Question re: "ping"

Buck_O · 06-16-10, 03:06 PM

I was in a quick mission playing RA 1.1, my boat a Seawolf doing a ASW area search. I was somewhat surprised to be sunk w/out warning by a torp from a Type 209. ( not the fact as to the type of boat, but the fact that I had no warning at all that it was launched, guided and hit me)
I don't understand, I thought that one can hear the "ping" of a torp as it goes active on your boat?
I understood that a torp can be guided passively to a target but for it to detonate the weapon has to go active on the target?

Perhaps I need to read up more on what is meant by presets on the weapon concerning active/passive guidance.

06-16-10, 03:06 PM	#1
Buck_O Helmsman Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: California Posts: 110 Downloads: 46 Uploads: 0	Question re: "ping" I was in a quick mission playing RA 1.1, my boat a Seawolf doing a ASW area search. I was somewhat surprised to be sunk w/out warning by a torp from a Type 209. ( not the fact as to the type of boat, but the fact that I had no warning at all that it was launched, guided and hit me) I don't understand, I thought that one can hear the "ping" of a torp as it goes active on your boat? I understood that a torp can be guided passively to a target but for it to detonate the weapon has to go active on the target? Perhaps I need to read up more on what is meant by presets on the weapon concerning active/passive guidance.