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Quillan · 04-14-08, 02:43 PM

Technically, spotting one that deep probably is impossible for the time period. The problem is the game doesn't allow you to differentiate. Ducimus added sensors that let them spot the plane below the surface; the Pacific is pretty clear apparently, and I've seen photos of submerged subs where they were obvious so it's possible. The result was that sometimes the random number generator results in a spotting, even though you might be 200 feet down, pointing directly at or away from the plane, rough seas at dawn/dusk, and in view for 10 seconds.

Someone posted a pretty good strategy for dealing with radar air contacts in TMO: as soon as the SD radar reports an air contact, check and see if it will come within view of your boat (about 5 nm). If so, submerge to at least 250 feet deep and go to 16x time compression until 5 minutes have passed. Once that happens, come back to periscope depth, extend the SD antenna mast, and if you don't get any air contacts on radar, go ahead and surface. It works pretty well; even if they spot you 250 down the air-dropped ordnance can't go that deep so you're safe. But I've been bombed at 180 feet before.

04-14-08, 02:43 PM	#6
Quillan Samurai Navy Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 579 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Technically, spotting one that deep probably is impossible for the time period. The problem is the game doesn't allow you to differentiate. Ducimus added sensors that let them spot the plane below the surface; the Pacific is pretty clear apparently, and I've seen photos of submerged subs where they were obvious so it's possible. The result was that sometimes the random number generator results in a spotting, even though you might be 200 feet down, pointing directly at or away from the plane, rough seas at dawn/dusk, and in view for 10 seconds. Someone posted a pretty good strategy for dealing with radar air contacts in TMO: as soon as the SD radar reports an air contact, check and see if it will come within view of your boat (about 5 nm). If so, submerge to at least 250 feet deep and go to 16x time compression until 5 minutes have passed. Once that happens, come back to periscope depth, extend the SD antenna mast, and if you don't get any air contacts on radar, go ahead and surface. It works pretty well; even if they spot you 250 down the air-dropped ordnance can't go that deep so you're safe. But I've been bombed at 180 feet before. __________________ We, the unwilling, led by the unknowing, are doing the impossible for the ungrateful. We have done so much, for so long, with so little, that we are now qualified to do anything with nothing.