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Old 02-15-08, 09:26 PM   #1
MarkShot
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Default Why is there a sonar blind spot at 0d relative?

It is understandable for your AI SO that there is a blind spot in your baffles. However, I have observed that the AI hears best to the left or right.

First, is there a real world reason this should be so. Is the forward hull blocking the sound heads or is the forward hull creating substantial flow noise?

Second, if there is no real world reason for this, then why does the game behave like this?

Thanks.

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By the way, I have noticed some other interesting behaviors:

(1) You can put the SO on a contact that he would otherwise not be able detect by going to the hydrophones yourself and working the station.

(2) You can spot a night contact that the WO does not first see by going to PD and then surfacing again, the WO seems to then be able to pick it up. Almost like your AI crew now has predisposition (or is alerted) to pick up the contact.
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