[TEC]Getting hydrophones to work on the surface.

spike12 · 04-23-10, 04:57 PM

Hi, I'm wondering how do I tweak the hydrophones to work on the surface.Yeah,I know it's cheating and unrealistic and all that jazz.Just want some pointers on how to do it.
SH3 v1.4
GWX3.0
S3D

04-23-10, 06:02 PM

You have S3D.
Mess with the settings!
All you can do is screw up.

TarJak · 04-23-10, 10:17 PM

If you have a contact you don't actually need to tweak anything. Just get your sound guy to lock onto the contact and follow him then surface. He'll happily keep reporting until you either sink it or lose contact.

irish1958 · 04-24-10, 08:39 AM

I have often wondered if the subs' hydrophones would work on the surface in real life. Do the surface ships have accurate hydrophones? Or just active sonar?
If so, why wouldn't the sub's also work on the surface.
location of sensor?

YukonJack_AK · 04-25-10, 03:23 AM

You know... I'm pretty sure I remember reading somewhere that US Fleet Boats had both a "Top-Side" and a "Bottom-Side" hydrophone set and that under the right conditions, they could pick up hydrophone contacts while surfaced.

But, if I'm not mistaken, the U-Boats only had a "Top-Side" hydrophone set which wouldn't give them the same opportunity... But I'm not an expert, so don't quote me on that...

04-23-10, 04:57 PM	#1
spike12 Gunner Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 98 Downloads: 113 Uploads: 0	[TEC]Getting hydrophones to work on the surface. Hi, I'm wondering how do I tweak the hydrophones to work on the surface.Yeah,I know it's cheating and unrealistic and all that jazz.Just want some pointers on how to do it. SH3 v1.4 GWX3.0 S3D

04-24-10, 08:39 AM	#4
irish1958 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Carmel, Indiana Posts: 3,250 Downloads: 320 Uploads: 11	I have often wondered if the subs' hydrophones would work on the surface in real life. Do the surface ships have accurate hydrophones? Or just active sonar? If so, why wouldn't the sub's also work on the surface. location of sensor? __________________ Irish1958

04-25-10, 03:23 AM	#5
YukonJack_AK Soundman Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: The Frozen North Posts: 146 Downloads: 103 Uploads: 0	You know... I'm pretty sure I remember reading somewhere that US Fleet Boats had both a "Top-Side" and a "Bottom-Side" hydrophone set and that under the right conditions, they could pick up hydrophone contacts while surfaced. But, if I'm not mistaken, the U-Boats only had a "Top-Side" hydrophone set which wouldn't give them the same opportunity... But I'm not an expert, so don't quote me on that... __________________ GWX3.0 - SH3Commander - Thomsen's Sounds Pack - Manos Env Pro - Hitman's Optics - RB's UBoat Flags - Waterstream & Exhaust CombiMOD - Torpedo Damage Final - DiD AMD Phenom II x6, 16GB DDR3, 2x NVidia GTX460 1GB, WIN7 64bit Last edited by YukonJack_AK; 04-25-10 at 04:51 AM.

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04-23-10, 06:02 PM	#2
Madox58 Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	You have S3D. Mess with the settings! All you can do is screw up.

04-23-10, 10:17 PM	#3
TarJak Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,052 Downloads: 150 Uploads: 8	If you have a contact you don't actually need to tweak anything. Just get your sound guy to lock onto the contact and follow him then surface. He'll happily keep reporting until you either sink it or lose contact.