Hello,
1st the hydrophone being only of use at greater depths is right, the boats dived to appx. 30-35 meters if they wanted to find contacts. Above that depth the surface noise of the waves would mostly screw up listening.
So this is correct, in SH5.
Which is why escorts never heard U-boats at periscope depths, due to same surface wave action noise in anything than comoletely calm seas.
This is not correct, in Sh5.
You have to look at the report log at the lower right, if you want to pick up contacts from far away, when cruising at time compression and submerged. The sonar guy will only talk to you when you order him to follow a close contact.
As well if you really want to pick something up, you have to listen yourself, because in SH5 the sonar operator does not pick up sounds you yourself will easily hear. But you also have to be at 30 meters, of depth !
So listen yourself, do an hour of time compression, listen again and repeat.
I hope this improves when you throw points at him, in the later game (?)
Greetings,
Catfish
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