[LuftWolf]

A lot goes into those detections other than the sonar sensitivity, namely the platform noise levels and thrust sound vs. speed curves, which are very different in the modded and unmodded versions.

The relative sonar strength between the TB-29 and the Pelamida have not been changed at all from stock DW, mainly because there is no gameplay reason to do so, nor any real world data suggesting this change be made. To be clear, the TB-29 is MUCH more sensitive (by a factor of 2/3) than the Pelamida.

Taken as a balance, the SW has a massive advantage over the Akula in terms of detectibility in actual tactical situations, mostly because of the fact that it's maximum tactical speed is more than double that of the Akula, and it manages to be quieter at that speed than Akulas at their tactical speed.

Cheers,
David

PS I assume your SSP is a convergence zone for these tests, in which case the ranges aren't really useful information, because you are getting them all on a bounce... all those contacts will eventually fade as they become closer (in theory) as those ranges HUGE.

Conducting sim-level evaluations of sonar performance in a convergence zone SSP is basically a waste of time, unless you are testing convergence zone SSP's specifically for their impact on sonar performance.