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Gargamel · 12-19-11, 08:52 PM

More knoweldgeable people feel free to correct me, but....

1) You need to have a sonar installed before you can use it, and I believe it only shows up mid/late war. TBH, I have never once used it, but I know theres been a couple scenarios where I would have liked to (Hood and Repulse both within 5k, disable, and I couldnt see them through the scope!!!).
As for the phones, You can slowly spin the hydrophone wheel and listen to the screws. By marking the bearing at regular intervals, and some simple trig (or the hydrophone app found in the dload section), you can find a targets course and speed. There are some very good threads on here about learning to use the phones better.

2) The line IS the radar screen. Early radar only had a 10' (?) spread looking forward and didnt move. Range is indicated by how far up the line the return occurs, and returns look like large spikes on the line. Its kinda boringg ot run the early radars yourself, just let the guys plot them on the map for you. Later radars (I believe) are used like the hydrophones, spin the wheel, see the spike, note the direction and range.

12-19-11, 08:52 PM	#2
Gargamel Lucky Sailor Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Rome Posts: 4,273 Downloads: 81 Uploads: 0	More knoweldgeable people feel free to correct me, but.... 1) You need to have a sonar installed before you can use it, and I believe it only shows up mid/late war. TBH, I have never once used it, but I know theres been a couple scenarios where I would have liked to (Hood and Repulse both within 5k, disable, and I couldnt see them through the scope!!!). As for the phones, You can slowly spin the hydrophone wheel and listen to the screws. By marking the bearing at regular intervals, and some simple trig (or the hydrophone app found in the dload section), you can find a targets course and speed. There are some very good threads on here about learning to use the phones better. 2) The line IS the radar screen. Early radar only had a 10' (?) spread looking forward and didnt move. Range is indicated by how far up the line the return occurs, and returns look like large spikes on the line. Its kinda boringg ot run the early radars yourself, just let the guys plot them on the map for you. Later radars (I believe) are used like the hydrophones, spin the wheel, see the spike, note the direction and range. __________________ Luck is a residue of Design.