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Falkirion · 01-07-18, 05:51 PM

Active homing see's the cavitation of a noisemaker as a valid target. Potentially it generates a bigger sonar return (thus bigger target) than your sub does.

Others can explain it better than this. I can visualize it but can't put it into words

01-07-18, 05:51 PM	#2
Falkirion Ace of the Deep Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Melbourne, AUS Posts: 1,043 Downloads: 34 Uploads: 0	Active homing see's the cavitation of a noisemaker as a valid target. Potentially it generates a bigger sonar return (thus bigger target) than your sub does. Others can explain it better than this. I can visualize it but can't put it into words