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Old 11-18-09, 05:15 PM   #762
goldorak
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Originally Posted by whiskey111 View Post
I have noticed that ASW torpedos tropped by helo are not always detected by Active Sonar Interceptor (and I don't hear their pings). Sometimes torpedos pinging me and somteimes not. I know that torpedos can lock on by passive mode but even through termal layer when I'm at 3 kts ??!! Is this natural or have I problems with my sound card ?
(Subs used: U-212, Akula II improevd).
Thats because the active intercept has a dead zone. Any active torpedo in that zone will not be detected. So beware and use passive sonar (towed array) for those bearings not covered by the active intercept.
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