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Old 10-01-09, 11:28 AM   #7
Pisces
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Originally Posted by NFunky View Post
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I get no bearing data because I can never see the contact...
But if you are able to receive an active sonar return you should allready have a passive signal of the same contact. Combine the bearing of the passive signal, with the range(indication) of the active audible return and you have a pretty good fix.

I usually fire a torpedo well in advance towards the target (prefferably opposite on the layer) before I ever make use of a ping. The ping alerts to your pressence. It probably notices that a torpedo is fired, but it doesn't allways respond to it immediately. Only if it get's too dangerously close. So I let the torpedo close the distance, and only ping and finetune steering when it is allready close to the target.
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