Wave factor effects passive sonar detection range.
For example, If you remove wave factor (zeroing it out) at 15 kt winds and rough seas a DD will be able to hear you from a fairlly long distance. Say 6K meters or so. By comparision, leaving the wave factor at default, under the same conditions the DD wont hear you until your within 1200 meters or so. In other words, at any given wave factor setting, the calmer the sea's the farther the detection range.
Although I did alot of testing on this, i dont remember how the numbers scaled (IE is higher = lower wave factor effect or vise versa) I posted ALOT of testing results in the old 30 page thread on "getting rid of pin point DD drops" or something like that. Same thread the DD aggression mod was bourn from.
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