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Redmane · 05-09-13, 09:22 AM

It isn't necessary to wade the shallows for targets, I don't do that myself, I stick to deep water whenever possible. What you can do is set up a zigzag patrol course parallel to the coast in these areas, though Sagami-nada isn't so good for that. I often draw two 5 mile circles at each end of the area i want to cover, east and west, then draw lines from one circle to the next, north and south sides, that makes my search or patrol corridor, then I plot a zigzag pattern between the lines, keeping the north or south points about eight or ten miles apart. Your sensors will do a thorough job covering the area that way. This will allow you to monitor any traffic heading into or out of these places, and when something juicy shows up, take your pick of prizes. Run these patterns just off the edge of the deepest shelf, or a little bit over the edge of it. The waters there run at a gradient from 800 or so feet to something like 300 by the time the lighter shade of reef shows up, so there's plenty of depth there to make an escape if you need to.

05-09-13, 09:22 AM	#10
Redmane Torpedoman Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Somewhere in the Pacific Posts: 113 Downloads: 20 Uploads: 0	About the shallows It isn't necessary to wade the shallows for targets, I don't do that myself, I stick to deep water whenever possible. What you can do is set up a zigzag patrol course parallel to the coast in these areas, though Sagami-nada isn't so good for that. I often draw two 5 mile circles at each end of the area i want to cover, east and west, then draw lines from one circle to the next, north and south sides, that makes my search or patrol corridor, then I plot a zigzag pattern between the lines, keeping the north or south points about eight or ten miles apart. Your sensors will do a thorough job covering the area that way. This will allow you to monitor any traffic heading into or out of these places, and when something juicy shows up, take your pick of prizes. Run these patterns just off the edge of the deepest shelf, or a little bit over the edge of it. The waters there run at a gradient from 800 or so feet to something like 300 by the time the lighter shade of reef shows up, so there's plenty of depth there to make an escape if you need to. __________________ REDMANE Beneath this mask there is more than flesh. Beneath this mask there is an idea, Mr. Creedy, and ideas are bullet-proof. -V Last edited by Redmane; 05-09-13 at 09:35 AM.