therefore confusing any torpedo using active homing.
You know... this is a pet peave of mine. In real life, emitting a bunch of bubbles would make a lot of noise AND present an active target, hence the distinction between the two types is arbitrary to me.
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