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NFunky · 05-18-10, 05:05 PM

Damn, a surface duct? The layer was around 310 meters, so I was a little hesitant to go below it as I think the Kilo's crush depth is only a little more. Can a surface duct really increase detection range that much? I mean, I was 9-10 miles away and at a full on front aspect. Maybe it was his passive? I was only going at about 4 kts, but to get that speed I had my bell cranked to two-thirds, so maybe I was a lot louder than I thought.

Are there any ways to make myself more stealthy while remaining above the layer? I mean, going below it really wasn't an option and I had to approach the pinger since he was in the same direction as the oil rig. I guess my other option would have been to just keep my distance and see if he moved away, but I didn't think of it at the time. Oh well.

Thanks for your help TLAM. Every time I think I'm getting a handle on sub-ops, something always comes along to bust my ego down a few pegs.

05-18-10, 05:05 PM	#5
NFunky Machinist's Mate Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 127 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	Damn, a surface duct? The layer was around 310 meters, so I was a little hesitant to go below it as I think the Kilo's crush depth is only a little more. Can a surface duct really increase detection range that much? I mean, I was 9-10 miles away and at a full on front aspect. Maybe it was his passive? I was only going at about 4 kts, but to get that speed I had my bell cranked to two-thirds, so maybe I was a lot louder than I thought. Are there any ways to make myself more stealthy while remaining above the layer? I mean, going below it really wasn't an option and I had to approach the pinger since he was in the same direction as the oil rig. I guess my other option would have been to just keep my distance and see if he moved away, but I didn't think of it at the time. Oh well. Thanks for your help TLAM. Every time I think I'm getting a handle on sub-ops, something always comes along to bust my ego down a few pegs.