Basic ASW Tactics

[Mr.Grinch]

Basic ASW Tactics


I'm embarrassed to say this but I've owned “Janes 688”, SubCommand and now Dangerous Waters and still havn't learned the basic tactics. I've been through all the tutorials and red the manual many, many times over. I've read the various “guides” floating around the net about thermal layers, propagation, convergence zones, etc but I still have no idea what to do with my submarine.


Could someone please explain to me, without going into the minutea of the sensor equipment the very basic steps they take when conducting an ASW search. Let's say for example you've just loaded up a Dangerous Water “Quick Mission”, you're in an improved Los Angeles class and there's empty ocean all around you...what do you do?


Assuming auto-crew for everything, (I turn it on and off as needed) Do you sit at the computer and wait for a sound contacts, do you spin and check your baffles?...how do you start your search?


Now you've got a sound contact, let's say you're picking up the lower frequencies from you TA, now what?...do you turn towards it and try to get closer so your hull/sphere array can pick him up?


I'm lost on the very basic tactics of these games, could anyone please shed some light?



Thanks,
Matt