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Pillar · 12-03-09, 05:06 AM

I was doing some tests with a Cuban Blockade scenario and found that there exists a doctrine problem with the C.F. Adams DDG's. When they pick up a contact on active (in this case, a Foxtrot sub), they turn and accelerate up to 21 knots and run a search pattern.

The problem is, first, the speed increase washes out their ability to continue getting active sonar contacts on the Foxtrot. Second, their search pattern is much too large -- they exceed the contact distance by ~3-5miles after passing by it and run legs at about that distance. The contact times out every time.

I suspect this is caused by having the C.F. Adams use a doctrine for a more modern destroyer, perhaps a Spruance class or something. I don't know though, just reporting what I see.

Just confirmed this with other ship types, like the Kotlin class. This makes them incapable of fighting submarines.

12-03-09, 05:06 AM	#1
Pillar Electrician's Mate Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 138 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	A doctrine problem in DWX I was doing some tests with a Cuban Blockade scenario and found that there exists a doctrine problem with the C.F. Adams DDG's. When they pick up a contact on active (in this case, a Foxtrot sub), they turn and accelerate up to 21 knots and run a search pattern. The problem is, first, the speed increase washes out their ability to continue getting active sonar contacts on the Foxtrot. Second, their search pattern is much too large -- they exceed the contact distance by ~3-5miles after passing by it and run legs at about that distance. The contact times out every time. I suspect this is caused by having the C.F. Adams use a doctrine for a more modern destroyer, perhaps a Spruance class or something. I don't know though, just reporting what I see. Just confirmed this with other ship types, like the Kotlin class. This makes them incapable of fighting submarines. Last edited by Pillar; 12-03-09 at 05:32 AM.