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Originally Posted by Sea Demon
This really is the heart of the matter. What ocean environments would necessitate use of one active sonar mode over the others? I'm wondering if it would depend on depth, thermal layer presence, gradients, and sea state. For example, I can see how OMNI-ROTATIONAL would probably make more sense to use in a higher sea state because you focus more energy per beam, rather than the energy scattering effect by using OMNI. Using single beam active would be best for updating contacts quickly and localizing target range and bearing. But in shallow waters, is there an advantage to using only OMNI? Maybe a reduction of bottom bounce effect?
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well, we already answered this
single beam is to find, not to update in any case (remember 20° is very narrow)
Use OMNI rotational to hear the ping return, single beam to find the contact, use ATT on contact and switch back to rotational.
And the target is trapped.
only use directional (OMNI alone) if rotational is damaged.
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Originally Posted by Sea Demon
I'm hoping the game designers (Sonalysts) or any sonar expert can clear this up. Maybe a physics expert? This info would really help clear up a gap in understanding how to master this platform.
Sea Demon
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What do you want to know exactly ? how a sonar work ?
You think you need a sonar expert to describe all the physical phenomenon to understand how to use it ?
You do a mistake, for military business, the goal is to find the key procedures with existing options, not to lost time to try to understand how work each transistor of each materials.
If you proceed as described above, and
TRAIN this way, you will be much more deadly against subs than any scientist were ever with the same material.