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Old 04-15-06, 07:28 AM   #6
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Originally Posted by MaHuJa
I believe the TIW warning is based on a very sensitive version of your sensors - as if he suddenly made some very loud sound, and if you could hear it (with "enhanced" sensors, the effect on the sonar displays are usually negligible), you get a TIW warning. If you're in a shadow zone (on the other side of the layer) you don't hear anything, so you won't get the TIW until you can. Which is usually after its closer - or you go to the other side of the layer.
TIW calls are still way too sensitive overall. Most modern torpedoes are not loud at all, in fact some are essentially silent. Some do remain pretty loud, but I think the game is using the same loud transient for all torps.
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