Can Aircraft See You At PD?

Schöneboom · 06-19-07, 11:14 AM

Just when I thought I'd run out of noob questions...

I have not yet tempted fate in this way, but someone must know: Can aircraft see your hull through the water at periscope depth on a sunny day (and attack you)? Even if we don't have SH4's transparent water, perhaps the visibility is modeled for the aircraft lookouts.

I reckon even before radar they can see the periscope, or rather its wake, so I generally raise it only at slow speeds, and very briefly.

Vielen Dank!

06-19-07, 11:14 AM	#1
Schöneboom Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 651 Downloads: 36 Uploads: 0	Can Aircraft See You At PD? Just when I thought I'd run out of noob questions... I have not yet tempted fate in this way, but someone must know: Can aircraft see your hull through the water at periscope depth on a sunny day (and attack you)? Even if we don't have SH4's transparent water, perhaps the visibility is modeled for the aircraft lookouts. I reckon even before radar they can see the periscope, or rather its wake, so I generally raise it only at slow speeds, and very briefly. Vielen Dank! __________________ Dietrich Schöneboom, U-431 "Es wird klappen, Herr Kaleun. Ganz sicher."