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Originally Posted by Albrecht Von Hesse
.... still at 1 knot, running silent, I was tracking it manually on the hydrophones. When it was approximately 400 meters away I suddenly heard its screws crank way the heck up. Then, 5 seconds later, it started actively pinging.
I'd dearly love to know what reason it had to detect me   |
Sounds like an Elite hydrophoneman heard your 1 knots. How do you manage to run at 1 knot anyway? were you maneuvering at Dead Slow? Any maneuvering or speed increases your audio signature, you are advised by BDU Lehmann that the only real silent running is a full stop.
