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Originally Posted by Diopos
Even better, try a "mission" where both target and sub are stationary at a known distance and see what's the active pinging result. Maybe even "calibrate" the thing at varius predetermined ranges and see what happens.That would be really useful to all of us.  |
Been done. The sonar returns
exact range when you do it yourself. Too exact to suit me.
Like Magic452 said, the sonar target bearing must be
right on the target. A degree or two off at 2000 plus yards will not return a ping. Two ways of knowing whether the sent ping hit the target or not. 1. You'll hear a return ping after one is sent (I like using headphones when at the sonar station) 2. Watch the range dial (on the left), if the ping hits the target the dial will stop at the estimated range. If the range dial makes a complete revolution and you don't hear a return ping, reset the directional bearing a degree or two and try again.
Asking the sonar man to give you a result for a target will provide an "estimate" that can be off quite a bit depending on the sonar mans skill level.