[steel shark]

their are a few ways but they not totally going to work all ways depending on a few factors like :

sea conditions so noise

your own vessels sensors

any layer or ducts that are present

and proximity to the sea floor

your own vessel noise so speed ect




a few basic things you can do are :


all ways check the conditions panel first to check the noise and if their are layers & ducts also note their strength

be sure to see were the sea floor is too ofc crash diving in to the sea bottom is not good


when you see a contact if theirs a duct or layer you will see a small arrow pointing up or down in the contacts data panel this tells you that contacts position to the layer so above or below ect good for fast information for if its a sub as if it's below then you know ect their are whales too tho so bear that in mind


as for cant find things try a few tricks :

if theirs a layer try going below or above it then listen awhile also if you not using a towed array set speed to ZERO Knots

if you have a towed array deploy it in the original game this is done automatically if you have one set speed to 5 knots also

do turns to point your bow sonar indifferent positions

fire a decoy to maybe lure something out

fire a torpedo if its got active go active once its far from you so use it like a fishing lure

or go active sonar your self this is a last resort thing tho as it gives your position away if doing this go deep first so you have a good amount of depth above you to give you more time to get away from were you were



Hope any of this helps you


Steel Shark