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Originally Posted by Sea Demon
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Originally Posted by SeaQueen
I'm not sure what the different modes are for in DW. In real life, there are different sonar modes to make the most of different environments. There are also lots of other different things one can play with to "fine tune" performance. The different modes can result in radically different detection performance against different targets.
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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?
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.
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As a physicist who studies sonar, I wish I could tell you. I haven't quite figured this one out either. I've wondered about it too, though.
About all I can say is that the different modes in DW bare some resemblence to some stuff I've played with in some computer models, but the DW modes are very vague, there's more to the stuff I've played with, which leads me to to believe that going into further detail with them might venture into the realm of the classified. I'm not really sure, though. Getting too specific with technical information in military matters is usually classified.
The best thing I can think to do is experiment!