Akula Towed array

mike_espo · 07-15-05, 12:08 AM

I have been driving the Akula 1 971U. What an upgrade from the Kilo.

I love the towed array. Can detect out to 60km! The sonar station is great. I hope the Kilo's Broadband gets fixed in the patch so it works as realistically as the Akulas

My question is: can the towed array be damaged? I see in the manual that it can't snap at flank speeds,

can it foul the prop or something? :hmm:

just wondering cause if not, why ever retract it?

TLAM Strike · 07-15-05, 12:33 AM

I've lost it at flank speed and during E-Blows so it can be lost.

Kapitan · 07-15-05, 01:22 AM

under extreme movments only ie tlam's E blow or reversing

buit why do you need it i do just fine without it the towed array just gets in the way

mike_espo · 07-15-05, 09:09 AM

Ive been doing scenarios where contacts are 50nm away. Dynamic locations, groups ect. Have to make a stealth approach.

I am never sure what will pop up, without the Towed array, I need to get within 15nm or less to ID. Towed array warns me out to 30nm

I don't know what I would do without it

Konovalov · 07-15-05, 09:13 AM

Well, In some shallow water operations you will have to make do without your towed array or use it when its advantages are diminished by the environment you are in.

NefariousKoel · 07-15-05, 02:32 PM

I still use it in shallow waters, I just don't trail it so far.

Unless, it's so shallow you are almost surfaced - then I'm more worried about losing depth while maneuvering than anything.

07-15-05, 12:08 AM	#1
mike_espo Sonar Guy Join Date: May 2005 Location: Chicago, USA Posts: 396 Downloads: 12 Uploads: 0	Akula Towed array I have been driving the Akula 1 971U. What an upgrade from the Kilo. I love the towed array. Can detect out to 60km! The sonar station is great. I hope the Kilo's Broadband gets fixed in the patch so it works as realistically as the Akulas My question is: can the towed array be damaged? I see in the manual that it can't snap at flank speeds, can it foul the prop or something? :hmm: just wondering cause if not, why ever retract it?

07-15-05, 12:33 AM	#2
TLAM Strike Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Rochester, New York Posts: 8,633 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 6	I've lost it at flank speed and during E-Blows so it can be lost. __________________

07-15-05, 01:22 AM	#3
Kapitan Sub Test Pilot Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK + Canada Posts: 7,130 Downloads: 77 Uploads: 7	under extreme movments only ie tlam's E blow or reversing buit why do you need it i do just fine without it the towed array just gets in the way __________________ DONT FORGET if you like a post to nominate it by using the blue diamond Find out about Museum Ships here: https://www.museumships.us/ Flickr for all my pictures: https://www.flickr.com/photos/131313936@N03/ Navy general board articles: https://www.navygeneralboard.com/author/aegis/

07-15-05, 09:13 AM	#5
Konovalov Ocean Warrior Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: High Wycombe, Bucks, UK Posts: 2,811 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	Well, In some shallow water operations you will have to make do without your towed array or use it when its advantages are diminished by the environment you are in. __________________ "In a Christian context, sexuality is traditionally seen as a consequence of the Fall, but for Muslims, it is an anticipation of paradise. So I can say, I think, that I was validly converted to Islam by a teenage French Jewish nudist." Sheikh Abdul-Hakim Murad (Timothy Winter)

07-15-05, 02:32 PM	#6
NefariousKoel Ace of the Deep Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: No-good Missouri scum Posts: 1,223 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	I still use it in shallow waters, I just don't trail it so far. Unless, it's so shallow you are almost surfaced - then I'm more worried about losing depth while maneuvering than anything. __________________ "When Gary told me he had found Jesus, I thought, Yahoo! We're rich! But it turned out to be something different." - Jack Handey

07-15-05, 09:09 AM	#4
mike_espo Sonar Guy Join Date: May 2005 Location: Chicago, USA Posts: 396 Downloads: 12 Uploads: 0	Ive been doing scenarios where contacts are 50nm away. Dynamic locations, groups ect. Have to make a stealth approach. I am never sure what will pop up, without the Towed array, I need to get within 15nm or less to ID. Towed array warns me out to 30nm I don't know what I would do without it