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Originally Posted by Frederf
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Originally Posted by LukeFF
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Originally Posted by Frederf
Correct me if I'm wrong but the normal sound frequency stuff is the two "balls" below the hull and is responsible for passive listening. The complete sonar/hydrophone set includes the "T-bar" fore deck device which allows ultra-sonic (higher than human hearing frequency range) operations such as pinging.
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You got it in reverse:
http://www.hnsa.org/doc/fleetsub/sonar/chap1.htm#1A |
Ok then it all makes sense! I shouldn't be able to hear the sonic gear until I get the T-bar below the water level. That means no hydrophones on the surface and it's realistic! No bug, no foul. I'm gunna have to read all that manual now you know 
What would be the sensor functionality with the sonic gear in air and the supersonic gear under water? Nil? Some? |
Well not only "while surfaced" the sonar would become swamped with white noise when near the surface (periscope depth). Waves crashing, bubbles, shrimp screwing, fish farting etc. making it more difficult to pick the sound of a ship out from all the backbround noise.