SUBSIM Radio Room Forums - View Single Post - Active sonar, useful for anything other than basic ranging?

Dr.Sid · 10-01-09, 06:58 AM

Russian sonars are seriously flawed in the game. But US should work quite well. Don't forget all sonar conditions affect active as well, especially SSP and sea state.
Getting ping not sooner then at 3000 yds sounds to me like cross-layer ping. Layer always blocks sound completely in DW, but when you get closer, the effect disappears.

Here is my older post about DW sound propagation model.
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=117814

So let us know about your depth, target depth, sea state, and SSP.

10-01-09, 06:58 AM	#4
Dr.Sid The Old Man Join Date: May 2005 Location: Czech Republic Posts: 1,458 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	Russian sonars are seriously flawed in the game. But US should work quite well. Don't forget all sonar conditions affect active as well, especially SSP and sea state. Getting ping not sooner then at 3000 yds sounds to me like cross-layer ping. Layer always blocks sound completely in DW, but when you get closer, the effect disappears. Here is my older post about DW sound propagation model. http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=117814 So let us know about your depth, target depth, sea state, and SSP. __________________ ComSubSim forum at CADC Last edited by Dr.Sid; 10-01-09 at 12:28 PM.