Improved Active Sonar - 1943 on

predavolk · 08-21-08, 09:41 AM

So I'm about to set sail into the Atlantic again after my last 100K mission (which including the loss of my boat). Active sonar has completely changed. What used to be a tough challenge, is now virtual suicide. Running silent, 220M, 2 knts, I'm still being picked up from well over a kilometer away. As I mentioned in my 100K thread, I've generally decided to avoid convoys unless I have homing torps to deal with the escorts first.

But I'd like to poll for any info here first before I go back into those much-scarier waters.

1- It seemed to me that in 1942, early 43, the American destroyers were less effective than the British (as they should be historically). Does this change in 43 or 44?

2- I'll take any and all info on the improved active sonar I can get. Detection ranges, sensitivity to aspect angles, sensitivity to surface conditios, performance against periscope depth vs. 200M+ depth, etc.

3- How deep can the VIIC-42 go compared to the IXB (which I regularly take to 210-220M)? Does the extra depth or smaller boat size matter much against improved sonar? I'm deciding whether to switch boats or just switch hunting grounds and locations.

4- Do patrol boats get improved sonar too?

5- How many renown points do I need to change in my IXB for a Seawolf class attack sub?

08-21-08, 09:41 AM	#1
predavolk Weps Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 369 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Improved Active Sonar - 1943 on So I'm about to set sail into the Atlantic again after my last 100K mission (which including the loss of my boat). Active sonar has completely changed. What used to be a tough challenge, is now virtual suicide. Running silent, 220M, 2 knts, I'm still being picked up from well over a kilometer away. As I mentioned in my 100K thread, I've generally decided to avoid convoys unless I have homing torps to deal with the escorts first. But I'd like to poll for any info here first before I go back into those much-scarier waters. 1- It seemed to me that in 1942, early 43, the American destroyers were less effective than the British (as they should be historically). Does this change in 43 or 44? 2- I'll take any and all info on the improved active sonar I can get. Detection ranges, sensitivity to aspect angles, sensitivity to surface conditios, performance against periscope depth vs. 200M+ depth, etc. 3- How deep can the VIIC-42 go compared to the IXB (which I regularly take to 210-220M)? Does the extra depth or smaller boat size matter much against improved sonar? I'm deciding whether to switch boats or just switch hunting grounds and locations. 4- Do patrol boats get improved sonar too? 5- How many renown points do I need to change in my IXB for a Seawolf class attack sub?