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Originally Posted by LuftWolf
The Ocean ranges would probably be taking into account the most favorable accoustic conditions of the submarine being detected in a second or possibly even third convergence zone.
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Yeah, just look at the 1000km detects - major ducting.
On the topic, IIRC, the current Database has it set up that the Typhoon is considered a "modern SSBN (+15)" while the Akula is +21.
Would it be more realistic to set things up so the Typhoon has a lower starting point than it does now (say 63-65, making it roughly comparable to a Akula I) but a higher rampup (say +25 or even +30?)
After all, if the main noise source on the Typhoon is flow, then it'd become a huge problem only at higher speeds. At low speeds, the flow noise problem will be mostly cut and you may even be able to get rid of the noise of an extra reactor by shutting it down - it won't be the first Russkie that tried to reduce noise by cutting a reactor and its screw.