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Ducimus · 11-12-09, 07:37 PM

Truth be told i am a little leary about reducing their passive range. The two key things that made me do it was

1.) More escorts = more hydrophones in the water

2.) complaints about DD's running the user down from out of seemingly impossible ranges while attempting a submerged approach. If it hadn't have happened to me once, with no planes that i saw nearby, id have dismissed it.

While it will make the approach easier, I'm not too worried about it making evasion easier. It may, but i don't think by much since that's mainly a function of active sonar, and even with the reduced range, your still in earshot i think. We'll have to see.

I may in the future open the range on the passive sonar again, but for now, i felt it best to reduce it.

edit:
A 3rd item which i forgot to mention was that JP passive sonar was only good to about 2,000 meters or so if i remember correctly.
http://forum.kickinbak.com/viewtopic.php?f=29&t=1109

Even with the reduction, it's still better then reality.

11-12-09, 07:37 PM	#16
Ducimus Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 12,987 Downloads: 67 Uploads: 2	Truth be told i am a little leary about reducing their passive range. The two key things that made me do it was 1.) More escorts = more hydrophones in the water 2.) complaints about DD's running the user down from out of seemingly impossible ranges while attempting a submerged approach. If it hadn't have happened to me once, with no planes that i saw nearby, id have dismissed it. While it will make the approach easier, I'm not too worried about it making evasion easier. It may, but i don't think by much since that's mainly a function of active sonar, and even with the reduced range, your still in earshot i think. We'll have to see. I may in the future open the range on the passive sonar again, but for now, i felt it best to reduce it. edit: A 3rd item which i forgot to mention was that JP passive sonar was only good to about 2,000 meters or so if i remember correctly. http://forum.kickinbak.com/viewtopic.php?f=29&t=1109 Even with the reduction, it's still better then reality.