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Originally Posted by derrinurban
I make all my sonar sweeps during partols from a depth of about 25m. I have found it to be more reliable. I can click 25m depth on the dial easily and do not have to worry about missing any contacts. In some stormy/bad weather situations, at periscope depth, I just about missed some contacts because the hydrophone would only work sporadically. My depth was varying to the point that at times I was above the depth where hydrophones activate, giving me a dead spot in the sweep (hope that makes sense).
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Makes perfect sense as the AI_Sensors.dat file sets the maximum hydrophone height to minus 10 meters. (Or 11.5 in a type IX). This being the case, I can see how rough seas could periodically bounce you in and out of the zone.
25 meters seems a good idea.
