The straights of hormouz are very shallow in places it doesnt have a thermal layer and in any case it doesnt really matter to a smart sub driver !
the straights of hormouz have i think its called bottom coveragence zone ie no layer sandy bottom affects sonar capbility, the way around it it to run mid range with towed array 2/3 extended that way its not long enough to drag on the floor.
A tip about evasion on torpedos and thermal layers:
A good submarine captain will sit his submarine under the layer by around 100 feet (50 meters for me say) i will fire a UUV and send it above the layer so ive got now a sensor above and below the layer so no matter where you try to hide in the two layers i can always find you.
So ive now found you and your 8 miles away steady bearing speed and course, i will set two 65cm's to hunt you one above and one below the layer that way you cant change depth without running into one or the other.
So what do you do?
Deploy a CM then hit 90* turn right or left go for a while then do the same and if your loaded again do the same twice more that way your well out of the torpedo seeker range and theres so much noise you could run at flank and me and my UUV will struggle to find you.
Just a lesson
note i drive akulas not 688i or seawolf.
If you want some practice online then im availible just arrange a time and date.
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