The Emperor's New Bow Wave

Commander Mysenses · 04-11-12, 09:29 AM

I thought it was my rig (I have all the environmentals turned right down for FPS), but I decided to view a few SH5 vids, and..... THERE IS NO BOW WAVE!!

Sure, sure, there's foam at the bow trailing back over the ballast tanks to a foamy wake, all real purdy and all... but no real bow wave!
Y'know, a vee bow wave propagating out from the... err... bow.

Like a dis,

Akula4745 · 04-11-12, 07:20 PM

On a calm day I have seen my wake astern, but no - never by the bow as you describe. I am thinking that might have been a little difficult to successfully model in variable sea activity levels...

Sailor Steve · 04-11-12, 09:22 PM

I read long long ago that patrol planes could see the actual wake for miles, finding fleets, ships and submarines by following the wake. Not foam, which disappears fairly quickly, but the wake, which apparently is oily and looks different from the surroundig water even after the ripples are long gone.

Commander Mysenses · 04-13-12, 09:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Akula4745

I am thinking that might have been a little difficult to successfully model

Yeah, I guess you are right. I don't think the sea is modeled as a fluid at all, I think our puny PCs might wheeze a bit if asked to do that.

04-11-12, 09:29 AM	#1
Commander Mysenses Navy Dude Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: AM98 - Rounding Hartland Point and sneaking up the Bristol Channel Posts: 173 Downloads: 137 Uploads: 0	The Emperor's New Bow Wave I thought it was my rig (I have all the environmentals turned right down for FPS), but I decided to view a few SH5 vids, and..... THERE IS NO BOW WAVE!! Sure, sure, there's foam at the bow trailing back over the ballast tanks to a foamy wake, all real purdy and all... but no real bow wave! Y'know, a vee bow wave propagating out from the... err... bow. Like a dis,

04-11-12, 07:20 PM	#2
Akula4745 Convicted Ship Killer Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Just out of sight... plotting your course and speed Posts: 846 Downloads: 371 Uploads: 1	On a calm day I have seen my wake astern, but no - never by the bow as you describe. I am thinking that might have been a little difficult to successfully model in variable sea activity levels... __________________ Akula4745 "If you sit by the river long enough... the body of your enemy will float by -- SunTzu"

04-11-12, 09:22 PM	#3
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	I read long long ago that patrol planes could see the actual wake for miles, finding fleets, ships and submarines by following the wake. Not foam, which disappears fairly quickly, but the wake, which apparently is oily and looks different from the surroundig water even after the ripples are long gone. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo