Active Sonar Questions

MarkShot · 08-07-05, 02:22 PM

I have never really used active sonar, since it announces your presence. However, I realized that at times it can be useful ... like you just got bushwacked and you need a fast solution ...

(1) Does whether you have your TA deployed and/or which TA deployed matter or is the active sonar only using the bow array?

(2) Why when you ping and you get a return, do you get two beeps as opposed to a single?

(3) Does pinging with planes on the rise or dive really improve the performance by reflecting off the bottom or the surface?

(4) Why does varying range scale discard all the results forcing you to have to ping again? (when you change your ITA values in windows, it doesn't throw away everything)

Thanks.

08-07-05, 02:22 PM	#1
MarkShot Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 1,134 Downloads: 93 Uploads: 0	Active Sonar Questions I have never really used active sonar, since it announces your presence. However, I realized that at times it can be useful ... like you just got bushwacked and you need a fast solution ... (1) Does whether you have your TA deployed and/or which TA deployed matter or is the active sonar only using the bow array? (2) Why when you ping and you get a return, do you get two beeps as opposed to a single? (3) Does pinging with planes on the rise or dive really improve the performance by reflecting off the bottom or the surface? (4) Why does varying range scale discard all the results forcing you to have to ping again? (when you change your ITA values in windows, it doesn't throw away everything) Thanks. __________________ War games, not wars! --- Only a small few profit from war (that should not stand)!